by wwarren | Sep 19, 2012 | Apple, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Internet, Microsoft, Tablets, Windows, Windows 8
If Microsoft really plans to get into the mobile space(and Win8 is all about tablets) this is not the way to do it. $600 bucks for a tablet isn’t going to fly when Andriod and Ipads are already established with superior featuresets already. For a while...
by wwarren | Sep 12, 2012 | Apple, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Internet, Microsoft, Smartphone
So Iphone is stil behind the competition in many ways. Plus you get locked into doing it Apple’s way or no way. No thanks. pricing is ok abut I can get my nexus for $99 and an s3 for less than 200 both with features not found in ithingies. Apple is no longer...
by wwarren | Aug 27, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Storage
I mentioned in an earlier post about how Quickbooks ties many accountants to Windows. Well I’ve found a partial yet money-saving workaround. We leverage virtualization even more but not in the typical way. Instead of setting up a NAS/DAS/SAN you run it off...
by wwarren | Aug 23, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source
I’m not a huge fan of the cloud. It is based on simply refarmed mainframe technology and based on a broken security model. However for those who really make the jump to a truly all cloud system there’s one major benefit. Your desktop software costs go to...
by wwarren | Jul 16, 2012 | Microsoft, Office, Office 15, Windows, Windows 8
So the flagship productivity app doesn’t even work fully with the new flagship OS. The last time we saw this? Vista. With Windows 8, Microsoft has created an operating system that is, at least in part, genuinely usable with nothing more than fingers....
by wwarren | Jul 16, 2012 | Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Office, Office 15, Windows, Windows 8
This type of thing only serves to reinforce my opinion that windows 8 is going to be another Vista…maybe even a bigger disaster. it may be on par with Windows ME. On the eve of the Windows 8 launch, its no surprise that Microsoft is revealing its next...
