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Holiday Buyer’s Guide Part 2–Computer Software
Last time, we took a good look at some computer hardware that might be a nice holiday gift for someone on your gift list. While a tablet purchase is almost certainly on everyone’s radar, I know that...
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Office Genuine Advantage is No More
I saw a blog posting from my friend, Ed Bott on ZDNet this morning indicating that the Office Genuine Advantage program has been officially retired. While, according to the article, this took other MS...
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Is Nokia following in Palm’s Footsteps?
My good friend, Gina Smith, asked everyone this morning what everyone thought of a Nokia analysis she wrote. It got me thinking… I can remember sitting in my car, driving home from work while living in...
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MS Office for iPad – Psych!
The internets were all a-gush today with a number of different rumors started by online publication, The Daily, who reported that Microsoft was not only actively developing Microsoft Office for iPad,...
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Windows 10 Build 10122 Status Update
After this build, I KNOW I need to drink more… That banging sound you hear in the background is me banging my head against my desk. I’ve been in quality for more than 25 years – the entire length of my...
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Microsoft is Killing the Ballmer Legacy
…but at this point, I don’t think Ballmer cares I’ve been a huge Windows Mobile guy most of my writing career. I was an enthusiast when Windows 10 Mobile was WindowsCE back in 1990-blah-blah-blah. I’ve...
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Prediction – Windows Phone has about Two Years of Life Left
Boy it kills me to say this… I’ve been a Windows Mobile guy since 1990-blah-blah-blah. I started using Microsoft mobile devices back in 1996 or so with the Casio Cassiopeia E-10/E-11 and haven’t looked...
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Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 10565 to Fast Ring Insiders
Build 10565 is the latest build to hit the streets for Fast Ring Insiders Introduction It’s been a while since you’ve heard me say much about Windows 10. Quite honestly, I haven’t been too happy with...
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Microsoft Changes OneDrive Storage Options
Now this truly sucks, as it was one of the reasons why I bought Office 365 in the first place... In a surprise move that took many off guard, Microsoft has announced sweeping storage changes to its...
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Windows 10 – Where Are We?
It’s been six(6) months since its initial release. How is Windows 10 shaping up? Introduction My good buddy Ed Bott recently published an article on the state of Windows 10 from an industry...
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Windows 10 Mobile Released
There’s at least some good news for those that have Windows Phones… The last couple of days has been kinda brutal on Windows Phone. With Nokia essentially killing all of its Windows Phone apps,...
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Uninstall QuickTime for Windows – QUICK!
That is, if you want to remain virus free… Over the past few weeks, I’ve been a bit absent from Soft32.com, not because I wanted to and not because there wasn’t cool stuff to write about, but because...
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Initial Impressions of Windows 10 Mobile
Well… I’ve upgraded my BLU WIN HD LTE handset…, and… yeah. Introduction Ok… I’ve got a few thoughts on Windows 10 Mobile, and I need for everyone to understand the justification behind them, so… bear...
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Microsoft Releases Surface Hub
The long awaited update to Microsoft’s Perceptive Pixel PC’s has finally shipped. This is a huge deal for the enterprise… One of the things that I like the most about my current job and role in IT is...
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Get Your Free Windows 10 While You Can
Apparently, Microsoft was serious about Windows 10 only being free for a year… Sometimes I really have to wonder if the senior leadership team at Microsoft is asleep at the wheel or not; because this...
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No New Windows 10 Builds until it Works…
Apparently, there’s a nasty bug that Microsoft is chasing… During a beta period, a tester or test manager should always expect to find bugs and, more importantly to expect run with buggy software. It’s...
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Whisky Tango Foxtrot – Microsoft Buys LinkedIn
This was the WTF on the top of my day… I’ve been a LinkedIn member since the very early 2000’s. Back in the day, you had to be INVITED to join LinkedIn, and you couldn’t connect with just ANYONE. You...
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No Band for You!
You come back, one year! The wearables market isn’t an easy one; and its one that for many, still remains untamed. I spent a great deal of time last year covering the wearables market. Microsoft Band...
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The State of Consumer Computing
I have NO idea where the industry is going with this… Ok, kids. Sit back. I’ve been cooking up a rant on the direction that consumer/ prosumer computing has been going for a while; and given that the...
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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Ok… so… this is where I’m at… Sometimes being me can be difficult and frustrating. Given the current state of consumer computing, finding a business solution for me and my needs at the office has...
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