Tag Archive 'windows update'

HP, AMD, and XP SP3 — three things that don’t go well together

(This post originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
Microsoft finally released XP’s Service Pack 3 to the masses last week, which is a bit like telling someone on death row you finally got around to fixing their car. Then it turns out your car may not really run, and if you have the [...]

Geek Week: CNET gets swallowed, Yahoo proxy fight to follow

(This screed originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
I think, therefore Icahn. Just when you thought the Yahoo-Microsoft deal was kaput, in steps everyone’s least favorite uncle Carl Icahn to muck things up. In a letter to the Yahoo board, the curmudgeon billionaire scolded board members, then announced his intentions to buy $2.5 [...]