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Office 365

I've recently been looking for a replacement for Google apps. I wanted something that had reliable email and calendar. While Google does provide both of those things, I find myself wanting to be contr...

google, google-apps, microsoft, office-365, technology

The '90s Tech Industry is Back

The Verge has an interesting article, Facebook is the new AOL, that discusses how the tech industry of the 1990s is back. The 90s were a decade of excess and mistakes and excessive mistakes. The rolli...

aol, apple, facebook, google, intel, microsoft, qualcomm, sony, technology

Why I Will Not Use Bing

With Bing gaining a percentage point in search market share I would like to point out there are very good reasons on why I will not use the Microsoft search engine. First off, the msnbot practices in...

bing, microsoft, rants

Microsoft Just Doesn't Get It

John Gruber at Daring Fireball recently posted a quote from Steve Ballmer of Microsoft. “Apple gained about one point, but now I think the tide has really turned back the other direction. The economy...

apple, computers, microsoft, technology

Please Stop Using Internet Explorer

Dear Internet Users Across the World, Please stop using the horrible piece of software that came pre-installed on your PC known as Internet Explorer. Not only do you make the job of web designers a lo...

firefox, internet-explorer, microsoft, technology, websites

Windows 7

Microsoft is releasing a beta version of Windows 7 for public download today, but this post isn't about that. This post is about what Microsoft needs to do when Windows 7 is officially launched. It is...

microsoft, technology, windows, windows-vista

What Will Happen to Flickr?

Ever since Microsoft began its attempt to takeover Yahoo I started thinking about the future of Flickr. That's really the only Yahoo service I use (and I pay for). Microsoft does not have a good histo...

flickr, google, microsoft, websites, yahoo