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Will Tom-Tom Lawsuit Further Distance Microsoft From Linux Crowd?: Written on Thu, 02/26/09 - 2:26am; Steven Vaughan-Nichols over at ComputerWorld posted about Microsoft's suit against GPS device maker Tom-Tom, and how this is one of the few times Microsoft's taken legal action in regards its patent infringement claims against Linux.; Read More
Were Microsoft Layoffs Political or A Token Gesture?: Written on Wed, 02/25/09 - 9:25am; With absolutely no disrespect to the 1,400 employees Microsoft announced they would lay off (my heart goes out to you), you have to wonder if the economy is impacting Microsoft like most companies. I say this knowing that I also called for Microsoft to do NO layoffs and stay busy on task getting important...; Read More
Were Microsoft Layoffs Political or A Token Gesture?: Written on Wed, 02/25/09 - 9:25am; With no disrespect to the 1,400 employees Microsoft announced they would lay off, you have to wonder if the economy is impacting Microsoft like most companies. I say this knowing that I also called for Microsoft to do NO layoffs and stay busy on task getting important product work done. I've heard...; Read More
Virtualization: The Race To Give Away The Most Software: Written on Tue, 02/24/09 - 8:26am; Simon Crosby previously said on my podcast that the hypervisor should be free and now we know he really means it, and more. (Check out Simon's most recent podcast appearance.) Just as Microsoft's Hyper-V Server is free, Citrix XenServer now too is free.; Read More
Vista Capable Lawsuit May Turn Out To Be A Wild Goose Chase: Written on Thu, 02/19/09 - 3:51am; I must really be missing something but I have to admit I've never seen the merit behind the Vista Capable lawsuit against Microsoft. I have to come to Microsoft's defense on this one (not that they need me). ComputerWorld is reporting on yesterday's court ruling by Judge Marsha Pechman who...; Read More
Facebook/Zuckerberg's Greed, Violating Trust, and the coming Privacy Crisis: Written on Wed, 02/18/09 - 11:23am; Greed. Excessive greed. It seems to be the systemic problem of the times, whether it's bandits like Bernie Madoff and Alan Stanford (the latest massive financial fraud), or Internet companies like Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook, or any business for that matter. And it usually happens when things...; Read More
Windows Mobile 6.5 - Is It Enough To Become "iPhone Cool"?: Written on Tue, 02/17/09 - 3:35am; Windows Mobile 6.5 was has been unleashed in Barcelona Spain sporting a new touch screen user interface ala something akin to the iPhone. Actually the interface looks more similar to LG touch phones than it does to the iPhone, but still 6.5 is still a new, sportier, sexier user experience. See the...; Read More
You May Be Buying Your Next Business Computer, Not Your Employer: Written on Fri, 02/13/09 - 11:54am; Simon Crosby, CTO Virtualization at Citrix, joined me on my podcast this week to talk about a new initiative Citrix has initiated called Project Independence.; Read More
Windows Vista, The Windows Me of our Generation: Written on Thu, 02/12/09 - 10:10am; Last night I was recording a podcast with fellow blogger Alan Shimel where we were discussing the topic of whether Windows XP retail users and business organizations would upgrade to Windows 7. Lots of questions came up about Vista and what would become of it.; Read More
Microsoft My Phone Is Only A Placeholder: Written on Tue, 02/10/09 - 4:32am; We suddenly seem to be overrun with everyone wanting to sync their mobile phone OS with their own cloud services and our Exchange servers. That's very nice. We've effectively eliminated the USB cable for syncing our phones, a useful and beneficial feature.; Read More
Windows 7 UAC Fix Doesn't Address UAC's Fatal Flaw: Written on Fri, 02/06/09 - 8:08am; Wow, that was a fast turn around from Microsoft, something we're definitely not used to.; Read More
Windows Live Essentials Confusion Could Dampen Windows 7 Adoption: Written on Thu, 02/05/09 - 3:58am; In the irony of all ironies, a lighter weight Windows 7 could drive away users because it lacks the features of Vista. Sound implausible? Read on. A reader of my Windows 7 Will Not Sway XP Users blog post commented that he tried Windows 7 but gave up on it because Windows 7 didn't offer an email...; Read More
OCS 2007 R2 - Time To eBay The PBX: Written on Wed, 02/04/09 - 2:57am; Is it here? Has convergence finally arrived? You know... replacing those arcane devices we call PBX's with an all software VoIP solution. Well, I don't know if I'd put the PBX on eBay quite yet, but we may actually be at a nexus point where this is possible. Two key features in Microsoft...; Read More
Google Android Netbooks - Real Threat or Just Crying Wolf?: Written on Mon, 02/02/09 - 11:14pm; Venture Beat has been staying right on this story about the possibility of Google Android-based Netbooks, most recently reporting that Intel is gearing up for Android Netbooks. It certainly seems like a reasonable possibility but given Google's limited success with the G1 T-Mobile phone, it certainly...; Read More
Windows 7 - What We See Is What We'll Get: Written on Mon, 02/02/09 - 3:30am; The Windows 7 beta we're all using today is functionally what will ship as Windows 7 moves to a Release Candidate (RC) and later the generally available product gold bits. That according to a blog post by Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky. This is where we stand today. We've released the feature...; Read More

About Converging on Microsoft

Mitchell Ashley has a diverse background in software development, network engineering, information security, mobility, collaborative technologies, and IT management and operations. An early adopter of social media in business, he began blogging about security and information technologies in 2006 at theconvergingnetwork.com. Mitchell is VP of Information Technology at CableLabs in Louisville, CO, and previously held positions as CIO, CTO and VP Engineering at prior companies.

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