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Windows 7 Speeds Browser Performance: Written on Fri, 05/29/09 - 5:39pm; It's a bit of a surprise but BetaNews.com is reporting their testing shows Windows 7 RC speeds up browser performance. IE specifically picks up the pace by about 12%. Why is happening? I don't think we know those details. I wonder if Microsoft might have revamped the TCP stack, and if so...; Read More
Yahoo's Bartz Open To Microsoft Ballmer's Overtures: Written on Thu, 05/28/09 - 2:38pm; Lots of rumors this morning about today's morning meeting between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz. (See this TechCrunch article .) Are negotiations back on? It appears at least the door is open thanks to a comment by Bartz yesterday at D7, implying a deal could be done if Microsoft...; Read More
Microsoft's Netbook Dilemma Indicate Rough Days Ahead for Windows: Written on Wed, 05/27/09 - 8:12am; Fast on the heels of yesterday's news that Microsoft will lift the 3 concurrent app restriction from the W7 Starter Edition, today we're hearing new rumors that Microsoft is limiting Windows 7 Starter Edition to netbooks with 10.2 inches in screen size or less. What? Say again, please....; Read More
Microsoft Removes Windows 7's "Crippleware" 3 App Limit: Written on Tue, 05/26/09 - 8:22am; A reversal seemed highly likely from the moment Microsoft announced a 3 application limit in the Windows 7 Starter Edition OS planned for netbooks. You could practically hear the industry utter a collective boo even before the electronic ink was dry on that Microsoft decision. Credit Paul Thurrott...; Read More
Ozzie, Services and Virtualization Will Get The Cloud Started Too: Written on Fri, 05/22/09 - 11:07am; In an interview Ray Ozzie indicated that email and collaboration, a.k.a. Exchange, SharePoint and online Outlook, is what enterprises will turn to first as apps are put in the cloud. I don't disagree, and I think that's probably true as far as enterprises go. Enterprises are generally the toughest...; Read More
If Microsoft Succeeds In Search, It Will Be Thanks To Open Source: Written on Thu, 05/21/09 - 11:45am; Read More
Microsoft Early Releases Prove Useful to Malware Creators Too: Written on Wed, 05/20/09 - 8:00am; What are the security implications of the new Windows 7 beta and RC release processes? The Windows 7 beta and RC has been a resounding success so far. Windows 7's reputation with the public has certainly benefited from it, and Office 2010 looks to follow a similar type process. But the early and...; Read More
Should Software Licenses Hold Vendors Accountable? Microsoft and Linux Say No: Written on Tue, 05/19/09 - 3:36am; Over the weekend Microsoft and the Linux Foundation issued a joint letter to the ALI (American Law Institute) objecting to some new draft guidelines.; Read More
Microsoft Trying To Kill Off The Golden Windows 7 Goose: Written on Mon, 05/18/09 - 10:03am; An article by CNET's Brooke Crothers caught my eye about a Windows 7 pricing conversation with Dell's Darrel Ward. Darrel's saying Windows 7 average selling price is set to be higher than either Vista or XP prices. What? Is Microsoft crazy? Are they ready to undo all their good work transparently...; Read More
Is Interoperability The Right Microsoft Open Source Strategy?: Written on Fri, 05/15/09 - 3:16am; Win over the PHP open source community. Get PHP developers to put their apps on Windows and Microsoft technologies rather than open source software options on Linux. That's what Microsoft would love to do. The BHAG (big hairy "audacious" goal) would be to achieve a transformation from LAMP...; Read More
Citrix Takes Microsoft Apps Mobile With New iPhone App: Written on Thu, 05/14/09 - 3:35am; You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Citrix is taking Microsoft apps mobile but it’s not just on Windows Mobile, it’s Microsoft Windows apps on the iPhone too. Citrix launched the Citrix Receiver iPhone app, available now free for download from the iPhone App Store. I had a chance to...; Read More
Top 5 Things Needed In Office 2010: Written on Tue, 05/12/09 - 3:58pm; Read More
Microsoft's Using You To Keep The Pressure on Nvidia For A Successful Windows 7 Launch: Written on Fri, 05/08/09 - 9:25am; Microsoft's doing a great job of getting Windows 7 out there, tested and accepted by the community. As badly as Vista was handled, Windows 7 has pretty much been the opposite. But it wasn't just Microsoft who botched the Vista launch. Another big culprit was Nvidia and their slow response to...; Read More
Goodbye Blackberry Storm, Hello Apple iPhone: Written on Wed, 05/06/09 - 11:25am; In a major about face, I mean this Apple poo poo blogger is eating some very serious crow here, I'm announcing that I've powered down the Blackberry Storm, ported the number from Verizon to AT&T, and am now using an iPhone 3G as my primary SmartPhone device. The Storm is up on eBay and the...; Read More
SQL 2005 Reporting Services And Visual Studio 2008 Incompatibility: Written on Tue, 05/05/09 - 3:41am; Sometimes it's hard to keep up with all the 2005 this and 2008 that from Microsoft. I'm frequently amazed that Microsoft's product management can not only keep it all straight, but can also coordinate releases and dependencies across product lines, especially when those dependencies don't...; Read More
Sorry…The EC2 Cloud Is Full, Come Back Later: Written on Mon, 05/04/09 - 2:52am; We all envision the cloud to be an on demand resource where at anytime we can add computing and storage capacity at the drop of the hat. Simply bring on as many virtual servers or as much disk storage as needed, when needed. That’s one of the most important value propositions of cloud computing and...; Read More

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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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