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IE8 not being pushed? Only if you work in PR.

Posted on April 29, 2009April 29, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on IE8 not being pushed? Only if you work in PR.

IE8, still not ready for everyone to use due to compatibility issues with many websites out there. Microsoft says, “We are not pushing IE8 out there yet.” Everyone breaths a sigh of relief. At least until today. If you run updates, you should take a close look at the high priority updates. Yeah the ones…

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Licensing… WTF!

Posted on April 28, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Licensing… WTF!

So I’ve been working on a project at the office which is more annoying than anything I’ve ever done. I am going through licensing and see what we have, where we need to update, and what is what. The problem is twofold. First, the prior people never kept good documentation, so finding the actually pieces…

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Microsoft might actually do something right…

Posted on April 27, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Microsoft might actually do something right…

Windows vista I have looked at, and for the most part, considering it the spawn of Windows ME. Vista has its good points, and Microsoft tried with it, but with a moving target, stripped down capabilities compared to what it was supposed to have, and massive delays on getting it to market, Microsoft really messed…

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