Apparently Windows 8 will feature an App Store, according to the article linked below. It’s predictable that after Apple, Google, and Amazon, Microsoft would play “Me too!” with an App Store. The only question: When does Apple sue?
April 13, 2011April 3, 2011The 30th Anniversary of the Osborne IThe dawn of the portable computing era was 30 years ago today. The Osborne was truly a revolutionary computer, very popular, well-priced — and doomed! March 25, 2011MySpace 10 Million Users LighterPoor Tom. He’s losing friends faster than Muammar Khaddafi. MySpace is not the big deal it once was. Soon, Facebook will not be the big deal it once was. New social networking sites appear every week. I’ve said it before: Someday Facebook will be as trivial as AOL is today. March 20, 2011AT&T Consumes T-MobileGulp! Now AT&T is the largest US cell phone carrier.
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March 14, 2011March 8, 2011You’re Breaking Up, Courtesy of FacebookMore and more, the source of woe in any relationship is the dratted Facebook relationship status. Not only that, Facebook information is being used as evidence by divorce attorneys all the time. Welcome to the era of the Facebook divorce.
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March 6, 2011Someone Else Said It: Apple Is The Evil EmpireFrom the Guardian‘s John Naughton, and I heartily agree: Apple is turning into a nightmare. It’s going to take a while before “the folks” recognize it. In fact, I would guess that the anti-Apple backlash won’t be for a few years now. But it’s coming.
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March 3, 201125 Years of Windows UpgradesA great project: A virtual PC is setup and configured with MS-DOS 5.0. Then an early version of Windows is installed. From that point, every new version of Windows is installed as an upgrade. See what survives. See what works. Worth a 10 minute watch. March 1, 2011Amazing Things Your Phone Could DoSome of the 14 things listed in the article (below) your phone can do now, others are soon to come. Truly, someday you won’t need a wallet. February 27, 2011Never Gonna Give You UpPeople are hanging onto their gear longer. Everything from consumables to high-tech stuff like cell phones and computers. No news there for me: I’ve increased my computer cycle from four years to six. The article blames the Great Recession, but I’d like to offer that stuff made today is pretty solid and if properly cared for simply lasts longer than the electronics sold in the 1990s.
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