Tag: Computer trend
Why Google TV failed
Google Now may have just won Popular Science’s “Innovation of the Year” award, but it is receiving no accolades for Google TV. With Logitech leaving the party licking its wounds with more Revue boxes being returned from retailers than are being sold and Google refusing to unveil sales figures in the face of Apple’s 500,000… Read More ›
Windows 8 – Does it matter anymore?
Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft, announced availability of Windows 8 yesterday “shattering perceptions of what a PC is” and “kicking off a new era” for the company. Having completely missed the smartphone and tablet movements (along with Intel), it certainly needed a good kick as it attempts to make its comeback with an operating system that… Read More ›
Virtualization – AC of the 3rd Millennium
I read with interest today Steve Wozniak’s skepticism towards “All Things Cloud”. He worries about security and a lack of user data control. Even though he raises important points, they seem a little strange coming from the Chief Scientist of Fusion.io – a company suppling servers to the Cloud. Where’s the vision? Some History Wozniak’s… Read More ›
Windows 8: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Microsoft will release Windows 8 to manufacturing in August and it will be generally available for sale in October. So IT managers will shortly be faced with the question of whether they should switch to it or not. In my view they should wait – as long as they can. Consumers buying new PCs on… Read More ›
HTML5 – Future Universal Client or Pure Marketing Hype?
I’ve heard some people dismiss HTML5 as pure marketing hype. For me this is just nonsense! Developers of business applications working to one or two year release cycles need to be thinking about HTML5 now! Of course it is going to take time to transition, but plan now. Some people are also moaning about the… Read More ›
The Future History of Computing
A fork in the road is rapidly approaching for those of you that develop and sell business applications. Don’t miss it or you may miss the future. One path leads to ‘Software as a Service‘ or ‘Cloud Computing‘ and it’s the latest thing since sliced bread. The other to self-destruction. Like the fashion industry, the… Read More ›
The Fourth Column 