Microsoft financials: record revenue, signs of Windows 8 concern

By tim, on January 25th, 2013 Follow tim on Twitter

Yesterday Microsoft released its financial figures for the last three months of 2012.

Quarter ending December 31st 2012 vs quarter ending December 31st 2011, $millions

Segment Revenue Change Profit Change Client (Windows + Live) 5881 +1140 3296 +416 Server and Tools 5186 +171 2121 +409 Online 869 +85 -283 +176 Business (Office) 5691 -619

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January 25th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: cloud computing, microsoft, professional | One comment

Apple gives up on Xserve dedicated server hardware – looking towards the cloud?

By tim, on November 5th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

Apple is scrapping is Xserve products, according to the latest information on its web site:

Xserve will no longer be available after January 31, but we’ll continue to fully support it. To learn more, view the PDF.

If you do indeed view the PDF, it confirms that:

Apple will not be developing a future version

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November 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: apple, professional | Leave a comment

Should IT administration be less annoying?

By tim, on February 9th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

I am more a developer than an IT administrator but sometimes find myself doing (and writing about) admin-type tasks. I am usually under time pressure and I find myself increasingly irritated by annoyances that take up precious time.

It seems to me that there is a hidden assumption in IT, that usability is all-important when

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February 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: microsoft, windows | 7 comments