For my friends in Engineering Excellence as well as those interested in following outsourcing issues and the concern of offshoring engineering jobs. I listened to Vivek Wadhwa on NPR this morning, Duke University's executive-in-residence in the Master...

"Do you feel Vista lived up to the expectations for Windows users? What key benefits do you think, if any, were in support of the “wow” factor Microsoft promised its clients?" (For more on Vista, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista...

Another couple of questions... this time with a look at a few other companies in the market... "What are your thoughts on the Apple vs. Microsoft debate that are persistently flooding the airwaves and invading our precious commercial time? Why has...

This from Harry McCracken on MSN Tech and Gadgets on the disclaimer that graces the bottom of the latest Apple laptops... "Be careful where you put your notebook--it could become too hot to handle. " "Do not leave the bottom of the computer in contact...

Steve asks... "With Bill Gates recent switch to part-time, have you noticed a change in daily activity at Microsoft, or have things stayed relatively unaffected?" No, not really. If anything, things are more dynamic as the focus is more distributed...

Thanks to LifeHacker for this link to CNET for ZDNet Korea's photo report on "PCs that barely resemble PCs." "The results are in for the PC Design Contest 2007, co-sponsored by Intel Korea and Samsung. The winning designs, announced last week, try...

As I have a hobby of using camcorders in dangerous situations (for office satire and home movies ;) I was asked last night... "What type of camcorder should I buy?" Richard Baguley, PC World has an article on selecting the camcorder formats that...

From my friend, JuliAnn... many thanks. "This is why the Internet is the greatest media created in history. Take 60 seconds to do this... I guarantee you will show someone else...it's too funny not to. 1. go to www.google.com 2. click on...

Stephen asks a few questions (including what I do at Microsoft )... "What are your personal opinions on the corporate culture at Microsoft? What about the work environment: are you pleased with and what do you think could be improved? I read in...

MSN reported last month (as did BusinessWeek and others) that the new Dell EC280 was unveiled in China, with prices ranging from about $335 to $515. It's a shame that the system will only be sold in China: some of the very things that Dell said would...

It has been a busy week, and between catching up at work and a backlog of email, sick kids and just about everything else that eats up one's time. This from the "listen and respond to your customer" file: Jessica Mintz of the Associated Press reports...

Seattle (or Redmond) has nothing like SeaWorld or Legoland, from the perspective of a six year old or his parents. (The Redmond corn maze does not count as a theme park.) San Diego made for a nice Spring Break for the family, but we returned to nice sunny...

Peter Svensson is a technology writer for the Associated Press, and the Seattle Times picked up his article his article comparing the new Apple TV peripheral with the Xbox 360 : "Apple Inc. has graced the public with another smooth, white, exquisitely...

As I noted yesterday in my blog , there is a new patch that addresses the animated cursor vulnerability as noted in Security Bulletin MS07-017 . This patch is prevents remote code execution (so an attacker can not take over your PC remotely) delivered...

What's all this talk about animated cursors and exploits on Windows? Some times, email attachments and web sites aren't what they appear to be on face value. You might've seen a security announcement or press coverage on a new security patch that...

MSN Tech and Gadgets is asking the question I have heard numerous times: "Is your digital photo collection under control?" "OK, so you've got tons of digital pictures on your computer -- how do you actually organize and share them? Are there...

Today's press conference at EMI Music's HQ in London with Apple CEO Steve Jobs launched DRM-free premium downloads on the iTunes Store, which will be the first online music store to sell EMI's new downloads. MacRumors.com reports that when asked when...

How I Work: M3 Sweatt No matter what anyone tells you, there’s still a bunch of paper in this digital world. M3 Sweatt, Windows Core Operating System Division, Microsoft , U.S.A. April 1, 2006: 5:53 AM PDT REDMOND (BLOG) – I was asked...