Vista’s still the weird new Stepbrother of the Windows Family: Downgrade to XP unil July 31, 2009
Windows Vista was released 2 years ago in November. Yes. You read that right. TWO YEARS AGO. I’m sure a good 80% of Windows users reading TNMS are probably doing so on XP, and I’m guessing the other 20% are using Vista solely because they bought a computer and weren’t able, didn’t want to pay [...]
Windows Ad Campaign… Is it worth $300 Million?
No weekend recap, but here is a video instead. A smaller, lower quality version is on the way.
Hit the bump for the Microsoft ad videos!
Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates for some kind of Microsoft commercial…
If you haven’t seen it, watch this first:
If you don’t understand what the point of this commercial is, you aren’t the only one. With Microsoft dishing out over $300 million on advertisements to bolster their fight for Vista (their new operating system), Microsoft and Bill Gates have teamed up with comedian Jerry Seinfeld to [...]
No more red optical or laser mice… say hello to Microsoft’s Blue Track
First it was the ball… then opticals glowing red, now lasers, but the future is blue! At least that is what Microsoft has installed for the future. Blue Track utilizes a blue LED (yes the light) and many optical sensors to give you better mouse movement on all different surfaces including carpet! [...]
Weekend Recap - July 14th 2008
Quite a few stories this weekend (of course being the first weekend of the 3G iPhone).
XBox360 20GB for $299? Better believe it! - Gizmodo/Kotaku
Typing with one hand… wait, its typing on one hand! - Engadget
Internet speeds at 640BG/sec, that’s 17 DVDs of info per second! - ZDnet via Digg
Microsoft’s offer for Yahoo!’s buyout has [...]
Do not go quietly into that multi-colored Windows night…
I picked a good day to return from vacation. With his retirement looming tomorrow, there are a lot of questions surrounding Microsoft after Bill Gates steps down for good. Many websites are launching massive tributes (Thanks Gizmodo!), while others are posting pieces regarding Gates’ Microsoft successor, Steve Ballmer.
Weekend Recap - May 5th 2008
Here are some of the top stories from this past weekend (May 3rd and 4th) that may be of interest and of importance. I will be doing a weekend recap every Monday so you won’t miss out on the important tech news.
