Alister Cameron // Blogologist

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Tag: Microsoft

Frank Arrigo wonders if Ray Ozzie is back in my “good books”… he is!

24 April 2008 – 3:18 pm

When I’ve had a really good look at Microsoft’s exciting new Live Mesh I’ll post a proper reply to Aussie Microsofter Frank Arrigo, who wonders if I’m still disappointed with Ray Ozzie… Looks like I have serious reasons to reconsider! It does indeed look like the Groove successor to die for!

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Ray Ozzie, I am disappointed.

29 February 2008 – 6:24 pm

This is Ray Ozzie. He’s Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect. I pictured him kind of younger than that… but Microsoft ages you like nothing else. I mean, just look at Steve Ballmer!
Anyway, see that link on Ray’s page… top right in the sidebar… yeah, that links to his blog. Click it.
You’ve arrived at a page dated [...]

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Microsoft, can I have a Christmas present too?

29 December 2006 – 8:09 pm

Bloggers in the tech field - who Microsoft has decided are in the top tier of “influencers” - have received a lovely Christmas present - an Acer “Ferrari” Notebook computer preloaded with Vista Ultimate.
So while Microsoft clearly doesn’t think I’m in that esteemed company yet, I’m wondering if I can ask for one? Can it [...]

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Microsoft giving away a Photoshop clone for FREE (plus 150 other apps!)

4 October 2006 – 10:48 am

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/software/Microsoft_giving_away_a_Photoshop_clone_for_FREE_plus_150_other_apps’; Microsoft has a TON of stuff you can download for free. In some cases you need to go thru that whole validation thing to prove you’ve got a real version of their O/S, but otherwise their plain vanilla free downloads.
One of their apps I was particularly impressed with is Paint.Net. I haven’t [...]

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Microsoft reworks the iPod’s packaging

22 September 2006 – 9:30 pm

I think this is brilliant. There is SO much in this!
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Technorati Tags: microsoft, ipod, branding, packaging, marketing

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Windows Live Writer (beta)

20 August 2006 – 10:26 pm

I’ve posted this and my last post tonight with the brand new Windows Live Writer, which may well end up making life a tad harder for the sundy WinXP-based blog tools I have used, like w.bloggar.
So far, so OK. It’s an early Beta… what can I say. But it’s good to see MS doing something [...]

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