Category Archives: Microsoft

Prediction: Surface RT slab Fails

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Branedy

This one is the first prediction I’ll make for the new year. The Surface RT slab will fail in 2013. (as in period) Windows 8 on Surface Intel processors will be unstable, but the ARM RT will vanish entirely. UPDATE: … Continue reading →

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If it moves, it breaks!

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Branedy

Having been in IT for the better part of 30 years, I still sometimes forget, so when the New 500GB disk in my new laptop threw an error, I thought it was my fault. It wasn’t, it was, what is … Continue reading →

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My new Clevo W240EUQ Laptop from PC Specialists

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Branedy

This is the Laptop I have moved to. No longer a Mac user, never more than a PC user and never a Windows fan. I’m now entirely into my custom built Clevo W244EUQ laptop, built to my configuration by PC … Continue reading →

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The trouble with Microsoft Windows

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Branedy

While reading some postings about old CPU’s the subject on implementing calculations came up, and someone mentioned an issue with windows calculator. I assumed that this was an artifact from Windows 3.11 or something, but it still exists in Windows … Continue reading →

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Nokia’s direction down

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Branedy

If anyone has any doubts about the sanity of Nokia’s, rather eFlops selection of windows to hang Nokia’s future upon, this should settle them as Nokia Lumia 800 sales forecast gets chopped that puts first batch sales almost half of … Continue reading →

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If you Love/Hate Nokia read this

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Branedy

Will the Real Stephen Elop, Please Stand Up? I couldn’t on my best day, speak to this better than this article. If anything it should speak to any CEO/CFO/CTO that arrogantly enters a new company environment with preconceived notions of … Continue reading →

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Browser Stats – Internet Exploder

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Branedy

I have been observing a vast increase in traffic, traffic without apparent purpose, over the last several weeks. And I didn’t give it much thought. However I now know that its MSNBot a Bing Robot that is deeply scanning all … Continue reading →

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Sync Me Up

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Branedy

How do you keep your connected devices connected? How many different services do you depend on to keep your ‘stuff’ safe and available from anywhere? Could you imagine a better way? I can, and I almost have it working with … Continue reading →

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MeeGo is now Dead, as a Mobile OS.

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Branedy

This article MeeGo will not displace Symbian as enterprise OS has now demonstrated that Meego is no longer supported by Nokia, and it will be left to die with Maemo as a ‘Non-Runner’ in the Mobile-OS arena. It also indicates … Continue reading →

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Another Reason to Love Nokia and Maemo

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Branedy

It’s not Google and it’s Deadly Power of Data I have always been leery of Power. I don’t buy Microsoft , and I’ve stopped playing into Apple fandom. The last computer I bought was a home-brew DIY Server built from … Continue reading →

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Is Apple Paranoid?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Branedy

Paranoia is the only explanation for Apple Claiming iPhone Jailbreaking Could Crash Cellphone Towers. What is it with them, does AT&T have their thumb up their Apples? It more and more vindicates my decision to not buy into the Apple … Continue reading →

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Webmin back door

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Branedy

NOTE: Do not accidently drop your own permissions to su to root. {Unless you happen to remember to have Webmin running. } This weekend while trying to get CUPS to print on my DYI-Server I managed to grant myself ‘CUPS … Continue reading →

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A different thing in a real OS.

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Branedy

Through the weekend I believed that I had managed to screw up my OpenSolaris installation. So serious was my suspicion I was planning to erase the disk and reinstall the entire system. The sound system that I’d manage to get … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 bait and switch

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Branedy

A few years ago there was a declaration that due to continuing delays with Vista, that Microsoft would ‘totally rewrite’ the code to complete the task and finalize it’s release. We now know that these ‘rewrites’ never made it into … Continue reading →

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A sheep in Wolfs (Windows) dressings

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Branedy

If I were managing Microsoft, I’d announce a new Operating System (OS) and prepare copies to hand out of Windows 7 “pre-betas” at PDC, WinHEC which consists of a slightly re-skinned Vista OS which no one wanted when it was … Continue reading →

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