Microsoft Outlook to become a lot more social, integrate Facebook and MySpace. Cubicle dwellers rejoice, IT managers cringe..

Microsoft Outlook to become a lot more social, integrate Facebook and MySpace.  Cubicle dwellers rejoice, IT managers cringe..

While those stuck reading this in some dimly lit, cold, and rank smelling cubicle may have nothing but malice and dissent for Microsoft Outlook as it takes up countless hours of their lives each day, people who actually choose to use it on the outside seem to think pretty favorably of it. Outside of the enterprise world, Outlook itself is a pretty decent desktop email client that can at least hold it’s own against many other desktop email clients from various...

Palm still doing a dance in red ink…bleeding money

Palm still doing a dance in red ink…bleeding money

If the Pre was supposed to be the saving grace of Palm, I have some news for you: They’re screwed. One phone alone can’t save a company that has been languishing in mediocrity for some time (such as Palm). It will take multiple releases of innovative and intriguing handsets to get Palm accountants to uncheck the box on the red font square into something a little more business like and classy such as black. I guess you’d like to know the dirty details...

Outlook 2010 sucks…and it hasn’t even been released yet…[Fail Whale sighting]

Outlook 2010 sucks…and it hasn’t even been released yet…[Fail Whale sighting]

Many of you whom are proficient in web standards, or at least know what they are, know that the last year or so has been full of hype by various browser development teams as to the speed and ability to adhere to web standards know that Microsoft and their ugly step child, Internet Explorer are usually at the bottom of the totem pole. Shifting to a slightly different market, Outlook has been one of Microsoft’s greatest achievements in terms of email application...

MobileMe/Outlook sync gets the fire lit under its you know what

MobileMe/Outlook sync gets the fire lit under its you know what

MobileMe users using Outlook to sync their mail had previously been the receivers of the short stick in the sense that their “push” mail/events weren’t really “push”, but more like a poll.  However, Apple seems to be feeling generous or is just tired of getting a million angry emails every day asking when they will implement push on other devices.  According to MobileMe’s news blog, Windows users can now enjoy push goodness on their...