Recessionary IT
Many people are throwing around the ‘R’ word lately, at least in relation to the US (Canada in general, and BC specifically seem to be doing pretty well lately). Yes, I mean recession. Whether or not there is a recession is something for accountants and other financial types to decide, not me. I’m just a [...]
Continue Reading →The End of XP
Many people have slagged Windows Vista for a variety of reasons. New PC’s that normally would have Vista installed can be bought with a Windows XP “downgrade”. And now that Vista Service Pack 1 is out the playing field will once again be covered in a foggy glow, and we can expect a rash of [...]
Continue Reading →Software License Management
Let’s spend a few minutes looking at something which is tangent to working from home… managing software licenses. Now I’m sure many business managers read that phrase and say “What’s to manage? You buy software and install it!”. End of problem, right? Not so much. Especially for organizations over 50 machines, license management can become [...]
Continue Reading →Welcome to the Web, version 2.2
Web 2.0 brought us social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook, as well as popularizing blogs like this one. It was a dramatic shift in thinking about the interweb, changing it from being a tool to being a place to play. Web 2.1 expanded on that functionality by adding mashups, web-based applications like Google Docs, [...]
Continue Reading →Vista Marketing Hyperbole
A while back I commented on how Microsoft had an article dedicated to teaching IT bosses how to convince business managers that Vista is practically a required upgrade. Well it gets better. Witness the true power of the Internet. The Microsoft Australia site is running a contest called Fact or Fiction. And you, the intrepid [...]
Continue Reading →Licensing Models
In a somewhat loose way staying within the theme of operating systems, we’re next going to look at the different types of software licenses that are available. This item is of particular importance for small and medium businesses because it offers a glimpse into something that has mainly been within the purview of larger companies [...]
Continue Reading →New Features vs. Old Features
In this last of a series of articles on XP vs. Vista, we’re going to discuss the idea of new software features and who they’re really aimed at. While much maligned, Vista does have some features that can be a benefit to many people and organizations. But knowing who’s being targeted by those features will [...]
Continue Reading →Why Vista?
The hype and hyperbole of Windows Vista is reaching near epic proportions. Microsoft is trying so hard to get people to buy Vista that it’s almost funny. In the face of non-existent adoption rates, Redmond is turning up the volume on their marketing machine. But is anyone listening? The latest salvo in this war with [...]
Continue Reading →T.A.N.S.T.A.A.F.L.
The initials above stand for “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch” and is a phrase well known to many – in essence, you have to pay or work for what you expect to receive. Interestingly though, for some reason this doesn’t hold true in the world of software . There’s a vast [...]
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