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Microsoft’s Vista spin job

September 24, 2008

    I have, mostly by default, been a Microsoft software user since 1989. Despite advances through these nearly 20 years, I’ve never quite been wowed by much of what Microsoft produces. In contrast, Adobe’s products, particularly Photoshop and InDesign, are exceedingly useful tools with myriad creative possibilities. One can make a life time’s worth [...]

Privacy: Kudos to Google and Viacom

July 7, 2008

It’s near impossible to know the exact machinations at work in the Viacom/Google lawsuit, but Google’s and Viacom’s comments about the recent order to turn over data underscore an important point: Both entities, in attempting to iron out copyright infringement of commercial videos posted Youtube, appear to be adamant about protecting the identity, and therefore [...]