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Real Computers Versus Toys, Part 1
I’ve finally encountered a real “microsofty.” Being primarily an Apple school it’s not often that I’ve encountered those who firmly believe in the Microsoft-way and more or less tolerate having to use Macs in our coursework. We’ve recently introduced an iBooks Author assignment into my course and the following course and this student confessed to […]
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Microsoft’s TellMe vs. Apple’s Siri
Uploaded by techaudottv on Nov 24, 2011 Video comparison between Microsoftt’s Tellme and Apple’s Siri. The results speak for themselves. More than 1 Million views!! more than 2,000 comments. You guys are certainly opinonated. I wonder how many of you read the post wrapped around this video? http://www.techau.tv/blog/microsoft-tellme-is-not-the-same-as-siri-video/
MoreMicrosoft’s “Gmail Man” Spoof Video Continues FUD
So, apparently Microsoft still thinks that it can do comedy. Yeah, I guess they didn’t learn anything after spending millions on the Sienfeld/Gates commercials. Worse than just not really being funny is that the issues raised in this video are complete FUD. Again, Microsoft is misrepresenting the point, in that anyone who uses any email […]
MoreiPad’s Achilles Heel: Moving Media Companies to the Current Century
It’s something that the computer geeks don’t get. It’s part of why Microsoft’s efforts to promote Tablet PCs for the past ten years has completely failed. It’s not about the hardware or the feature list. It’s about the books, magazines, newspapers, and movies I can connect to and my access to my stuff stored on […]
MoreJust a Big iTouch – Questions Mere Days Til iPad D-Day
“Let me know how you like the ipad. It looks like a jumbo iphone to me 🙂 ,” I’ve gotten this question more than a few times in the past few months. And most of us have seen variations of the following Doritos ad, punking the idea that the iPad is just a big iPod/iTouch. […]
MoreOh, That We Could All Be This Happy in Retail
Steve Jobs was once fond of quoting Picasso when Picasso said, “Bad artists copy, great artists steal.” Having attended several Apple events at various Apple Stores I can attest to the sense of Fun and Community that happens at these events. I think I would have concluded that the Apple Store employees were on drugs […]
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