I’ve been playing around with this thing for a day now. I must say that its very snappy compared to the Vista that usually resides on the box.
My opinion is still not formed on it, but, it looks very promising. Hopefully over the weekend, I can really put it to some tests. Plus, I’ll be […]

Apress publishes some of the best programming books around IMHO. I’ve got a few of them sitting above me on the shelf. I’ve just discovered that they have a eBook Deal of The Day everyday. For a period of 24 hours, starting at 12:01AM PST, they have a particular eBook available for just $10. Considering […]

I overheard a conversation at the bookstore about the Microsoft Certified Master Program and just had to take a look. After all, I am very deep into the tech of Microsoft and figured who better to go for it.
After more research however, I’m glad I hesitated before plunking down my $125 application fee. Seems that not only […]

I was outfitting some new systems at a client lately when I saw something odd. The secretary was busy filling out a directory for the boss. A directory created in Word. When I asked why it was done this way, I received that age old “it’s always…..”.
When I asked were these folks in the Global […]

I’ve said it before here, that Microsoft should just leave the EU. They won’t be happy until Microsoft’s competitiveness is gone, and some half baked software company is out peddling alpha-ware to businesses. Not that Microsoft is clean in that aspect. Vista is proving that!
My real question is, who are they targeting after […]

It has been just over two years since I last wrote about Software as a Service (SaaS). Some of my points then are still valid but like anything, my opinions have changed a bit.
I use several SaaS products and during 2006, they had uptimes amongst the high 90s in availability. The only time they were […]

How good are your backups? If you were like me, I would have said outstanding last week. I mean, our local computer systems have system state backups. The all-important data is backed up locally and remotely nightly. Our servers get either a weekly or daily incremental (depending on its functionality) continuously. Our hosted web pages […]

Email.
You love it, hate it, or just use it. Most people just use it as it was designed, a tool to communicate. Some people just hate it. They may even have an account, but do do not use it all. Those people that love it, they are a growing bunch, and they can be fanatical […]

Why? Not just the fine they are about to impose. Not that Microsoft already gave them the source code in question. (That was a great move by Microsoft BTW.) Not that they haven’t been unfair in how competitors are stifled to the point of bankruptcy. It is all about arrogance.
Don’t get me wrong, Microsoft has […]

A client calls you, they want a new website. You both agree to the terms and you start hacking. You build a dynamic site that’s fast, achieves everything the client wants, and more. You both agree to go gold on it. You proceed to bring the site up fully functional on the […]