Category Archives: News

Windows Vista Delayed

Posted on March 22, 2006 by jim

Yesterday Microsoft announced that Windows Vista has been, you guessed it, delayed. Vista will be available to volume-license business customers in November (even my own workplace, a Microsoft-centric shop with 1000 employees in the US, obtains Windows as OEM licenses … Continue reading →

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Newsgator buys Ranchero (NetNewsWire)

Posted on October 4, 2005 by jim

Wow. I’d thought that the state of the Mac online press had deteriorated since the founding editor of MacMinute departed, but I hadn’t realized how much. This morning, Scoble posted a rumor (via Om Malik) that NewsGator was buying Brent … Continue reading →

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.NET on Rails

Posted on July 18, 2005 by jim

Laughter. Of course, I make a smack about MS jumping on the Google/37signals AJAX bandwagon, and my humor is slower than the Internet. Back on June 28th, Microsoft announced that they’ll be adding AJAX support to ASP.NET. Of course, it … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on July 18, 2005 by jim

Scoble wants people to “…call Longhorn all the bad names you can. Let’s get it out of our systems.” Oh, yeah, and link back to his post so he can follow the link-tracking on Technorati, Bloglines, and the supah-seekrit blog-tracking … Continue reading →

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And thinwire doesn’t even NEED a crossover! That’s COOL!

Posted on July 17, 2005 by jim

Scobleizer notes: >Networking at 30,000 feet: Eric Mack shows how he builds a network in an airplane using Tablet PCs and a crossover cable. That’s cool! Tablet PCs are the only way to fly. Gosh. A crossover cable. Golly. That’s … Continue reading →

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Weighing in NOW

Posted on June 6, 2005 by jim

I want to say these things now, so I’m on the record before the pundits weigh in. I think Leander over at Cult of Mac nailed it: one of the big reasons Apple (Steve) is switching to Intel is to … Continue reading →

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Mac Punditry

Posted on January 29, 2004 by jim

Updates to PowerMac G5: We’ll see these soon – it’s no secret they’re coming. But Apple will wait until at least next week, if not later, rather than overlap with the big Pepsi/Apple iTunes promotion that’ll be officially announced in … Continue reading →

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