| ComputerWorld

Productivity Hazards of Windows Updates: Written on Mon, 11/30/09 - 10:22am; Patch Tuesday. Windows updates. Microsoft Office updates. It's a necessary evil, making sure your Windows computers are up to date with the latest vulnerability patches. Patch "whatever day" for Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and others are now simply part of our normal IT process. Next to anti-malware and...; Read More
Will Browser Extensions Make Their Way Into Chrome OS: Written on Wed, 11/25/09 - 9:58am; Firefox has shown us the value of being able to customize your web browser through extentions. Extensions are coming in the Chrome 4 browser beta. Developers creating extensions per Google's developer documentation can now upload their Chrome extensions in preparation for the release of the Chrome 4...; Read More
Chrome OS Gets Grade of C-: Written on Tue, 11/24/09 - 10:29am; You either see Chrome OS's all browser OS approach as revolutionizing the PC industry or then next "technology solution looking for a problem" doomed to fail. Google's approach with Chrome OS is certainly radically different from the Windows, Mac OS and Linux approach we've used since the birth of the...; Read More
Google Chrome OS - Web Optimized Browser On Steriods: Written on Mon, 11/23/09 - 12:55pm; Google's laying it all out on the table with Chrome OS. My editor posted an excellent article about Chrome OS and we're already expecting a Chrome OS update from Google. Despite the distraction of a bank robbery and shooting in our city last week, I managed to dig my paws into Chrome OS to try...; Read More
3 Most Important Announcements about Microsoft's Azure Cloud: Written on Wed, 11/18/09 - 9:36am; Microsoft's Ray Ozzie significantly blew past the basic Exchange, SharePoint and SQL database hosting services with the Azure announcements at PDC 2009 yesterday.; Read More
Microsoft's data cache technology, code-named Velocity, speeds app performance: Written on Fri, 11/13/09 - 10:35am; Microsoft is achieving impressive performance gains with "Velocity", the code name for a new Microsoft data caching technology currently in Community Technical Preview. Velocity is a distributed in-memory application cache technology that combines in-memory data caches across multiple servers, appearing...; Read More
Microsoft Missed Perfect Chance To Contribute GPL Code: Written on Wed, 11/11/09 - 8:52am; Using open source software in your product. Doesn't Microsoft know that bloggers, techno-dudes and everyone else is watch them like a hawk waiting for Microsoft to make a GPL license misstep? Friday blogger Rafael Rivera called Microsoft on the carpet accusing Redmond of lifting code from the ImageMaster...; Read More
Microsoft's Delicate Balancing Act Between Cloud and Data Center: Written on Tue, 11/10/09 - 10:04am; TechEd's focus on Exchange 2010 this week is all about the efficiency gains through improved productivity, lower power consumption (thanks to Windows Server 2008 R2) and decreased storage costs of Exchange 2010. Thank the economy for the focus on efficiency gains. Upgrades like Exchange 2010 will get...; Read More
Microsoft Is Perfect Example Why Executive Pay Is Broken: Written on Fri, 11/06/09 - 8:34am; Text message this morning from CNN: Unemployment hit 10.2% in October. Microsoft announced earlier this week another 800 employee layoffs to the 5,000 previously announced employee layoffs. If you look at Microsoft's financials you see why, a 14% revenue and 18% net income drop for the last reported...; Read More
RIM Still Hasn't Recovered From The Blackberry Storm: Written on Wed, 11/04/09 - 8:54am; The Blackberry Bold is getting good attention but the mobile SmartPhone world has become a two horse race between the Apple iPhone and the Motorola/Google Droid. Even with the new Blackberry Storm 2 model, the Storm missed its window to be a serious contender against the iPhone (despite all my ill advised ...; Read More
User Support Is The Key To New Microsoft Store: Written on Mon, 11/02/09 - 9:38am; Now that Microsoft's first Apple-like store is open in Scottsdale Arizona, Microsoft has finally entered the world of direct consumer retail sales. Since I don't live in that part of the country I have to rely on the reports from others, and so far the feedback is that the store is a lot like Apple's,...; 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.

Contact Requires Login

Archives: December 2010; July 2010; June 2010; January 2010; December 2009; November 2009; October 2009; September 2009; August 2009; July 2009; June 2009; May 2009; April 2009; March 2009; February 2009; January 2009; December 2008; November 2008; October 2008; September 2008; August 2008; July 2008; June 2008; May 2008; April 2008; March 2008; February 2008; January 2008; December 2007; November 2007

Categories: ADFS; Amazon EC2; Android; App Store; AppExchange; AppFabric; Apple; Apple Mac; Apple iPhone; Azure; BizTalk 2009 Server; BlackBerry; BlackBerry Bold; Blackberry Storm; Careers; Chrome browser; Cisco; Dallas; Data Center; Droid; E-commerce; Exchange 2010; FireFox; Force.com; GPLv2; Gartner; General discussions; Geneva; Google; Google Android; Google Apps; Google Docs; LANs / WANs; Linux; Live Framework; Mac OS X; Microsoft; Microsoft Office; Microsoft research; Motorola; Network Management; Office web apps; OpSource; OpSource Cloud; Open Office; Oracle; Outsourcing; Patch Tuesday; PinPoint.com; RIM; Ray Ozzie; SMB; SOA; SQL Server; Salesforce.com; Security; SharePoint 2010; Software; TechEd 2009; Technology Preview; Verizon; VoIP / Convergence; Windows; Windows 7; Windows Moible 7; Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2009 R2; Windows Vista; Wireless / Mobile; access control; application performance; chrome os; data cache; executive pay; iPhone; open source; unemployment; velocity; virtualization; vulnerability patches; web apps; windows mobile

On The Web: Facebook; LinkedIn; Digg; Twitter

The IDG Network:

Copyright © 1994 - 2010 Computerworld Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Computerworld Inc. is prohibited. Computerworld and Computerworld.com and the respective logos are trademarks of International Data Group Inc.