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• Steven Sinofsky’s Vista UAC discussion at PDC 2008

  One thing I haven’t written about yet is my impression of a few moments in Steven Sinofsky’s PDC 2008 keynote. It was when he talked about User Account Control. UAC was not well received when it was put in Vista, to put it mildly. At around... Posted Nov 14 2008, 12:36 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Vista, Opinion, Software

• Exemplary customer service at JanSport

  This is an example of how customer service is done right. We bought a JanSport backpack three years ago or so for use at school. A few days ago a buckle broke, so I contacted JanSport via their customer service web page. I explained the situation of the... Posted Sep 15 2008, 09:28 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Personal, Opinion

• Walt Mossberg heaps praises on the HP TouchSmart PC - or maybe not…

  Here’s the summarizing headline/link: The TouchSmart Has Improved–But Not Enough I’m surprised at how relatively positive the article is. Thanks Mr. Mossberg! Share This Read More... Posted Jul 02 2008, 01:37 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Opinion, Work in general

• Maker Faire drowning in success

  I’m happy that Maker Faire in San Mateo is having great success, judging from today’s experience. Our family attempted to go today to take part in the clothing swap, mostly. But when we got there, all the parking lots were overflowing/closed... Posted May 03 2008, 07:07 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Personal, Opinion

• Windows "7": What will Microsoft learn from Windows Vista?

  Vista Service Pack 1 is in the can. It’s no coincidence that Vista SP1 and Server 2008 are “here” at the same time. They’re one and the same apart from the differences in “configuration”, i.e. Client vs. Server stuff... Posted Feb 10 2008, 02:25 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Vista, Opinion

• The software free-conomy

  After looking through the comments to Jeff Atwood’s recent post on software product keys, I noticed that quite a few went down the rabbit-hole of  free versus paid software. People suggesting that if you don’t like paying for software... Posted Dec 20 2007, 01:50 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Opinion, Software development

• Microsoft deprecates support for XBAP WPF apps in version 5.3 of the Media Center SDK

  I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Media Center SDK just now, and was a bit surprised to see that WPF apps are now officially deprecated as a supported way of extending Windows Media Center on Vista. There’s no big announcement... Posted Nov 20 2007, 12:02 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: WPF, Vista, Opinion, Microsoft, Software development

• Apple’s new iMacs

  It’s almost a sacrilege to admit it for someone working with traditional PCs for a living, but I’m just blown away by the new stuff Apple announced today. Their marriage of sleek, elegant hardware, fabulous software and web services just screams... Posted Aug 08 2007, 02:49 AM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Opinion, Environment

• Shovelware / Crapware / Bloatware

  Over the last few months I have read bloggers and journalists complain and complain about the software that you find on PCs you buy from “major” manufacturers. I’m tired of them. Very, very tired. Yes, PCs get loaded with software that... Posted Jul 18 2007, 11:46 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Opinion

• Blog reading fatigue

  I’m nowhere near the crazy level of blog reading that Scoble goes through. I have 119 blogs in my google reader list. But I’m beginning to have blog reading fatigue. You know how people who give you blogging advice say that you need to post... Posted Jun 10 2007, 05:09 PM by GeekTieGuy Filed under: Opinion