Posts tagged “software”

Google Chrome: watch this spaceSep 2, 2008

Holding off on Chrome speculation until I can actually try it. Watch this space.

Launched!Mar 22, 2007

Yahoo! Widgets 4 is live! I'm proud to have worked on something I'd genuinely recommend. I also helped write the manual. It's 1am. The press loves it. Time to sleep.

Use the Beta, LukeJul 14, 2006

Yahoo! IM and MSN Messenger now interoperate, which is huge for me since I live in Y!IM but most of my friends are on MSN. If you're an MSN user, grab the beta and we can finally chat again.

Google TalkAug 24, 2005

Google launched an IM and VoIP client, but it's basic compared to Trillian and lacks a killer feature until it connects to other networks like MSN and AIM. Worth watching, but for now it's a "wait and see."

Today's bit of computer triviaJul 7, 2004

The term "I18n" (internationalization) was coined by programmers who replaced the 18 middle letters with the number 18, inspired by a DEC employee whose long surname got abbreviated to "S12n" for his email account. This "numeronym" convention spread because, honestly, geeks find that sort of thing funny.

Surely this works as well?Sep 29, 2003

Exploring CMS options and related tools, collecting links on software integration ideas.

Wallearn coursesMay 21, 2003

I've been using Wallearn to learn subconsciously via desktop wallpaper flashcards. Courses are scarce, so I made one for French regular verbs. Download it here, and grab Wallearn itself while you're at it.

Why Microsoft must be stoppedApr 16, 2002

Microsoft's monopoly conviction is long overdue. The real crime isn't dominance itself, but using OS control to flood unrelated markets with inferior products. My prescription: restrict their expansion into media and content, open the Windows source code, and impose serious regulatory oversight.

Okay, so a few random funny things. Firstly, Office XP apparently no longer has clippy, that...Nov 7, 2001

Clippy is dead, and even Microsoft is celebrating with flash movies and a terrible song. Not very funny, but marketing weenies get points for effort. Also: rowing through office hallways is apparently a thing, and genuinely hilarious.

It's time for another round of Microsoft-bashing -- you know how much fun that is. It's been a bad...Nov 2, 2001

Bad week for Microsoft: XP is 11% slower than Win2K at best, and .NET Passport has already been cracked, leaking credit card numbers via malicious Hotmail emails. Avoid .NET and Microsoft products where possible.

Way to go with shooting yourself in the foot, Bill! Good news on the I-hate-Windows front at last....Jul 6, 2001

Microsoft's .NET turns out to be an open standard, meaning Linux users can implement it freely. Soon you could run Office on Linux, making Windows expensive and unnecessary. Looks like Bill's antitrust dodge has spectacularly backfired.

I need to get into the habit of posting all the articles I find interesting here. Here's one from a...Apr 18, 2001

I should post interesting links here more often. Tim Berners-Lee's piece on the Semantic Web is brilliant, and The Economist's software survey covers similar ground: content that not only knows what it is but declares what it can do, enabling other software to exploit it.

There's just no excuse for not using The Bat as your e-mail client if you use Windows. No Outlook...Mar 28, 2001

Windows users should switch to The Bat for email. It beats Outlook on every front: no bugs, faster, more features. One of the rare apps worth actually paying for.