Microsoft Should Focus On Core Business
July 29, 2008 at 12:23 pm | In Opinion | No CommentsMicrosoft is a software company. That’s what they started out to be. However, for the past 10 years or so they have moved away from that core business. Microsoft now has MP3 players, a game console, and too many online services to count. I believe that this loss of focus on their core business has lead to the problems they are now having with Windows Vista and the problems they will continue to have if they do not “rethink” their strategy.
The two main sources of Microsoft’s success are Windows and Office. They have since lost focus on at least one of these very important products and it has caused a few problems. It kind of seems like Vista did not get the attention and supervision it deserved so the result was a product that was not really ready to be released. We can place some of the blame on the media and the general public for complaining every time Microsoft pushed back the release date but that is not the source of the problem. The problem is too many products and too many things going on at once. Microsoft has so many products and services that it is hard to keep up with all of them. What happened to the good ole days of just Windows and Office. If Microsoft seriously dropped most of the other products and brought their focus on Windows and Office, they would be unstoppable.
So Microsoft! Don’t worry about Google, they are going to dominate the search and internet advertising business for some time. Get back to working on Windows and give us all another great operating system like Windows XP.
BlackBerry
July 11, 2008 at 10:27 am | In Phone and Other Mobile Devices | No CommentsI have owned a BlackBerry since May and I am glad that I made the decision to switch to the BlackBerry rather than sticking with a Windows Mobile phone. Windows Mobile has some nice features but it is a slow and clunky OS. The BlackBerry operating system, however, is very stable and fast. Now the one thing I do miss about my old Samsung BlackJack is the 3G. Downloads and web pages load a little slower on the BlackBerry.
This is the BlackBerry I have (Red).
So far I have had no problems with my BlackBerry. The e-mail works flawlessly and I was also able to install a Facebook application that alerts me when I have messages and alerts. I can also use the Facebook app to view profiles, update my status, send messages, and write on my friends’ walls. My favorite feature of the BlackBerry has to be the e-mail. The e-mail just works and it’s nice to have spell check and an auto format function that will automatically turn something like “didnt” to “didn’t”. I also like the little line it puts at the end “Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T”. This kind of lets people know that you are responding from your phone and could be away from your computer, etc.
The BlackBerry is full of different features but one of my favorites has to be the holster function. The phone is able to detect a magnet when it is put in a holster and will go to sleep. While it is in sleep mode in a holster or case the keys do nothing when they are pressed and the screen goes off. As soon as you pull the phone out of the case or holster, the screen lights up and it is ready to go. If you get an e-mail or text message while the phone is in the holster, the phone will automatically open the e-mail or message app when you take the phone out. You can also set the phone to ring differently or just vibrate while it is in a holster. However, to use this feature, you have to find a case that supports it. All BlackBerry branded cases support this function (they just have a magnet in them somewhere) and I believe all the cases from Seidio are also compatible.
Overall, BlackBerrys are very capable smart phones. If you are in the market for a smart phone you should definitely check them out. You will not be disappointed.
A Work In Progress
July 9, 2008 at 4:54 pm | In Website News | No CommentsI thought I would write another post because I wanted to see what multiple posts look like on the blog home page. I also wanted to just let everyone that sees this know that it is still a work in progress. I am still working on a header image to give this thing a little more of a unique feel. I may also move some other things around and change the theme once again.
A New Blog
July 9, 2008 at 4:29 pm | In Website News | 1 CommentAfter thinking for a while I have decided to use WordPress for a blog. At first I thought it would be fun and educational to write my own simple blog application but that is too time consuming. I believe that WordPress will give me what I want, a simple blog application without advertisements. Let me know what you think and check out the web site!
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