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Arguing At Cross-Purposes About Tech Policy
“If people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are working toward or talking about different things without realizing it.” Definition of “at cross-purposes”, Collins Dictionary “One example of arguing at cross purposes would be two...
KODAK PRINTERS
Kodak has done so many things wrong in the last ten years that it's hard to trust its judgment, but it may be redefining the printer market today and doing us all a favor.Kodak...
GOODBYE PALM OS
The venerable Palm operating system is no more. It wasn't long ago that the term "Palm" was the very definition of a handheld PDA, and the Palm operating system was inseparable...
J RIVER MEDIA CENTER 12
J River Media Center 12 is a new version of my favorite music software. Try it! A thirty-day trial is free, and the program is well worth its modest cost.Many people use iTunes...
TIMESLIPS & VISTA COMPATIBILITY
Vista compatibility will be hit or miss for the next year. Some business-critical software won't run on Windows Vista; I'll be doing what I can to help businesses learn that...
VISTA/XP COMPARISON
There's no shortage of lists of Vista features but this is a particularly good one - with a minimum of fuss, the chart in the middle compares Windows Vista to Windows XP, feature...
SMALL BUSINESS SERVER & IE7
Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 includes wonderful tools for remote access - Remote Web Workplace provides access to office desktop computers, and Outlook Web Access makes...
WINDOWS VISTA BASICS
Windows Vista is here.After using it for two months and studying hard, here are some of the conclusions I've reached.Windows Vista is a wonderful operating system. There are...
QUICKBOOKS AND VISTA
Here's the latest word from Intuit about running Quickbooks under Vista, and it's not pretty.Quickbooks 2007 will run correctly, or so they say.There's no chance of getting...
ONECARE UPDATES
Version 1.5 of Windows Live OneCare began to be rolled out a couple of days ago. If you are currently using OneCare, you will be updated automatically. When the process goes...
MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 – MORE CHALLENGES AHEAD
Windows Vista will present a learning curve and some frustration when it begins shipping next week, but I'm wondering whether the new version of Microsoft Office might take even...
CRAPLETS
The first thing I do with any new computer is uninstall most of the applications bundled by the computer manufacturer. Microsoft reps at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show said...
IPHONE BACKLASH
It's predictable that there would be a backlash after the rapturous reception of the iPhone in the first rush of media reports. Here's an article that sums up the second thoughts...
WINDOWS & DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
The dates for Daylight Savings Time are changing this year, as required by a law passed in 2005. It turns out your computer doesn't yet know about that and is fully prepared to...
VISTA PARENTAL CONTROLS
Vista has many new features - so many that it will be difficult to decide which ones to call attention to. For home users and families, the built-in parental controls will be a...
VISTA DISCOUNT
Apparently Microsoft believed it wasn't sufficiently confusing to offer four different versions of Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate), with upgrade...