Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’
Bing It On: The search engine wars continue
By now we all have seen the TV commercials from Bing, and their endless efforts to set the Bing search engine above Google. Well, this recent effort shows how determined the folks are at Microsoft and Bing. Bing launched an interactive website poll comparing their search engine and Google, by giving you 5 searches to…
Read MoreWindows 8 and Mac OSX Lion
A few days ago some screenshot leaked from Microsoft developers showcasing the new PC operating system called Windows 8. As a true competitor, Apple followed Microsoft’s leak with their announcement of the new Mac OSX Lion. I decided to look in to both promising operating systems and see what they are bringing to the table.…
Read MoreIE9 vs Firefox 4
Upgrading your browsers, do you do it immediately or do you wait? Well, just for our readers (and poorly managed curiosity), I upgraded both as soon as I could. Well, that wasn’t a good idea. Here are some specifics: FireFox 4.0 – only 1 out of 7 plug-ins I use still work. This is bad…
Read MoreMicrosoft Office 2010 is out
Microsoft Office 2010 Beta version is available for download now. Come to think of it, I started using the Office programs back in 2000. It has been 10 years and I am still using the software today. I could not let go of the Microsoft Office software, even though I am a Mac user. It…
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