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Perhaps the worst download experience ever, surpassing MySQL’s Query Browser, and the problems with Mono and OS X. Hint: scroll to the bottom of the … gulfstream/2428
Long post on what Microsoft is doing to try to acquire Yahoo, and how hostile takeovers happen in general. gulfstream/2432
Worth trying if you aren’t having much luck with Google. Notable recent successes: giving lower priority to bug tracking tickets on technical sites … gulfstream/2335
MSN 5.0 (for Mac) looks rather nice. The features page says it can be used across different networks (!)—anyone got this to work/know what it’s … gulfstream/1812
The IE 7 team have some good ideas on how printing should work. (Has everyone given up on print style sheets by now? I never really did see the … gulfstream/1970
The iPod, with packaging designed by Microsoft. gulfstream/1999
David Brent on his hero, Nelson Mandela: “30 years in captivity. He got out in about 1990. He’s been out about 13 years ... and, he hasn’t reoffended. … gulfstream/2145
Fitts’s Law, usability, and making Office 2007 easier to use with a mouse. (Interesting side point about how an application like Office can be made … gulfstream/2146
James Surowiecki: Nintendo is #3 in the console game, but is making solid profits. Do you need to aspire to be #1? gulfstream/2195
Launching the PS3 in Europe and Australia: “In Sydney Sony and retailer Myer staged a [midnight] launch event at which customers were also outnumbered … gulfstream/2264
Some interesting UI research projects. e.g. a way to increase speed and accuracy when using a finger on a touch-screen UI (YouTube video). gulfstream/2288
“…actual questions from actual interviews conducted by Microsoft employees on the main campus.” gulfstream/769
Problems with IE’s SSL implementation, etc. You can count on Slashdot to jump up and down about any security problem that Microsoft pooh-poohs—but … gulfstream/893
Hullo font geeks! Adobe’s OpenType User Guide describes some of the features of the new OpenType format (which was developed with Microsoft). … gulfstream/900
Slate is now making money. (Also discussion of how being an arm of Microsoft helps, general analysis of the economics of web publishing.) … gulfstream/1130
Rather nice rant about Microsoft Word embedded in this Louis Menand piece about writing, citations, and style guides. (Which reminds me: what’s … gulfstream/1295
Don’t be mean, Apple! Also, the iLife ad is a bit unfair in that Microsoft wouldn’t be allowed to bundle anything vaguely similar with Windows. (It … gulfstream/2075
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What's really been great for us is the iPod has been a chance to apply Apple's incredibly innovative engineering in an area where we don't have a 5%-operating-system-market-share … quotes/424
Here is an important new development in the Washington press corps' perceptions game. Often in the past, when chasing some alleged miscreant, the press … quotes/301
The machines process the half-billion lines of code necessary to simulate 777 flight on eight megs of RAM, less than you'll find in most laptops. "It … quotes/132
I remember coming to work in the morning when our sales were $20 million, and I'd tell myself: "This means we have to sell $100,000 of software before … quotes/50
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Why The Yahoo-Microsoft Deal Will Be a Disaster - Silicon Alley Insider
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If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo
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Microsoft Live Labs: Photosynth
Microsoft adCenter Labs Demonstration
Microsoft Typography - TrueType Hinting (1 of 5):Introduction
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A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection
Nick Tosches: Autumn and the Plot Against Me: On The Web: vanityfair.com
Download details: PowerPoint Viewer 2007
get the new windows vista fonts by: (a) downloading the powerpoint viewer; (b) installing cabextract and de-cabbing the installer (twice) to get some *.ttf files.
TED | Talks | Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo (video)
Life at Google - The Microsoftie Perspective « Just Say “No” To Google
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Microsoft Excel : Calculation Issue Update
Microsoft to push functional programming into the mainstream with F#
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