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Archive: 07-2008

• I survived a Japanese Windows 3.1 commercial

  There’s a game show on ‘another network’ based on a Japanese game show, but this? I don’t even know where to begin.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 31, 2008, 2:24 PM PDT

• Windows 3.1 experiment hits a wall

  My experiment to see if you can still run Windows 3.1 in a business environment hits an early major setback as networking problems immediately appear. Read on to see what went wrong and where...

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 30, 2008, 1:08 PM PDT

• Cuil's just the latest in a long line of search engines

  Google’s the king of search now, but it wasn’t always and with Cuil it might not always be. Here’s a look back at some of the early Kings Of Search.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 28, 2008, 2:10 PM PDT

• The MacBook Air of the 80s: The Tandy Model 100

  Debuting in 1983, the Tandy Model 100 was the first truly portable computer. It heralded the era of the notebook computer and was even more shocking than the MacBook Air. Here’s a look back.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 25, 2008, 11:24 AM PDT

• Lotus introduces Symphony -- 24 years ago

  IBM recently introduced Lotus Symphony, a free office suite to compete against Microsoft Office. Here’s the debut of the original Lotus Symphony over 24 years ago.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 24, 2008, 1:17 PM PDT

• Was Bob Microsoft's worst product ever?

  Microsoft may get a lot of heat about Vista, but it has produced many other clunkers. What was the worst? Cast your vote.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 21, 2008, 1:54 PM PDT

• Dinosaur Sighting: Microsoft Bob

  If you think Vista was Microsoft’s worst product ever, you’ve never seen Microsoft Bob. Bob was Microsoft’s attempt to make computers easier to use in the 90’s....

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 18, 2008, 1:56 PM PDT

• Another old Office tip, another swipe at The Ribbon

  Before Microsoft introduced The Ribbon in Office 2007, there were toolbars. This Classic Tip shows old Office toolbars worked in Word. Plus how to work around The Ribbon with Search Commands.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 16, 2008, 1:33 PM PDT

• Why you should never say never

  Here’s an ad from Apple slamming the Pentium II for being slower than the PowerPC. Ooooh, what a difference a couple of years make.

  Posted by John Sheesley | July 14, 2008, 2:39 PM PDT

• The IBM PCjr leaves its mark

  When it comes to history, the IBM PC Jr. may not be highly regarded, but it served Mark Kaelin well.

  Posted by Mark Kaelin | July 10, 2008, 1:40 PM PDT