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October 20th, 2008

A Microsoft TV Commercial Comparison

I’m not sure why but I’ve been a bit intrigued lately by some Microsoft advertisements. From print ads to television commercials. Here’s two to compare real quick. The first one is an old one that I don’t remember.

In quite a bit of contrast, here’s a more contemporary commercial from Microsoft.

Which one does a […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments

October 14th, 2008

Your Xbox 360 Does More Than You Know

I actually fired up my Xbox 360 for a little bit this past weekend and played a couple of games. Not too much, not enough time to do much of that.
Then I found this interesting video about some secret features you may not know about your 360.
How do you use your Xbox 360? Have you […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

October 6th, 2008

Windows vs. Walls

After browsing around through the "I’m A PC" advertising campaign website on the Microsoft domain, I found this imagery that I thought was very powerful. To me that’s great advertising creativity.
The idea of Windows vs. Walls
The bias between the dark interior room and the bright, open outdoors is a powerful statement. It may […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

October 4th, 2008

The New "I’m a PC" Ads from Microsoft

The new Microsoft ads have been out for awhile now and they are a serious improvement over the previous Seinfeld and Gates ads that preceded them.
If I assume that Microsoft’s goal was to reach out and connect with real people to begin with, I’m not sure why they didn’t immediately start with this campaign […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

September 28th, 2008

Reader Poll: Should There be a Classic View Option in Office 2007

The post stems from my previous post discussing the value of whether or not Microsoft should have developed a "Classic View" navigation option in Office 2007.
Let us know what you think in our current reader poll.
You can add a different choice if one of the ones displayed don’t quite fit your opinion of the situation.

Should […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

September 26th, 2008

Student Discount on Office Ultimate 2007

We’ve College Students Can Get Office 2007 Ultimate for $59.95 but I figured it was probably time for a reminder with most high school and college classes being back in session.
If you’re a student you can get the Office Ultimate 2007 version at a price at almost 10% the total cost.
There are some programs in […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

August 22nd, 2008

The Mojave Experiment – Have You Been Tested?

Have you heard about the Mojave Experiment?
Welcome to the "Mojave Experiment." What do people think of Windows Vista when they don’t know it’s Windows Vista? We disguised Windows Vista as codename "Mojave," the "next Microsoft OS," so regular people who’ve never used Windows Vista could see what it can do - and decide for […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments

August 19th, 2008

Making It Easier to Send Email to Contacts

 
Today as I was working on developing some items for clients, I was reminded of another small frustration I have with Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. The application is built for email management right? I use it to quickly and efficiently send emails to friends, family, business colleagues, prospective clients, etc.
Why isn’t the “Send Email” link […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

June 27th, 2008

Watch This Microsoft Office Video and Be Generous For FREE

Microsoft has teamed with with The Smith Family Learning for Life Program to help raise money for education of Australia’s children.
Microsoft will donate $1 for ever time the video is shown, so all you need to do is watch the video yourself and sit back and enjoy the notion that you just gave some […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2008

The Simple Things - Fade to Gray Desktop

This will sound really weird, but one of my favorite little things about Windows is the way the desktop grays out after certain events occur with the operating system.
I realize that the amount of intelligence and programming it took to make that happen is probably less than it takes to operate my Texas Instruments […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments