For anyone that’s ever spent time working in corporate America, you’re going to love this. Comedian Don McMillan gives a short comedy sketch around Powerpoint presentations and the common mistakes that people make.
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How NOT To Use Powerpoint
June 22, 2007 By 4 Comments
Lets Be Clear, Microsoft IS Predatory. Here’s the Proof
April 14, 2007 By 1 Comment
Some people remember, and some seem to have forgotten, but Microsoft has driven many companies out of business. There are those who have argued that Microsoft did this simply because they were the better competitor, but that is not the only reason.
Microsoft gained an early monopoly in the PC operating system arena, then abused that monopoly to damage competitors ability to compete. The Netscape browser was a perfect example.
Anyway, here is a leaked document from a court case in which Bill Gates is suggesting that Microsoft manipulate an open industry standard in such a way as to hurt Linux. This kind of predatory practice is unbelievable – especially when aimed at a free software movement where all of the development has been voluntary!
No, I Don’t Recommend Microsoft Vista
March 29, 2007 By 9 Comments
Being the resident tech geek, I have been asked by at least 10 people now if they should upgrade to the newest Microsoft Windows variant, Vista. Now, everyone is different so I can’t provide a blanket ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, but I will say that I don’t personally recommend it, I’m not using it, and I don’t plan on ever doing so in the future.
There is a great Web site called Bad Vista which can give you tons of reasons not to adopt this operating system, but I’m just going to stick to three primary ones for now:
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How to Reach a Human When Calling Any Company
March 6, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Everyone has been driven crazy by a poorly staffed call center, sitting behind a horrible Interactive Voice Response Unit (IVRU) while calling a service provider like the phone company, cable company, government office or technical support. Well, help has now arrived.
Paul English, the CTO of Kayak.com, decided to build a site to help people get through to a real human after one such frustrating call. The result is GetHuman.com.
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Windows Update for FireFox and Opera Users
February 24, 2007 By 3 Comments
There are a lot of people that have migrated to alternative Web browsers such as Firefox and Opera; the problem is, for most people, it’s been impossible to fully abandon IE because it’s the only option they have to get Windows Updates.
But, if you really despise IE and wish you never had to open it again (or if it just isn’t working), have I got news for you… Using either Opera or Firefox you can head over to WindizUpdate and get your system updated from a source other than Microsoft.
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10 Years in Jail for Chinese Blogger
January 21, 2007 By 2 Comments
Imagine a knock on the door after you have been on the Internet, blogging, and the next moment you are under arrest. Amnesty International launched a campaign in defence of Internet bloggers in many countries – including China, Tunisia and Iran who have been arrested for expressing views which have upset their governments.
But how have they been tracked down? It turns out that they have been turned in by major Internet providers such as Yahoo and Microsoft, who have supplied foreign governments with the information they need to pursue them.
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My 51 Favorite Freeware Apps for Windows
December 29, 2006 By 26 Comments
People routinely ask about my favorite software so, I’ve decided to gather all my top picks in one place to make every one’s life a little easier.
All of the software listed here is free for personal use, meaning:
- Any of this software can be installed and used at absolutely no charge, forever. There is no nagging, spyware, or anything else nasty.
- Because it’s totally free, sometimes there is very little support. You either figure out how to use it, or just get rid of it.
So, without further ado, here is the list categorized by type of application:
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Microsoft’s Free Office Templates
December 3, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Most people don’t know this, but Microsoft maintains a large library of additional templates and documents that open right up in the Office suite. There are templates for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and just about every other Microsoft application.
Here is a rather complete categorical listing of the available Microsoft templates. Enjoy!
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Online MS Office Competitors
September 23, 2006 By 1 Comment
There is a new breed of online service providers all trying to gain position as the office document system of choice. Big players like Google and Microsoft have already announced their intentions, and small upstarts such as ThinkFree and Zoho have also thrown their hat in the ring.
I previously posted my review of Zoho.com so I won’t duplicate that work here. However, here is some information regarding other online services.
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