Follow the Hardware Compatibility List
Microsoft published the first Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) in 1990 for Windows 3.0. As the article states, the listed model of computers are certified to run Windows. The machine as a whole […]
Streamlining Technology to Reduce Complexity and Improve Productivity
Smooth lines with a gleaming reflection and razzle-dazzle lights seem to convey the promises of technology, but in the current era we seem to be gridlocked. The trend now is […]
WPC 2014 Insider Perspective
WPC, otherwise known as the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, was again a huge event this year with over 16,000 attendees descending on Washington D.C. July 13-17. This was my 8th WPC […]
Technology Writers on Notice in 2014
If you’re a journalist in the technology industry, then one of your resolutions should be to get your act together. Let’s start with Christopher Mims’ 2013 Was a Lost Year […]
2013 Virtual CIO Blog Review
This is the annual report from WordPress.com. Blog posts increased to weekly, page views nearly doubled versus last year, and the most notable referring site was LinkedIn. Obviously, no one got the […]
Technology Expert Explains Why I Carry A Nokia Lumia 920
For about 10 months, I’ve carried the Nokia Lumia 920 – far before the Ballmer resignation and Microsoft restructure, or the Nokia purchase by Microsoft. If the public saw my […]
Ballmer and Microsoft Misconceptions
Earlier in the month, Forbes published 4 Popular Misconceptions about Microsoft – a much better job than my Microsoft Jolts The World in January. It was a solid piece about how the […]
10 Things to Know About Microsoft Partners
With nearly 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Partner, clients and peers often don’t realize what the designation means: Everyone is a Microsoft Partner. That is an exaggeration, but […]
Microsoft Jolts The World
This is going to sting a bit. If you’re a member of the press or provide hardware or software, then WAKE UP! You’re stuck in a 10-year-old mindset, sound like idiots, […]
2012 In Review
WordPress.com has begun providing annual reports and I wanted to share the most popular posts of 2012: iPhone 5 Flop – Apple sold millions of the new device, but failed to […]
Windows 8 Review
I don’t get to decide just to skip an OS version, because as the expert I’m expected to know the product. Use whatever you like as I have no fight in the game […]
