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A Bit of Backpedaling and an Apology from Microsoft

In a very long-winded post, Microsoft's Eric Ligman (he of the "you are probably a pirate" post ) does some furious backpedalling from his previous position on doing clean installs with Windows 7 Upgrade media. That is, where he previously came off very strong about how people doing this...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-02-2009
Not So Fast

Like most of you, I'm sure, I understand the hamster-wheel nature of the business we're in and how the relentless march of technology brings with it both good and bad. I wrestle with this on a regular basis, and while I at least can claim not to be a gadget-of-the-moment-shilling-fool like some...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-23-2009
Joe Wilcox is leaving eWeek's Microsoft Watch

It looks like Joe Wilcox is leaving eWeek: Today is my last day as an eWEEK editor. In a few hours I will join the swelling ranks of journalists smitten by the economic crisis and by changes the Internet is forcing on my profession. My ending comes on a day of new beginning for Microsoft. Windows 7 promises...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-30-2009
A Plea to Paul and Leo of Windows Weekly

This is funny, though I feel bad that I basically caused this. Long story short, on the Windows Weekly podcast last week, we played a couple of clips from ex-Windows Chief Jim Allchin's new CD, Enigma, and I mentioned that, hey, I do know this guy, and maybe we could use on of the more rocking tracks...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-24-2009
I think I can address the Windows 7 'minor or major' update question now

Over the past year or so, I've written a lot about whether Windows 7 is a major or minor OS release. Microsoft, of course, has claimed that it is a major release, if only for the many user experience enhancements it's made. I've argued that it is, in many ways, a minor release, since the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-06-2009
Silly 'Release Windows 7 now' campaign

I’m not a big fan of bald-faced attention grabs like this silliness , but I am at least amused to discover that I’m “jones'n” for Windows 7 to be released … now. I guess it’s possible I said that. Maybe. But what I’m really “jones'n” for is a chance to actually provide feedback on a product that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-29-2009
Windows 7: the untold story of how the enterprise gets snubbed

Julie Bort over at Network World interviewed me for a piece on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, specifically how they do or do not interact. My feeling on this is that the Windows 7/R2 “better together” story is a little on the weak side, that Windows 7 is more of a consumer release than a business...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-23-2009
Todd Bishop, John Cook start up Puget Sound Business Journal

Todd Bishop is one of the few tech reporters I can honestly recommend without reservation, and he’s a great guy to boot. This week, he’s got some good news to report, this time about himself: He’s leaving the Seattle PI to start a new online tech news service called the Puget Sound Business Journal....

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-17-2008
Picking a Microsoft document sync solution

Obviously this is fodder for a future article, but here's a mile-high view of Microsoft's three document sync solutions. Right now, the company makes three: Live Mesh (pre-beta "technical preview") Windows Live FolderShare Beta SyncToy 2.0 For starters, they're all free. The first...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-14-2008
Taming Microsoft Word 2007’s File Associations and Document Windows, Part One

The other day, I sort of randomly posted about a number of the stupid little Windows Vista issues that bother me on a regular basis. It wasn't really that random. I had just recently had dinner with a couple of friends, also Windows enthusiasts, about some of this stuff and it was obviously in the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-31-2008

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