dan tynan on Jun 12 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld, Microsoft
The Redmond reprobates are up to their old anti-antitrust tricks, shipping Windows 7 in Europe minus Internet Explorer. At least you’ve got to admire their chutzpah.
dan tynan on Mar 20 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Da Web, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft
Well that didn’t take long.
Moments after Microsoft unleashed Internet Explorer 8 unto an unsuspecting planet it got hacked to bits. Actually, IE8 was hacked the day before it emerged from the beta chysalis.
In this case, at least, it was in the controlled environment of CanSecWest’s annual Pwn2Own contest. The hacker was a 25-year-old grad [...]
dan tynan on Dec 13 2008 | Filed under: Computerworld, Culture Crash, Da Web, Google, Web 2.0
Google Chrome is officially out of beta. But is it any betta? Tynan doesn’t think Chrome’s ready for prime time just yet. He tries to break the news to her as gently as he can.
Dear Chrome:
First, this harassment has got to stop. The constant emails and IMs. Parking outside my house. Calling me at [...]
dan tynan on Nov 25 2008 | Filed under: Computerworld, Culture Crash, Geekishness, Google, Web 2.0
Part Deux of my ‘letters to inanimate software series’ continues with this missive to Gmail, responding to the dozens of commenters on Digg and Culture Crash beat me up over this.
Dear Gmail:
I know, I know. You’re totally cheesed off about me calling you a "train wreck" the other day. I admit that was [...]
dan tynan on Nov 23 2008 | Filed under: Computerworld, Culture Crash, Da Web, Geekishness, Google, Web 2.0
She was the new girl in town for a while, but Google Chrome has lost her shine. Sorry Chrome: You’ve been swell, but I’m going back to my old flame, Firefox.
Dear Firefox:
When we met three years ago, I thought: This is it, the browser I’ve been waiting for. I’ve found my life partner. So [...]
