Windows wars: Are you a dog or cat?
All this Vista versus XP versus Windows Server 2008 stuff got me thinking. Maybe its not just technological issues with Microsoft's latest desktop OS that is creating strife between the user bases.
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Jason Perlow
Jason Perlow, Sr. Technology Editor at ZDNet, is a technologist with over two decades of experience integrating large heterogeneous multi-vendor computing environments in Fortune 500 companies. Jason is currently a Technology Solution Professional with Microsoft Corp. His expressed views do not necessarily represent those of his employer.
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista
The Mother-in-law versus Vista battle cold war never ends. Every week, it's something different that goes wrong that brings us to the brink of annihilation, and I have to swoop in on the weekends to fix the inevitable new problem that comes up.
Plat'Home OpenBlockS: Made in Japan
Embedded Linux devices have always fascinated me, because besides on the server, it's where I think the Open Source OS is going to make the most impact. From 2002 to 2004, I worked for SHARP as a developer liaison consultant on the very much before its time ZAURUS Linux/Java PDA, so I'm very much familiar with the ins and outs of developing and supporting embedded Linux products.
The Ultimate Geek Vending Machine
Imagine my surprise when I spotted this vending machine on a recent trip to Minneapolis. Stationed in Concourse E of the Lindbergh terminal of Minneapolis-St.
My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3i
As soon as I heard the announcement from bright and bushy-tailed VMWare CEO Paul Maritz that the company was shortly going to be releasing their ESX 3i enterprise-class embedded hypervisor for free, I was absolutely thrilled. Given the pace of technology reporting, I knew that I had to get it running on my test equipment right away.
2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."
In 2016, once they perfected the technology for use in corporations, the next step was to shut down the office entirely and send just about everyone home.
Apple: Perception is Reality
When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion in the inside baseball crowd on the ZDNet TalkBacks, but that will be the end of it.
Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
Do we need to completely rethink the entire commodity and utility computing platform itself? Do we need a fresh start?
600 Starbucks to close. Good Riddance!
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!As the great Obi-Wan Kenobi once said "I felt a great disturbance in the Force...
DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...
Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir and I was asked to register on the site in the hopes that the online community could help me out.