Posted by: RFM on: August 26, 2009
Microsoft apologises over race-swap gaffe |
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Posted by: RFM on: April 16, 2009
Eagle-eyed readers may have spotted that I requested that you not use the latest version of Word to send through your evaluations. I was referring to the .docx format, which Microsoft introduced with the most recent version of Office.
A .docx file isn’t your file, but your file wrapped inside another file. It’s an example of [...]
Posted by: RFM on: February 22, 2009
The Times Technology blog ha gathered together a Top 20 tracks remixed by Microsoft Songsmith, with predictably hilarious results.
This is a great example of user-generated content, with the audience using the software for something other than what it was intended to do. The original cheesy Microsoft ad was awful enough (you can see it at [...]
Posted by: RFM on: December 16, 2008
BBC NEWS | Technology | Serious security flaw found in IE.
Posted by: RFM on: September 23, 2008
I’m a bit late to this story update, but Charles Arthur in The Guardian has been writing about the internet-famous adverts for Microsoft which feature Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.
Now, I only have to look at Jerry Seinfeld to start thinking of things that make me laugh. Just as some people recite Monty Python sketches [...]
Posted by: RFM on: September 5, 2008
A few quick links to finish off the week.
The Guardian’s Media page reports the latest newspaper ABC figures – and the news is not good for all of the quality dailies: circulation down across the board.
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The Guardian also reports that smart operator Jeremy Clarkson has made a killing through his involvement in a co-production [...]
Posted by: RFM on: September 2, 2008
Back in the 90s, we had the Operating System (OS) wars, which Microsoft “won”, though Apple fought back by buying-in a new OS from NeXT and reconfiguring it as OS X, which now runs on all Macs and the iPhone.
We also had the Browser Wars, which Microsoft “won” by killing Netscape. They did this [...]
