I have two new websites that I’d like to start. Both of them need the benefits of a content management system. Right now I’m thinking either Joomla or WordPress. Drupal is out because I just don’t have that kind of time. Opinions?
Tonight I decided to give the Windows Live Services beta proggies a shot. I had heard about these from Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott, but to be brutally honest, I’ve pretty much given up on enjoying anything that Microsoft puts out.
Quite honestly, this little bag of tricks should have shipped with Windows Vista. I remember when I loaded Vista for the first time, I was expecting a lot out of the new Windows Mail client. I got nothing but a crock. The only update I could place was the borders on the windows.
Microsoft Watch – Corporate – What Microsoft’s EU Ruling Means to You
Good work, Europeans. You’ve finally delivered what was needed. Too bad the U.S. government was too much of a wuss.
Folks in the cell phone and computer businesses need to wake up to what is going on outside of our country. Perhaps this is the first step toward that end. I congratulate the EU.
So this morning, I’m up way-too-early again, which means… yes.. Verm is getting back on a plane. The past two years I have traveled way more than ever in my life and it’s actually starting to feel like a career.
But you know your interest is piqued when you clamor to make arrangements to fly to D.C. just for one day to see a product demo. Yes, the technology is that cool and that interesting. It’s mainly interesting for our project, but I can think of two hundred billion applications for the technology we’re looking at today.
I thought I’d do a quickie post and describe to you a little bit about my online life – where you can find information about me in real time, or maybe anytime later you want to check in… or if you want to completely ignore me, you know which sites to avoid.
Under the blogroll on the right-hand side of the site, you can see links to various content tendrils to latch onto. These tendrils do not have suckers, they’re merely there for you to grab at will. Okie, I’m not paid for analogies these days. Get over it.
Bah, I had one more thought that I meant to express in that last post and I completely forgot about it. This is what happens when I don’t take notes.
Has anyone else noticed that Microsoft’s competition keeps drawing their attention away from their core business and running them in circles? Google keeps drawing them into the search fight. Apple keeps drawing them into the portable music device fight. Companies are pulling Microsoft’s meat in many different directions and they’re taking the bait. The corporate desire to be everything computing to everyone is such a disease at Redmond that they cannot resist the chum. They bite over and over, all the while chasing their tail and losing sight of the core business.
Sorry about being MIA for a while. I’ve had quite a bit going on, most of which centered around work. Last week I was on the west coast for some work in San Jose.
Excuses aside, I simply had to comment on the big announcements today from the fruity people. I think it goes without saying that the devices unveiled today are compelling and beautiful. Apple continued the trend-setting posture today. I won’t bother to go over each and every device because I’m sure that by now, you’ve read about all you can read on them – perhaps even purchased one or two of them.
Up early for another one of those first-planes-to-Atlanta things so I can head west for the week. This trip includes a visit with Apple, so I’m excited. Also, plenty of chances to see Creth and company, mucho happy about that as well.
