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Bill Gates era coming to a close

Bill Gates is just about done at Microsoft. I feel very fortunate just have been in the same room when he did the keynote at Mix06. I don't think the guy is evil in any way. I think he's f'ing brilliant, and he deserves every bit of his success. He's not always right, but he's a smart guy. I really dig...

Posted to Jeff's Junk (Weblog) by Jeff on 06-24-2008, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Microsoft, culture, General Software Development
PowerPoint ain't got nothin' on Keynote, the culture gap

That $100 store credit from Apple for my iPhone has been burning a hole in my pocket now for awhile, so I strolled into church, er, the Apple Store to play with Keynote, the presentation tool and approximate competitor to PowerPoint. I've done a few PowerPoint presentations here and there. It's not hard...

Posted to Jeff's Junk (Weblog) by Jeff on 09-27-2007, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Microsoft, culture, Apple, General Software Development
Is BillG living in a bubble?

I'm a huge Bill Gates fan, and would go as far as to say he was the first reason I went to Mix06 last year. But this quote has me a little concerned... "So the key trend to look at is the importance of software and then say who really has shown the ability to do strong software? In some ways...

Posted to Jeff's Junk (Weblog) by Jeff on 02-05-2007, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Microsoft, culture, Apple, General Software Development
And you thought Vista was looking like a colossal failure before

I'm sure I'll be accused of drinking the Apple Kool-Aid (or is it Apple juice?), but I have to say that Microsoft is so ridiculously far behind in making a meaningful gee-whiz operating system that it weighs heavy on me. The company that has brought to me amazing development tools and a superior...

Posted to Jeff's Junk (Weblog) by Jeff on 08-08-2006, 12:00 AM
Filed under: Microsoft, culture, Apple, Vista
Yet another .NET vs. Java thread

People really get a fire in their panties about this kind of thing. I'm not sure why. Check this one... http://www.digg.com/programming/Microsoft_Net_Beat_Java_Who_s_Next Granted, having a 'Softie inflame people doesn't help. But really, .NET is pretty awesome. I think it would be even more...

Posted to Jeff's Junk (Weblog) by Jeff on 07-28-2006, 12:00 AM
Filed under: .NET, Microsoft, culture