One of the most important changes of the last 30 years is that digital technology has transformed almost everyone into an information worker. A lot of people assume that creating software is purely a solitary activity. This isn’t true at all. In almost every job now, people use software and work with information to enable [...]

Vista turns one, and businesses start to come around… slowly Eric Lai November 30, 2007 (Computerworld) When Microsoft Corp. released Windows Vista to businesses exactly one year ago, near-term expectations weren’t high. Experts widely predicted that Vista, even if it was bug-free and proved to be an immediate hit with consumers, would only slowly catch [...]

For years, the Microsoft chairman has been a fiery advocate, inside the company and out, for the notion that computers should be controlled, not just by mouse and keyboard, but also by more natural means, such as voice, touch and digital ink. But, as Gates prepares to shift to part-time work at Microsoft next year, [...]

It’s been almost two years since I wrote this post comparing the approaches to presentation by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Since PowerPoint 2007 has been out quite a while now I wondered if Bill Gates’ visuals and delivery have improved along with the software. So I watched this entire Bill Gates presentation recently (twice). [...]

Earlier this month NEWSWEEK invited readers to submit questions to Bill Gates about the work his foundation is doing on the problem of global health. We received more than 400 questions, and forwarded a selection of them to Gates. Here are his answers: How did you start thinking about the Third World, when the whole [...]

If you’ve been in the work force for 20 years or more, you can remember a time when the pace of business-and life in general-was quite a bit slower than it is today. Back then we read newspapers and magazines and watched the network news to stay informed. Faxes were just becoming a common way [...]

That’s right, folks. We’re locked in for September 20th – you didn’t think we’d forgotten, did you!?  It took awhile to work out the details, but this year’s event is going to be held at the IMAX Theater at the Indiana State Museum. If you were lucky enough to join us at our event at [...]

Meet Windows Vista IT Pro Hero – Sumeeth Evans from Indianapolis Hi all, Whether you are seriously considering moving your desktops to Windows Vista or just simply contemplating about it, I highly encourage you to grab your favorite latte or beverage, sit back and read about this great story ? one that illustrates how an [...]

Now this is cool. What strategies they used to create and maintain their wealth.How their values changed after becoming the world’s richest Interview with Carlos Slim (2007) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118615255900587380.html Interview with Warren Buffet (2006) http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/25/magazines/fortune/charity2.fortune/index.htm Interview with Bill Gates (1994) http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Bill.Gates.html

If you were to buy the Home Basic edition of Windows Vista in North America, it would cost your ~$200. The price for the same software is $250 in Canada, $200 in India, $350 in UK and Europe but in China, Microsoft is selling Windows Vista Home Basic DVDs for $66 only. The price cut [...]