The News Review:
- Comments on ‘Microsoft pays $240m for tiny sliver of Facebook’
- Apple ffers New Goodies in Leopard System
- Moving into virtual reality.
- Facebook advice: pen gates of wireless garden
- Suite deals
Comments on ‘Microsoft pays $240m for tiny sliver of Facebook’
Register – Oct 25, 2007
Google always had advertising as a core revenue but for a product-pusher like MS that’s quite a mind shift. I guess we’ll kno MS is fully screwed when they start selling us Viagra. By Yousef Syed Posted Thursday 25th ctober 2007 06:48 GMT… By Yousef Syed Posted Thursday 25th ctober 2007 06:48 GMT. Dragons Den By Jon Posted Thursday 25th ctober 2007 07:38 GMT.
Apple ffers New Goodies in Leopard System
New York Times – Oct 25, 2007
Microsoft had it a little easier with Vista because everybody knew what Windows needed: better security. Maybe Mac S X is harder to hack or maybe the virus writers consider the Mac’s 8 percent market share too piddling to bother with. But in its six years Mac S X hasn’t experienced a single virus outbreak or spyware infestation. So Apple’s mission in Leopard was to make us aware of needs we never knew we had something Apple is usually good at… That’s not the only routine-changing feature. Quick Look lets you tap the Space bar to view the contents of a document’s icon at full size right at the desktop without having to open the program that created it. It works with most common file types Word Excel PowerPoint PDF HTML Apple’s iWork suite text files photos music movies fonts and so on and it’s fantastic. Another is called Spaces which gives you up to 16 full-size virtual monitors. You can park the windows of a different program activity or project on each one e-mail and chat on Screen 1 Photoshop on Screen 2 and switch among all these “external monitors” at will. An ingenious map view lets you drag these virtual screens around in space and even drag open windows between screens. Virtual-screen software isn’t new.
Moving into virtual reality.
Free with registration – Financial Adviser – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 25, 2007
Would you like to reach your customers but save on time out of the office? r perhaps discuss business ideas and opportunities with colleagues in other parts of the country without incurring travel costs? If so web meetings might well be worth investigating. For example according to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in 2005 his company saved nearly $40m in travel expenses using their own live meeting tool. And while your business will not rival Microsoft in size no doubt you would welcome the chance to save money and time. More powerful computers greater access to broadband and.
Facebook advice: pen gates of wireless garden
Seattle Times – Oct 25, 2007
carriers are criticized for maintaining so-called walled gardens that restrict users from buying or using many applications that the carrier has approved or isn’t selling. Moskovitz speaking several hours before Facebook announced that Microsoft is investing in his company said a number of trends will make it necessary for carriers to change. Apple plans to open up the iPhone in February to outside developers. In addition Google which has been an outspoken advocate of open access is rumored to either be releasing an open phone or an open-access operating system for the phone. The Internet search giant also is interested in buying airwaves in an upcoming auction which could allow it to build its own network. “There are a lot of good reasons why the state of the industry is why it is” Moskovitz said… The site lets users sift through the applications to see what would work on their phone. It is not exclusive to Nokia devices or even to the Symbian operating system used by Nokia. “We are hoping for innovators to find the killer aps that we never would find in a million years of doing PowerPoint slides inside an office” said George Linardos director of business development and marketing with Forum Nokia. Moskovitz said developers are lining up for the chance to build mobile applications and Nokia is seeing that too. Since launching MSH in August it has registered 3. 5 million unique users and 150000 content items are being uploaded a day — 6 million total. But not everyone is so quick to call open access the perfect solution.
Suite deals
Boise State University The Arbiter… – Oct 25, 2007
“Now and then someone just won’t believe that the discounted programs are the real thing” McCurry said. “But all of the programs are the real deal and include everything that the full-price programs and suites offer. ”“We offer Microsoft software which includes the operating systems and the productivity software” McCurry said. “Productivity software consists of suites containing several products such as Word Excel PowerPoint and Publisher. We carry both PC platform and Mac platform. We also sell special orders as people ask for them. ” “We sell Adobe which recently bought out Macromedia” McCurry said… “But all of the programs are the real deal and include everything that the full-price programs and suites offer. ”“We offer Microsoft software which includes the operating systems and the productivity software” McCurry said. “Productivity software consists of suites containing several products such as Word Excel PowerPoint and Publisher. We carry both PC platform and Mac platform. We also sell special orders as people ask for them. ” “We sell Adobe which recently bought out Macromedia” McCurry said. “Which means all the Web-based products like Dreamweaver Contribute Flash Professional plus all the graphic programs like Acrobat Illustrator and Design Photoshop and their suites.