Tag Archives: microsoft

Secret Shame: why I don’t use Yahoo

May 5, 2007 – 12:32 pm

The recent talk of Microsoft buying out Yahoo! reminded me that I wanted to write a little about why I try to avoid companies like Yahoo! and why other people should do the same. Corporations are not known for their compassion, but companies like Yahoo! have (for a while now) taken dispassion to a new [...]

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Choose Your Company Wisely:
Microsoft, Apple, and DRM

February 8, 2007 – 10:09 am

Years ago as the glory ride of Napster was slowly grinding to a halt I read an article that asked which band was for me. The choices were Metallica or The Grateful Dead and the difference was how the bands treated their fans, the consumers. The main difference was that Metallica sued everyone [...]

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He Works Hard for the Money

October 21, 2006 – 8:22 am

So, my new job at Wasser Studios seems to be going well after the first week. Of course I have to use Microsoft Word 2003, which is painful. Using Word after spending so much time with products like Adobe InDesign is like having a conversation with Martin Luther King Jr. about passive resistance [...]

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