Archive for October 2010
Windows Update Automatic Updates in Windows 7 SUX
Posted by: sarah on: October 22, 2010
- In: SUX | Windows 7
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Now that I’m back in the States, I have stories to tell. Unfortunately, on my trip home from Hong Kong, I had a perfect situation for my SUX series. While sitting in Newark, waiting for my flight back to Cleveland, I was playing with Microsoft Surface Collage on one of my portable Windows 7 machines, grabbing [...]
Electronics of the Future
Posted by: sarah on: October 22, 2010
- In: Electronics | Events | Tech Events | Windows 7
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If you’re following me on Twitter, I’m sure you’ve seen my creepy pickup line experience that I’ve had recently. Thankfully, that was my only bad experience at the world’s largest electronics fair - the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) 2010. While visiting the fair on its last day, my husband and I saw all [...]
Zune Software + Zune HD Repeat = SUX
Posted by: sarah on: October 9, 2010
- In: SUX | Zune
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Why is it that I when I type “Zune Software” in my Title (as I write this post) I see a lot of SUX posts? Really… this column wasn’t created with the Zune software in mind, but its inconsistencies and lacking features really keep bringing it into the SUX spotlight. When I listen to my [...]
Calling All Industry Professionals for the Imagine Cup
Posted by: sarah on: October 9, 2010
I got an email this morning from my friend Matt Hester - followed by one a little later from Jennifer Marsman - about volunteer opportunities for the Imagine Cup. As I mentioned in my post “Why Microsoft + Being a Student = Awesome“, the Imagine Cup is a great chance for students to show off [...]
Looking forward to Windows Phone development…
Posted by: sarah on: October 4, 2010
Ever since I saw the Samsung and LG devices that they’ve been using for Windows Phone testing, I’ve been hooked. My poor Windows Mobile 6.1 phone gives me fits because it knows that it’s going to get replaced with a Windows Phone 7 device. From liking the features to seeing how easy it is to [...]
Half a Geek Couple and Lovin’ It
Posted by: sarah on: October 2, 2010
While catching up on Twitter, I came across this post titled “Sex and the Single Geek Girl: Half a Geek Couple?”. I was curious to see what a single geek girl had to say, and I had to laugh. Her experiences with geek guys who respond to her profile happen all too often with geek [...]
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