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Month: October 2008

  • Windows lucky number 7 perhaps

    So the next version of Windows will be known simply as “Windows 7.” That’s according to a post yesterday by Mike Nash, Microsoft’s Corporate VP Windows Product Management. Windows 7 is the planned successor operating system to Windows Vista and…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #388: October 13, 2008

    Content summary: Shel’s at the Ragan SAS conference; new FIR Interview posted; winners of the FIR Listener contest announced; Michael Netzley discusses the Geek Dinner and Conferences in Asia; News That Fits – transparency and authenticity in communicating the impact…

  • Expect more email scams

    With all the bad news about the economy, bank bailouts and who knows what’s next, email scammers are very quick off the mark as this email, in the FIR comments Gmail account this morning, suggests. It’s worth repeating: If you…

  • A (one-off) future for print

    What an interesting experiment. This morning, a four-page printed newspaper called The Manual was distributed to London commuters at a number of locations in the city. Just 150 copies were printed with each one numbered so making the complete print…

  • What are you doing on Blog Action Day?

    I decided to support this global initiative, which aims to unite bloggers, podcasters and videocasters around the world to post about the same issue on the same day. That day is Wednesday October 15 and the issue is global poverty.…