Wednesday, May 31, 2006 - Posts

• Microsoft launches seewindowsvista.com

  Cool site, excellent graphics, good way to show off what Vista can do... But Tom Skerrit?  What - was George Burns unavailable?  Back with Windows 95, they had a cool "how to" video starring the cast of Friends.  (Although I'm not sure Read More posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 9:22 PM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft, Software

• PCWorld: The 25 WORST Tech Products of All Time

  I love these lists - and this one made me laugh.  Being a company man, I cannot agree more with #1 and #2 on this list.  Also, being a fair-minded individual, I also agree with #4 - it deserves to be on this list, but I don't know that I would Read More posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:17 PM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft, Software, Console Gaming, Internet

• Techdirt: My Phone Is Too Complicated, But I Love It

  Special thanks to Robert Scoble for linking to this one. Last year, after a round-the-world trip, I came to the conclusion that I needed a Smartphone.  I saw my coworkers accessing, sorting, replying and dealing with email (the lifeblood of today's Read More posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:16 PM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Internet

• CNN: How to build a Bulletproof Startup

  Many of my coworkers are considering leaving MS to start their own companies.  They have dreams of small but brilliant software products that launch them, from late nights in their garages through rounds of investment financing to a worldwide IPO Read More posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:58 PM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Internet

• AlwaysOn: Newspapers vs. Online News Services

  I have two copies of US News and World Report in a box somewhere in my garage.  The first is from the summer of 1991, when I graduated college, listing the top 10 courses of study for college-bound graduates.  According to the list, Journalism Read More posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:44 PM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Internet

• My First Xbox 360 Game Test Experience

  Interesting day.  I was invited a week ago to take part in a study to test a new game that will roll out for the Xbox Live Arcade some time later this year.  (I agreed not to talk specifically about the game itself, so don't ask.) I was, overall, Read More posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 3:01 AM by Dave | 6 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Console Gaming