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Interesting commentary from InfoWorld on iPad (aka Safari) browser use dramatically increasing despite Android devices having dramatically outsold iPads.   I love my iPad2 for casual web browsing.  Apparently a whole lot of others do too. https://www.

Finally an attempt to cut down on the charger plug clutter. https://www.gizmag.com/apple-iphone-micro-usb-adapter/20094/picture/144394/

An interesting article discussing the fact that Microsoft Windows XP use is on the decline with just over 50% of the computers running Windows XP.  At the same time the rate of Windows 7 adoption continues to increase.   The article states that they expect the number of Microsoft Windows 7 machines in use to exceed […]

Firefox continues to release updates at a dizzying pace. I read one article that they said they were going to continue to use numbers for their versions. At this pace we’ll have Firefox 75 sometime by the end of 2015! Here is an article describing what Firefox 7 has to offer over 6, 5, and […]

Microsoft made a big deal about desktop gadgets when Microsoft Vista came out. I never really liked them because they took up too much space on the desktop for what they did. Now apparently Microsoft is going to discontinue them as well. https://www.infoworld.

Microsoft has been introducing the world to what is coming next in Windows 8. This is a good article introducing what comes after Windows 7: https://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/what-it-should-know-about-windows-8-173881?page=0,0&source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-10-01

While I’m sure this was accidental, it is one way to protect Internet Explorer’s market share: https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220435/Microsoft_kills_Google_Chrome_with_bad_malware_signature?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2011-09-30

Dead is still dead, but in Windows 8 the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) will be friendlier “sad” face! https://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/blue-screen-death-gets-new-life-windows-8

This is an excellent discussion of the impact Microsoft FSMO roles not being available on your Windows network: https://jorgequestforknowledge.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/the-impact-of-fsmo-roles-not-being-available/

I always liked Google Desktop and used it a lot. However, since Microsoft put a more robust desktop search function in Windows Vista and Windows 7, Google Desktop is being discontinued.