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Vista rolls on

Tue, 2008-02-05 04:30

Whoa, I've been away from The Complex for quite a while. And out of touch, too – some passing canoe keeps cutting my trans-creek modem line. (Four times now, campers – that's enough!)

Vista rolls onDespite the hubbub over MS and Yahoo! (and here's all you need to know about that), I have to add some quick miscellaneous notes to Anything but Speechless: 100 Things People Are Really Saying About Windows Vista, seeing as – well, people just keep talking about the product. (Question for Ballmer: Was "100 Reasons You'll Be Speechless" actually a veiled plea for everyone to stop talking about Vista?)
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A zillion apps for a Mac

Mon, 2008-01-21 15:09

A short memo from out On The Road (with regular posts to resume in a couple of days):

If you've got a Mac, you may have been eyeing the MacHeist software deal, which has two days left before the curtain drops. I've got a PowerBook that could use an infusion of some key titles, and I caved in, plunking down my $49.00.
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Notes on the "100 Things... About Microsoft Vista" article

Thu, 2008-01-10 15:13

My thanks to the mad rush of good people who've stopped by to read Anything but Speechless: 100 Things People Are Really Saying About Windows Vista. 63,000+ reads, 1400+ Diggs, 500+ comments on the related Digg page; that's a modest but nice bit of attention. Friendly visitors from Reddit added to the fun.
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Digg effect easing up?

Mon, 2008-01-07 06:13

UPDATE: The site's breathing a bit more easily, though some features (including comments) are still throttled. Things should be peachy again soon.

My Vista article was walloped by the feedback loop that is a rising Digg score. See the discussion at http://digg.com/microsoft/100_Things_People_Are_Really_Saying_About_Wind... .
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Should you be looking for a Zune-bashing fix...

Sat, 2008-01-05 14:11

As I mention here, while Microsplot.com still carries its old Boycott Zune content, I've stopped my full-time bullying of the product; it's not much fun to kick the helpless.
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Site reboot!

Fri, 2007-12-28 18:30

Site rebooted and renewed – new name and all – after nearly a year. This time it's for good. See details here, or just click on any article above this one to read what's new.

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