Category: Technology News
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Windows 8 Activation Process
For anyone whose Windows 8 OEM or MSDN installation fails to activate with a “DNS does not exist” error, you can solve the problem fairly easily by retriggering Microsoft’s activation process by doing the following: From the Start screen, press Win+R to get to the traditional desktop and bring up the run dialog. Type cmd and…
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Technology at its Worst
Every once in a while, a completely ridiculous activity is needed on a computer, and it seriously makes me question my entire profession. In the past 16 hours, I’ve had two fully baffling user experience situations that have almost had me ready to toss my computer. Microsoft’s User Experience The first involved Windows. I run…
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On Microsoft’s Surface…
For those who didn’t see it, Microsoft’s mystery announcement yesterday was the introduction of the Microsoft Surface–their “answer to the iPad.” You can watch the video here. Personally, I think last night’s presentation was a step in the right direction for Microsoft, but only a step, when what they really needed was a jump. RIM…
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Windows 8 is Getting There…
I like what Microsoft is trying to do with Windows 8. I really do. But they still have three fundamental flaws they don’t seem able to overcome. They still have Ballmer at the helm. Get someone with a character like Jeff Bezos or Tim Cook and they’d be all set. They still don’t have a…
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iPhone “4S” is for Strategy
In the wake of yesterday’s Apple keynote announcing the iPhone 4S, which left many people disappointed and dropped Apple’s stock by 5%, I’ve noticed that there are a few things that the industry is waiting to catch their breath on and adjust their rumor mills accordingly. Just like the jokes that cropped up over the…