Category Archives: Microsoft
RSS vs WebFeed ?
Just wanted to toss in my 2 cents on the whole RSS vs Web Feed issue. A brief summary: RSS (really simple syndication) lets you subscribe to websites, podcasts and other things. Once you have worked out how to use … Continue reading
Windows Vista – Second thoughts
As you probably know, Microsoft announced last Friday that the official name for the next version of Windows will be Windows Vista. At the time, in this previous post, I commented that it wasn’t a bad choice of name. I … Continue reading
Windows Vista – One Windows to rule them all ?
It has been leaked to the internet that the next version of Windows will be officially called Windows Vista. Known by the codename of Longhorn for several years while in development, it is expected to be announced at 6am Pacfic … Continue reading
Microsoft to buy Gator?
One of the interesting stories from a couple of weeks ago was Microsoft were going to buy the parent company of Gator – the ad-ware / spyware thats in so many p2p programs. Well it seemed like the world was … Continue reading
MS Betting Big – Again
One of the interesting lines I picked up from Microsoft’s announcement that RSS will be integrated into IE7 and Longhorn – they were Betting Big on RSS. That’s a big statement from Microsoft. They don’t say it often – probably … Continue reading
Who is this Microsoft?
No one could deny that Microsoft has been taking a pounding from press and users for the last 12 months. Even more so than usual. They have been beaten up about security, bugs, IE6 being stale, delays in SP2, delivery … Continue reading
