Google's Microsoft Moment I’m not sure Google’s new Chrome OS announcement is that big a deal, or that the eventual product that gets released will actually have that much impact, but...
Flags, Windows, Lucky Numbers and Hidden Mickeys Another new version of Windows is nearly upon us, as Microsoft will release Windows 7 later this year. Vista was greeted with probably a few too many jeers, wh...
How To Get Windows If you’d like to open up the package for your licensed copy of Microsoft Windows Vista, you only need to follow these three helpfully-illustrated steps ....
Office Tools of Expression One of my favorite posts that I’ve ever written was Excel Pile , about people’s propensity for using Office tools like Microsoft Excel to track mundane parts...
Telling the Backup Story This is one of those “how to market a product effectively” examples that’s been kicking around in my brain for a while, I thought I’d share it. About half a de...
Microsoft Says, "Steal This UI" Summary: Earlier this year, I said that Office 2007 is the bravest upgrade ever, and the reason was simple: The audacity of introducing a radical new user in...
Surprises Abound I don’t know exactly what the significance of this realization is to me, but I thought I’d share. The debate between Robert Scoble and Dave Winer about Micro...
The Problem Is, The Zune Is Brown Microsoft has just launched the Zune , which will be one of the most popular digital music players ever made, and could have been considered a wild s...
Office 2007 is the Bravest Upgrade Ever Short and sweet, the Ribbon and new UI in Microsoft Office 2007 is** the ballsiest new feature in the history of computer software**. I’ve been using O...
Bill, Meet Justin It’s like they chose the onstage talent at this event just to appeal to me ! ![Rock Your BillG.jpg]https://cdn.glitch.global/71e5579f-aba0-499a-b200-01549a2a...
Many years of sucking Dear Microsoft: What the fuck? Ten years ago, Windows 3.1 was the current version of Windows. I’d been using Windows for the better part of a decade then, an...
Microsoft's Weblog Software Picture the following scenario: Microsoft has created a weblog tool that is designed to run inside the firewall at a company. It’s browser-accessible from any...
Why Tablet PCs Will Succeed Microsoft’s been promoting its Tablet PC s for about a year now. Despite all the claims, they’re more evolutionary than revolutionary, of course. But that’s t...
Passport Review Continued Microsoft Passport Part One and a Half: Continuing the User Experience At the end of yesterday’s exciting episode, User X was waiting , mouse-finger poise...
Passport Review As promised: Microsoft Passport Part One: User Experience Okay, so after spending waaaay too much time reading all the documentation at the official Pa...
Office iconography Little bit of appreciation for good design — despite an underwhelming set of new features, Microsoft ‘s Office 2000 has got some damn cool icons. They’re...
