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Poor Microsoft Just Can't Stop Screwing Up

ryan — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:40:42 -0700

The long-awaited Vista SP1 is out and lo and behold after installing it some users can't boot their machine: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/showpost.aspx?postid=2848906&siteid=...

office compatibility mode

colin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:47:48 -0600

This published slideshow (ack) details some inconsistencies across different applications in the Office 2007 suite of applications, significant enough that make rolling out Office 2007 not as straightforward as it should be. Ideally you should be able to roll out the new version with something checke

selling open source to management

ryan — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:12:22 -0600

Here's a great Slashdot discussion started by a LAMP developer whose boss wants to move to C#/.NET. The marrow of the convo revolves around how to sell OSS to management and/or folks that don't understand how it works: Slashdot | Advocating Linux / OSS to Management.

from Oh! to Ugh.

wax — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:43:11 -0600

alright, alright, somebody tell me wtf is up with this :

okay...look a little more closely :

i'll just say that B - L - O - W - S
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Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional

ryan — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:19:54 -0600

A fascinating interchange between a VS.NET add-in developer and MS project manger. The guy built an add-in using tools publicly available, was awarded by MS for his ingenuity, and is now facing legal action for violating license agreements:

Microsoft threatens its Most Valuable Professional | The Register

Gratuitous MS Rant (hindsight is 20/20)

colin — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:05:07 -0600

Editor's Note: Microsoft is not dead, not dying, and probably won't be for at least a few years. The rumors of MS's death have been greatly exaggerated.

Vista editions comparison

colin — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:59:44 -0600

Windows Vista: Compare Editions

Damn those animated Windows cursor

budque — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:45:00 -0600

http://news.com.com/Windows+cursor+patch+causing+trouble/2100-1002_3-617...