We wanted you to have access to the full 20 minutes so you can catch every little nugget from the conversation, and see how the chat evolved to the point where Bill could be frank and open about all things Microsoft.
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Complete Uncut Gizmodo Bill Gates Interview
How to surf the web even if Internet Explorer is disabled
Crazy trick on how to use the Help function from basic Windows programs to surf the internets.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Microsoft seeks patent for office 'spy' software
Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software capable of remotely monitoring a worker’s productivity, physical wellbeing and competence. The Times has seen a patent application filed by the company for a computer system that links workers to their computers via wireless sensors that measure their metabolism. The system would allow managers
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Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks? [VIDEO]
We asked a simple question: what Microsoft product could have used a little more polish before release? The answer astounded us. We would just like to thank Bill Gates for his honesty and his openness.
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Bill Gates Envisions Life After Microsoft [PICS]
At CES 2008, we saw a video during the Bill Gates final keynote showing his post-Microsoft days: playing with action figures, working on his six-pack with Matthew McConaughey, "Big Pimpin'" with Jay-Z, trying to get a gig on the Daily Show, and calling every Democrat he knows to see if he can run for Vice President.
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Is Bill Gates an Underdog?
When asked about his changing image, Bill recounts the days when Microsoft was as fresh faced as Google, and the times when the government wanted to bust up the party. With everyone and their mom picking on Microsoft, maybe they're underdogs again.
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100 Things People Are Really Saying About Windows Vista
Microsoft's web site offers us "100 Reasons You'll Be Speechless" over Windows Vista. Quoth the copy: "Using Windows Vista for the first time may leave you searching for words". Er, yes... searching for words, and finding them.
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista
Microsoft just rolled out the first publicly available release candidate for SP1 of Windows Vista, and we snapped it up, eager to see if it's faster than the currently shipping version of Vista. To test its speed, we ran a series of benchmarks on exactly the same machine, first with the original version of Vista, and then with the RC of SP1
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Kaspersky inadvertently detects Windows Explorer as a virus
Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft's operating system, was quarantined earlier this week after being falsely identified as malicious code by an antivirus company. Users of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus products noticed the issue, which Kaspersky claimed lasted two hours, on Wednesday night.
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Bill Gates: billionaire, nerd, beer baron
Being the shrewd businessman that he is, Bill Gates has just invested a significant amount of money in one of the few products that people consume during both good times and bad: alcohol.
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Internet Explorer 8 passes ACID2 test!
MSDN's Channel9 and the IEBlog both confirm the new version of IE, IE8, will pass the ACID2 Test!
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Microsoft Customer Service Calls Back 10 Years Later
On 1/8/08, 10 years after he placed a call to Microsoft tech support, they called Brian back to see if his problem had been resolved. Are they just that backed up? Latent Y2K error? Phishing attempt? The truth is much more banal, and potentially, more frightening. See if you can figure out the solution before continuing on to the answer...
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