I'm an IT Professional, geek and technology 'edge case'. I enjoy keeping up with the latest devices, technologies and news in the IT world. On this site I post some of those things I find most interesting. I hope you find them interesting as well.
Yesterday there was a Microsoft Ad showing on my site. I captured it in the video below (chances are it’s running on the page today since I’m writing about it). It’s about their new ad campaign, The Mojave Experiment (I first mentioned Mojave in an earlier post July 25th), which takes people with negative preconceived notions about Windows Vista and lets them test out Microsoft’s new beta operating system Mojave.
The catch is… they are really testing Vista! The Mojave site has some pretty funny videos with the users bashing Vista then doing a 180 when they get to test Mojave. Microsoft has posted some really interesting before and after survey numbers from the experiment.
94% of respondents rated Mojave higher than they initially rated Vista
0% rated Mojave lower than initially rated Vista
Average pre-demo Vista score: 4.4
Average post-demo Mojave score: 8.5
It’s about time Microsoft is finally attempting to dispel the Vista sucks rumors. I’ve been using Vista for two years now (since beta 2). Ever since RC1 it’s been pretty good except for some compatibility issues. Since the RTM release though it’s been solid.
Is it too little, too late? Can Microsoft turn around the reputation the Mac commercials gave to Vista? We’ll see.
Despite being able to defeat The Joker, time and time again… Batman, like the rest of us, can’t win at the pumps. You know it’s bad when Bruce Wayne can’t even afford to fill up his gas guzzler.
However, I hope he didn’t make a rash decision and did the proper calculations to determine if downsizing really makes sense in his case. You can find out if trading in your gas guzzler is a smart move by using this calculator.
His new SMART Coupe doesn’t appear to carry nearly the same firepower as the Batmobile either. Hope that doesn’t come back to bite him later.
Unbenonced to me, I’ve apparently been thrust into the political arena. My phone has been ringing off the hook today with calls from reporters and aides from the B. Hussien Obama Campaign as well as the McCain Campaign. I’m not sure how it all happened but, as of today I accept the will of the people and announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America!
Both parties should be afraid because now there’s a true conservative in the race.
Here’s the latest news report detailing how it came to be.
We’ve all seen the Mac vs. PC ads on TV and the Internet portraying the superiority of the Mac’s hardware and software. Believe it or not, many people believe that these skewed commercials actually reflect reality. I for one, thoroughly enjoy the hilarity of them… at least until it hits me that the reason Apple continues to make more is because they’re working.
This picture illustrates the tone of the commercials perfectly.
Unless you live under a rock you know the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, opens tomorrow. Heath Ledger plays The Joker in what is rumored to be his best performance ever…
The buzz over Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker in “The Dark Knight” for the last several months was justified. With his final full film role, Ledger delivers what may be remembered as the finest performance of his career.
On a lighter note, here’s The Dark Knight trailor made by kids…
