The Wall Street Journal has a nice debate-style article with input from Robert Scoble and Dave Winer. Debating on the idea of whether Microsoft innovates or not.
Not sure that there is a clear answer there, but it certainly brings out some very good points, and perspectives.
Via: The Wall Street Journal – Is Microsoft Driving Innovation Or Playing Catch-Up With Rivals?
Wow, great news for those of you who have embraced the modern world of online applications and document storage!
Zoho has interoperability with Microsoft Office via a downloadable plugin that allows Office users to save Word & Excel documents directly to their Zoho account. This functionality helps blur the line between remotely hosted and local applications.
“People are asking for this,†Vegesna said. “Currently they have to go to Zoho.com, login, and upload documents. We have them doing this an average of five times per day. This will let them go straight to Zoho without having to go to Zoho.com, upload, etc.â€
Zoho is also opening its API’s so that online storage providers could tap into the Zoho engine and provide more seamless integration of storage options.
I’ve been using Zoho (and Google Docs & Spreadsheets) for most of 2006. There are definite differences between the offerings, but Zoho has made the most progress towards an integrated feature-rich office suite. By offering the ability to upload/download documents directly to your Zoho account – their product becomes even more useful and productive.
This new feature is compatible with Office 2000, 2003, and 2007 by the way.
Via: TechCrunch – The Real Office Live: Zoho Bridges Online And Offline Office App’s
I have to agree with Thatedeguy, the Zune is a great first outing for Microsoft in the portable music player field. Its greatest failing is that its a Microsoft product, and that it is competing against an entrenched favorite in the market.
In his analysis, Thatedeguy points out how the mainstream media picks the device apart, and does not seem to give it a fair play. Gadget gurus on the other hand, have reviewed the device, software, functionality and have found it to be a worthy competitor.
Via: Thatedeguy – iPod Perception vs. Zune Reality
Technorati tags: Microsoft+ZuneLooks like Microsoft Forefront is ready for beta testing. Public beta is open download here.
Via: MSFN – Microsoft Forefront Client Security Public Beta
Have you heard of the RSS features in Internet Explorer 7? How about Outlook 2007? Yep, Microsoft baked RSS goodness into the two most-used desktop applications from Redmond.
What? How well do they work? It just so happens that Kevin Tofel has a great overview of RSS in the two products. It really is a an honest appraisal of how well Microsoft has implemented RSS.
Integration is quite good, but the feature set is a little lacking. Still, if you’re starting out with RSS – these two applications will help you get a good understanding of how RSS can help you consume more information faster than simply browsing news sites.
Good read.
Via: jkOnTheRun – Overview: reading RSS feeds in IE7 and Outlook 2007
@MAC_Arms Pay taxes when you make your money, pay taxes when you spend your money, pay taxes when you successfully invest your money, pay taxes when you save enough taxed money to afford a house, pay taxes to live in your house, pay taxes when you sell the house that you paid taxes on to
Yup, taxes are criminal and we need serious reforms. I've always said that if you want to see a tax revolt, make withholdings illegal and have Americans write a tax check every payday. They'll revolt for sure. You don't miss what you never had.
I think it’s safe to say that @GovEvers should stop blocking audits in Wisconsin and open the books…
“Only AMERICAN citizens should vote.”
Sen. @berniemoreno says voter ID and proof of citizenship are simply common sense.
“We’re talking about a very low threshold — identify who you are and prove you’re a U.S. citizen when you register to vote. I think we’re getting closer to
Wrong. Democrats are solely responsible for hours-long airport lines.
They voted to defund TSA three times and won’t even entertain a conversation about reopening it. Why?
They’re using it as leverage to stop enforcing immigration laws.
