Tag: Microsoft
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Windows Live?
It looks like MS is trying again to make a portal – and this time it is even bowing to Google (Google News is one of the default news locations in the sidebar). Essentially Windows Live looks like a portal that is based on RSS much like the personalized Google. Google however already works with…
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Never thought I’d say this…
But Bill Gates has actually impressed me – with a speech on the the status of American High Schools Seattle Times article by Alicia Mundy).
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“Unhackable” Xbox 360 – Dream killer?
It seems that Microsoft wants to make the Xbox 360 more difficult to hack according to this article from the BBC. This is just another in a long line of devices that manufacturers are trying to protect by using some manner of hardware key. Engadget reported something similar with a DVD player and of course…
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From the dark side
Well, it is now only a matter of hours before the normally sane rational events that surround the Gong Show ™ are over and the really odd traditions kick in and I am forced into seclution. So I’m doing this now to look busy to prolong my freedom. While getting supplies, a friend of mine…
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MSN Virtual Earth
Well it looks like M$ is playing catchup and copycat again – they have released Virtual Earth. It’s Windows centric (duh), but will still work on the Mac and non Active X supporting browsers. Not overly impressive on my gear, but I’ll see what it’s like on a Windows machine… On a side note, I…