An iPad to Bring Them All Together
May 20, 2010 – 9:34 pm | No Comment

The world has been buzzing since the release of Apple’s latest creation, the iPad. I scoffed and pitied them all for fueling Apple’s marketing machine. That is, until I started to take a closer look …

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Bound by the chains of legacy
October 13, 2009 – 9:15 pm | No Comment
Bound by the chains of legacy

Legacy systems are the bane of most IT organizations. They handcuff us to the past and burden of our staff and budgets. The only problem is that we cannot ever seem to let them go. …

Live Writer: A blog editing application that may have value
September 20, 2009 – 9:19 pm | 3 Comments
Live Writer: A blog editing application that may have value

I have yet to be impressed with any blog editing software that I used. Most blog editing or authoring applications do not see to offer much in the way of new or additional features that …

Is Microsoft holding back netbook innovation?
August 10, 2009 – 8:01 pm | No Comment
Is Microsoft holding back netbook innovation?

Most people associate innovation with technology, so it is especially disappointing when a technology company becomes the barrier to innovation. In an attempt to protect the sales revenue of the Windows operating system, Microsoft is stifling the market potential …

Could it be the consumer that actually wins the office productivity software war?
August 6, 2009 – 8:09 pm | One Comment
Could it be the consumer that actually wins the office productivity software war?

Google has a new ad campaign that is directly taking on Microsoft’s baby, Office. Google has been doing very well head-to-head against Microsoft’s Internet service offerings; however, office productivity is one area where they may …

Microsoft and Apple Mixing It Up A Bit…About time.
May 16, 2009 – 2:56 pm | One Comment

Microsoft verses Apple in battle for consumers all mighty dollars…and it’s about time.
Extreme views attract extreme people, and dumb things get said and done.  I live and work on the Microsoft side of the world, …

Is free software profitable in the long run?
October 16, 2008 – 5:10 am | 5 Comments
Is free software profitable in the long run?

Quicken reduced the cost of Quicken Online to free. This is great for consumers, but I have to ask myself why Intuit would make such a move. What does Intuit see that would cause them to …