Has the leadership at Microsoft gone completely off its rocker? If and when you get a computer running Windows 8 in the future, just try and play a DVD. It won't work. There is no way to do it. Can you believe this new nonsensical move by the boys from Redmond? I can't. Why in the hell would anybody buy Windows 8 when some of the best features of Windows will be gone.
Now there is a caveat to this. You can still get get DVD playback if you buy Windows 8 Pro version for more money...then spend even more and buy the Windows Media Player add-on. But, there is no doubt enterprising folk will provide a DVD player app to work in Windows 8...just like someone will provide a Start Button to replace the one Microsoft removed.
I predict here and now that Windows 8 will be a flop. Businesses will not adopt it and folks running Windows 7 will not upgrade. There is no doubt in my mind that Microsoft has lost its way. New leadership with vision is needed from the top on down or they will continue to flounder. Just my opinion, folks. -JRC
FBI Aims to Pry Open New Channels for Web Surveillance
The FBI is pushing for a change in
1994's CALEA law that would make social networking websites and online chat
services more easily accessed by law enforcement surveillance teams. The bureau
has asserted that a change in the way people communicate has lessened its
wiretapping ability, a problem it refers to as "going dark."
Osama
bin Laden didn’t use encryption to protect the thousands of files stored in the
Pakistani compound where he was killed. 17 of the 6,000 documents have now been
publicly released.
The real story behind the big Microsoft and B&N deal
How could Microsoft and Barnes &
Noble launch a historic joint venture when they were at each others' throats a
few month ago? Read on
Microsoft goes green: data centers, offices to be carbon neutral come July
The program will begin in July, at
the start of Microsoft's 2013 fiscal year, and includes a company-wide carbon
fee, whereby various divisions will be held accountable for their own energy
usage.
No Windows 8 DVD playback will mean increased costs, and consumer confusion
Windows 8 users who want
out-of-the-box DVD playback capability will not only have to purchase the
higher-priced Pro edition, but also the optional Media Center Pack. This is bad
news for consumers because it means increased costs, more confusion, and the
potential for more 'crapware' to be installed on new PCs.
The iPad Has Killed The Netbook
While we can debate how much the
iPad cannibalizes Apple’s MacBook sales, there’s no doubt that the device is
continuing to kill of the entire netbook industry. While iPad sales are
literally selling as fast as Apple can make them, netbook sales continue to
plummet
New ZoneAlarm antivirus-firewall combo competes for free
For years, the firewall has been a
feature restricted to paid upgrades in comprehensive security suites. ZoneAlarm
just upended that paradigm with its new ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus+Firewall.
Manage multiple online storage accounts from one place with Otixo
Otixo is a free online service that
will connect with multiple cloud storage accounts and present them to you in a
single, easy to use dialog.
Versatile Free Program for Saving or Printing a List of Your Windows Files and Folders
One of the features lacking in
Windows Explorer is a way to create a list of the files in a folder. A new
program called Karen’s Directory Printer solves this problem and comes with a
selection of features that are quite useful.
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