Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’

After putting Windows 7 on my main computer and going through the necessary updates, it seems that there’s a small problem whenever I try to install the Windows Phone 7 CTP … it’s incompatible with other key Microsoft software. Oh, what fun this will turn out to be!

Ah, Microsoft; you make products that I absolutely enjoy using, yet make decisions to provide ample ammunition to those who spite you. Kenji and I had a brief conversation about Microsoft’s mobile operating system refresh and, despite the limitations, I’m still looking forward to seeing it in action.

A few days ago I had written a post talking about two little projects I’d like to see Microsoft take on this year, one of which involved doing something about their inconsistent data transfer abilities.  Yesterday the post received a
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It’s a pretty bold title, considering I’m just a lowly contract developer, but there are certain things that Microsoft should work hard to do before the end of this year; and preferably before the end of this week. I’ve been
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Do you insist on knowing the name and purpose of every directory and file on your computer?  Are you disgusted when applications create directories right off your root? If you said ‘yes’ to either of these questions, then you probably
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Since before the time of newsgroups, people have waged a war of words online to promote, defend, or berate a particular computer platform. At the moment there are really only two contenders in the ring; Apple’s OS X and Microsoft’s
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