12.22.10
Posted in iPhone, Media, Microsoft, Music, Resources, Tech at 4:16 am by very
Many news outlet reported (e.g. 1 and 2) that Microsoft claimed that they shipped 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices in its first 6 weeks.
For those who are fans of Microsoft’s:
“That’s amazing. It took Apple 74 days to sell 1 million iPhones. Forget about the first official Android phone. Suck on that Apple!”
For those who are critics of Microsoft’s:
“Apple sold 1.7 million iPhone 4 in its first three days. Google activates around 300,000 Android phones each day recently. What’s the big deal?”
If you are not Paul Thurrott, then you would point out:
From Microsoft’s own story:
Another is phone manufacturer sales – phones being bought and stocked by mobile operators and retailers on their way to customers. We are pleased that phone manufacturers sold over 1.5 million phones in the first six weeks, which helps build customer momentum and retail presence.
What does that mean? It means Microsoft has 1.5 million of Windows Phone 7 devices (saying “Windows Phone 7 phone” is really awkward) on consignment. They are not necessarily sold to end users yet.
Definitions of “Consignment” from:
I would buy an unlocked Windows Phone 7 phone as long as it does not cost as much as the original iPhone and Nexus One. Did I mentioned that I bought the original iPhone and Nexus One unlocked? I would also buy an unlocked Palm Pre 2 if I don’t have to pay full price. I am refraining myself from buying Nexus S for now until an AT&T version is released.
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10.30.10
Posted in Announcements, Apple, iPhone, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Tech at 1:39 pm by 37prime
The news broke that Apple has filed countersuits against Motorola over iPhone multi-touch patents.
Apple was expected to countersue after Motorola filed pre-emptive suit against Apple in early October 2010. Prior to filing the suits against Apple, Motorola was sued by Microsoft over Android. Microsoft is alleging that Android is infringing their patents.
Let’s not forget the lawsuits between Apple and HTC and the “Patent deal” between Microsoft and HTC. It’s all related to Android.
It is a mess!
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10.19.10
Posted in Announcements, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Tech at 12:02 am by 37prime
Steve Ballmer announced that Ray Ozzie will be stepping down as Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect.
Maybe Microsoft has not been supporting Ray Ozzie’s ideas. Now he’s getting pushed out.
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10.01.10
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Linux, Media, Microsoft, News, Rants, Resources, Tech at 1:00 pm by 37prime
Fortune reports that Microsoft is going after Motorola for Patent violations related to Android. Apparently Motorola won’t be going the Windows Phone 7 way in favor of Android. It is obvious that Microsoft is losing the grip and going lawsuit happy.
Anyone remembers that HTC signed a “Patent deal” related to Android with Microsoft? I really thought that Android is an Open Source Project led by Google. How can Microsoft asserting Patent right to someone else’s product?
Well, Microsoft has been claiming that another Open Source Project named Linux is violating their Patents. Novell was quick to “collaborate” with Microsoft. Linus Torvald disagrees.
There are a lot of people who feel disgusted with Apple suing HTC, and a lot of them cheered when HTC signe a deal with Microsoft. What is wrong with this picture? It is just like defending a castle from attacks by surrendering to another enemy with a bigger army. You still lose!
Shame on you, Microsoft. Is this how you innovate?
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03.12.10
Posted in Announcements, Applications, Apps, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Tech, Troubleshooting, Vista, Windows at 2:26 pm by 37prime
If Outlook doesn’t work correctly, the pst file might have some problems.
Run “SCANPST.EXE” to repair Outlook pst file.
For Office 2007:
/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office 12/SCANPST.EXE
Make sure you backed up the pst file before proceeding.
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03.05.10
Posted in Announcements, Applications, Apps, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Security, Tech, Troubleshooting, Windows at 3:10 am by very
From time to time I’d get a call from acquaintances regarding their computers. Usually it’s about the viruses, trojans, worms, spywares, etc.
Well, this time it’s a Rootkit!
I know that the most effective way is to wipe the hard-drive clean and fresh-install Windows. I opted to clean the system to see what kinda damges done on this computer. Thanks to ComboFix author!
I’m going to fresh-install Windows later.
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10.22.09
Posted in Announcements, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Reviews, Tech, Vista, Windows at 8:39 pm by very
Thursday October 22nd, 2009 Windows 7 was officially released. I scoured local electronic stores for a desktop and a laptop computer. Yes, I was shopping computers but not for me.
I have been using Windows 7 since the early Beta version and have been using the RTM version for more than 6 weeks to the launch date. I installed Windows 7 on multiple computers for testing purpose. A Pentium 4 Hyper-Threading desktop, a Centrino laptop, a MacBook Pro Core Duo, a Core 2 Quad desktop and an 8-core Mac Pro amongst many.
I personally don’t believe what many “tech journalists” have said before.
What I found out is that Windows 7 is not a leap and bound compared to Windows Vista. Windows 7 still a memory hog, albeit less than Windows Vista. On older computers Windows 7 is not pleasant to use. On current and powerful computers, Windows 7 does excel.
My experience certainly does not reflect of those of most computer users.
One shining feature of Windows 7 for me is the native support for AVCHD format. I own and use several AVCHD camcorders; Windows 7 now can now be integrated into the workflow.
Windows 7 is something new, but I’d recommend buying a new computer when the need arose. Please avoid buying computers because they are cheap. Buy the best possible hardware that you can afford.
P.S. B.B. King rocks the Blues!
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09.15.09
Posted in Announcements, Applications, Apps, Media, Microsoft, News, Rants, Resources, Security, Tech, Troubleshooting, Vista, Windows at 4:31 pm by 37prime
I can’t imagine why Windows Vista Service Pack 1 takes 3 hours to install.
It’s on a Toshiba Satellite notebook with Intel Core 2 Duo and 2GB of RAM.
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08.25.09
Posted in Announcements, Applications, Apps, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Tech, Troubleshooting, Vista, Windows at 3:30 pm by 37prime
Scratching my heads figuring out why BlackBerry won’t sync Calendars to Outlook 2007.
All existing Calendars in the BlackBerry won’t transfer to Outlook 2007. Only new entries can be synced.
I’m reading through a lot of articles on BlackBerry Support forums right now.
UPDATE:
Found the solutions to this particular problem on multiple discussions.
Go to:
- Options > Advanced Options > Default Services
- Delete the email account with (CICAL) appended to it
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Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Security, Tech, Troubleshooting, Vista, Windows at 12:21 am by 37prime
I installed Windows 7 Enterprise Edition RTM on my 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo. Everything seems to be working well initially. Most device drivers were installed by Windows 7. Boot Camp Windows Support took care of the rest of the drivers including the trackpad, iSight and keyboard drivers.
For some reasons after a few reboots, iSight driver kept crashing. At this point Apple has not officially supported Windows 7 yet.
As expected, Windows 7 prompted me to install some anti-malware software and I opted to install Microsoft Security Essentials Beta. Shortly after Windows 7 started crashing. I tried to roll back Windows 7 using System Restore, but unfortunately it failed. I tried uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials Beta but it wouldn’t run under Safe Mode. Windows 7 always crashes unless it is in Safe Mode.
I am going re-format and install the system all over again.
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