Geek & Technophile

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.


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November 13 2008

TroopTube, Office Live, Wordpress Optimization

Here are some interesting links from today:

  • Military launches video-sharing site for troops
    After banning YouTube and other social Web sites on all overseas computers in May, citing bandwidth and security issues, the U.S. military on Tuesday launched an alternative video-sharing Web site for troops, their families, and supporters.The new site is called TroopTube and has a look and function very much like YouTube, with one major difference: a Pentagon employee screens each video upload for taste, copyright violations and national security issues.
  • Next version of Office heads to the browser
    Microsoft will offer browser-based Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in two ways. For consumers, they will be offered via Microsoft’s Office Live Web site, while businesses will be able to offer browser-based Office capabilities through Microsoft’s SharePoint Server product.The company has been pushed into this arena by Google, which has been offering its free Google Apps programs for some time. In competing with Google, Microsoft is touting the ability to use Microsoft’s familiar user interface, as well as the fact that all of the document’s characteristics are preserved.
  • 10 Best Tips for WordPress Optimization
    This WordPress optimization guide is a collection of useful tips and tutorials on how to speed up your WordPress site.

November 10 2008

More Info on the Transition to Digital TV

In case you haven’t seen one of the 50 different DTV commercials that are on every other hour or you need more information on how it’s going to work… check out this video.

November 03 2008

New Windows 7 Taskbar Features

My initial reaction when I saw the new Windows 7 taskbar was “Ugh!” The redesign looks pretty different using those huge icons. I’m starting to at least see the reason for the larger icons and I have to admit this video shows some cool new features that the Win7 taskbar will bring to the table.

October 21 2008

Don’t Pirate Software Today

Microsoft has proclaimed today to be Global Anti-Piracy Day… so lets all take the day off :)

September 05 2008

Jerry & Bill Take 1 – Action!

Here’s part one of the new Microsoft Ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.  Guess they’re just building the characters right now.

Can you spot the Bill Gates mug shot?