Stuff I’m Thinking About…
January 31st, 2012
As an analyst for Directions on Microsoft covering the Windows OS, patents, and miscellaneous IT issues, every day I read and analyze a large number of articles, stories, blogs and other opinions from a variety of sources.
These sources are the raw input of analysis, which has to be read and evaluated. They have to be compared against other information. Some may be important—most are not. Some may be interesting—most are not. Some may be facts—most are rumors. Some may affect and change my opinion—most will not.
So, think about these articles as pieces of a special jigsaw puzzle: Put them together one way and you’ll get one picture. Put them together another way, you’ll get another picture. Save a piece for a couple of days, and use it with the new pieces for yet another picture.
None of the pictures is correct—just different.
Welcome to analysis!
Windows 7
Windows 8
Looking Ahead to Windows 8: Five Big Questions for MSFT.
Windows 8 Will Handle Duplicate Files and Copy Actions Differently.
Responding to Feedback, MSFT Makes Changes to Windows 8 File Management.
MSFT: Acting on File Management Feedback.
MSFT’s Office 15: To Metro or Not to Metro?
Windows 8 and the Death of ‘Rich’ Apps.
Windows Server
Windows Embedded
Internet Explorer and Browsers
Browsium Comes Up With New Way to Run Old Web Apps in IE8, IE9.
Virtualization and Hosting
Tablets, SmartPhones, and PCs
Misc
MSFT Mishap in Madison Funds 1,400 iPads.
‘Mobile Device Privacy Act’ Would Prevent Secret Smartphone Monitoring.
Draft ‘Carrier IQ’ Bill Would Have Carriers Inform, Then Track Customers.
Fair Use, the DCMA, and Presidential Politics.
Other Tech Writers and Analysts
Sites
Associated Press Top Technology News
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Paul Thurrott’s Supersite for Windows
