Monthly Archives: June 2008

Windows Mobile site gets a new site design

It appears that the Windows Mobile site recently received a design fix-up.                                                                   I have to say, it’s MUCH better than the old site. The old site was horrendous to navigate, and appeared to not have been updated since pre-2003. … Continue reading

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Safari 3.0 review

I’ve been using Safari 3.0 for awhile, and it’s actually pretty good. Better than I expected. I can’t help but remember the buggy catastrophe the first time Safari was available for Windows users, but the latest one isn’t that bad. … Continue reading

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MSN Radio is dead, and Live Maps with slightly new search box

So MSN Radio died. Here’s the message I got:                               Too bad. I actually preferred MSN Radio’s sleek black look, compared to Pandora’s "slightly different look". I loved listening to Pandora on MSN Radio. Pandora’s site has this really ugly … Continue reading

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25 Ways Microsoft can fix up their Windows Live/Live Search/MSN online divisions

Boy is Windows Live+Live Search+MSN all messed up. Lots of users who still somewhat use any of these divisions all have lots of complaints. Despite some nice stuff coming from Windows Live and Live Search, there’s a whole lot missing … Continue reading

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Windows Live for TV and MSN WiFi Hotspots are dead

Man, it seems like I post dying Microsoft properties every day. Well here’s two new ones for you : Windows Live for TV and MSN WiFi Hotspots. Both are dead. I didn’t think either would survive.              &    … Continue reading

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MobileMe – Apple’s new online service solution ; why it’s neat and why it sucks

I’d be surprised if you didn’t hear anything about Apple’s WWDC that occurred on Monday. The main news being that there’s a 3G iPhone and a service called MobileMe.                                                                    MobileMe is Apple’s new online service. The way Apple describes … Continue reading

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Windows Live vs. Live Search vs. MSN

If some of you didn’t already know, these are three separate divisions of Microsoft’s online service : Windows Live, Live Search, and MSN. Here’s the basic difference: Windows Live = Services ; Just services, and that’s it. Thing like e-mail, … Continue reading

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CEO Ballmer to reign for another 8-9 years?

It looks as if Steve Ballmer might reign as Microsoft’s CEO all the way to 2018, if something doesn’t disrupt this. Hopefully, something does. Personally, I don’t like Steve Ballmer. I can’t say that Microsoft has improved all that much … Continue reading

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Brand new (online) Microsoft Store

Microsoft has opened a brand new Microsoft Store site. From first appearances, the site seems very clean and simple to use. Nice blank canvas showing just the product.                                                                                                  I’ve got some nice things to say about the Microsoft … Continue reading

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Live Expo is joining the list of failed Windows Live services

Another day, another service to be phased out. Seems like Windows Live Expo is going to be coming to an end.                                                                  Right now the site claims Expo is ending service July 31, 2008. The message always claims that you … Continue reading

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