Tag Archives: thoughts
Windows Phone still fails at retail–wholesale clubs
These are just observations I made myself, but it is really hard to find decent Windows Phones at retail, when it comes to wholesale clubs like Costco and Sam’s Club for example. Now not everybody buys their phones at wholesale … Continue reading
If only IE could recover webpages after a computer crash
Sometimes my terrible HP 2000-363NR will have a system crash if I jerk the computer too fast in the process of moving it somewhere else. I usually use both Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 11.0. When I restart my system, … Continue reading
Will the Start Screen be Windows Gadgets all over again?
Remember when Windows Gadgets were introduced in Windows Vista? It was supposed to be the cool little widget engine for Windows that was meant to compete with the likes of the OS X Dashboard or Yahoo!’s Konfabulator. However, it rarely … Continue reading
Windows 8 CP: To touch or not to touch?
Disclaimer: I have not touched any build of Windows 8. Judgment is based on screenshots, videos, many articles on Windows 8 CP. With the news of Windows 8 Consumer Preview finally passing, there’s been a lot of negative concerns about … Continue reading
Microsoft should make a dumbphone OS
Smartphones are all the rage these days, but what about the underestimated dumbphone market? By the way, when I say ‘dumbphone’ I’m referring to general cellphones that aren’t classified as ‘smartphones’. The quasi-official classification is really ‘feature phone’ but ‘dumbphone’ … Continue reading
Why bookstores are NOT going to ‘die’ out
There’s been a lot of ridiculous hype that bookstores are going to be dead in the near future. These people mainly contribute it to the rising use of eBooks and how Kindles are making bookstores obsolete and whatnot. I personally … Continue reading
Thoughts on Mango announcement on May 24th
I don’t think I need to reiterate everything that Microsoft officially mentioned about the next big update for Windows Phone 7. So let’s cut to the chase. It’s awesome to see that Microsoft is standing very committed to making Windows … Continue reading
Microsoft + Tablets (Part 2): Windows Tablets as of the present – 2010
This is Part 2 out of my 3 part series on “Microsoft + Tablets” where I analyze what direction Microsoft has gone with Windows on tablet device. In Part 1, I highlighted the areas that I think have contribute d … Continue reading
Microsoft + Tablets (Part 1): Why it ‘failed’ in the past – 2010
This is Part 1 out of my 3 part series on “Microsoft + Tablets” where I analyze what direction Microsoft has gone with Windows on tablet device. If you’ve followed the Microsoft + Tablet saga, for the past few years … Continue reading
2010: Microsoft’s Highs and Lows
Every year, I plan to blog what I consider to be the high points and the low points of the year for Microsoft. Like practically all of my lists, there’s no specific ranking of any of the items. I try … Continue reading
