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Yacrosoft?

After writing my piece on Microsoft, they announced their $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo! Right or wrong choice? As I said in December, they should buy into the future and hence Facebook or something less over-valued in the Web 2.0+ world.  Nearly $45 billion seems a bit much for a website that’s struggling to compete…

Yacrosoft?

After writing my piece on Microsoft, they announced their $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo! Right or wrong choice? As I said in December, they should buy into the future and hence Facebook or something less over-valued in the Web 2.0+ world.  Nearly $45 billion seems a bit much for a website that’s struggling to compete…

Yacrosoft?

After writing my piece on Microsoft, they announced their $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo! Right or wrong choice? As I said in December, they should buy into the future and hence Facebook or something less over-valued in the Web 2.0+ world.  Nearly $45 billion seems a bit much for a website that’s struggling to compete…

Finally solved my Microsoft issue

No, I haven’t thrown out the PC and bought a new one, although I’ve been seriously tempted.  But I like a challenge.  So, back from Asia and, after months of whinging about Vista, I’ve finally solved the biggest issue I’ve had on my shiny, new $5,000 PC that looks like a Ferrari and runs like…

Finally solved my Microsoft issue

No, I haven’t thrown out the PC and bought a new one, although I’ve been seriously tempted.  But I like a challenge.  So, back from Asia and, after months of whinging about Vista, I’ve finally solved the biggest issue I’ve had on my shiny, new $5,000 PC that looks like a Ferrari and runs like…

Finally solved my Microsoft issue

No, I haven’t thrown out the PC and bought a new one, although I’ve been seriously tempted.  But I like a challenge.  So, back from Asia and, after months of whinging about Vista, I’ve finally solved the biggest issue I’ve had on my shiny, new $5,000 PC that looks like a Ferrari and runs like…

Finally solved my Microsoft issue

No, I haven’t thrown out the PC and bought a new one, although I’ve been seriously tempted.  But I like a challenge.  So, back from Asia and, after months of whinging about Vista, I’ve finally solved the biggest issue I’ve had on my shiny, new $5,000 PC that looks like a Ferrari and runs like…

Please go away, the internet is broken

I rang my bank call centre today and, as usual, it was diverted to their Indian call centre.  Unusually, I then got this message: "We apologise for disruption to our service, but we cannot receive your call at the moment.  Please try again later". I wondered what had happened and, being in Asia, they knew…

A French Letter

Over the weekend, I received this strange letter in French.  Now my French is not very good, so I have done my best to translate it, but I apologise if it does not read very well.  Even though I am sure it is rubbish, I am reprinting it here, as you never know. Mon cher…

Want to see tomorrow’s technologies today?

TED is a conference that takes place once a year in the USA and is like a Davos for business.  If you don’t know what TED is, then check it out here. The show is also where many of the future technologies are revealed, and videotaped, as can be seen on the websit.  TED also…

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