Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Microsoft Kills Zune. Admits Defeat From iPod

OMG! I actually own one of the older generation Zunes, and I’m quite happy with my unit. Unfortunately, Microsoft, the creators of the device which was once touted as the “Apple iPad Killer” (Yeah, a lot of companies claimed this) has recently announced that they will stop producing new models of the Zune.

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Pen And Paper RPG Will Never Be The Same

Surfacescapes Demo Walkthrough from Surfacescapes on Vimeo.

They say that Technology improves things. But purist gamers eventually will prefer old pen-and-paper favorites such as Dungeons and Dragons played the traditional way – with dice, pencils, graphing paper and miniatures.

In this age of hi-tech, the new Microsoft Surface will change everything. Watch the video above on how we will be playing traditional pen-and-paper games using new technology.

It’ll make every nerd drool! (count me in)… Peace!

Microsoft Fights Back with I’m A PC ads

Remember all the hype about the “I’m a Mac” campaign of Apple? Now, Microsoft’s scores big and their creative guys (read: agency) recently came up with their own ”I’m a PC” version. Perhaps as a countermeasure, the “I’m a PC” ads have the ingredients of effective communication – hitting home at emotions. Superb marketing at its finest.

See it for yourself. You be the judge.

I’m still a PC user, just because a Mac is too expensive for me at the moment. Btw, keep your eyes peeled for the celebrity cameos.

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[ technology ] Microsoft to buy Yahoo for S44.6 Billion?

In what appears to be an apparent move to shake off the “world’s number one brand”, Google, off its pedestal, Microsoft has just made a whopping $44.6 Billion offer to Yahoo.

Engadget, in its breaking news story, wrote that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that, “We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market.”

Balmer also adds; “Today, the market is increasingly dominated by one player who is consolidating its dominance through acquisition. Together, Microsoft and Yahoo! can offer a credible alternative for consumers, advertisers, and publishers.”

Isn’t it obvious who that “player” is? Cough-cough.

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Make Ragnarok Work With Vista

I’ve been getting a lot of comments and even e-mails on how to make Philippine Ragnarok Online work with Microsoft Vista

Good thing Master Diwa posted the instructions on his blog. Special thanks also goes to Nicole who did the original post at the Ragnaboards.

It’s actually easy… let’s start shall we?

Hi! I was able to figure out how to make Ragnarok Online work with Vista. For more details, you can go and read this forum:

Here is how I did it:

I turned off the UAC (sorry, didn’t see the former posts) and got an idea on how to run RO on Vista (from a site about Trickster Online). Make sure that your Vista copy is genuine The following steps below won’t work if your Vista OS is pirated or a copy:

Step-by-step instructions after the jump

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