Microsoft, I have to say no to your job offer.

On the first day of Aril 2012, I told Microsoft that I will not take the job offer. The conditions that came with the job offer are unacceptable. For example: Must exclusively use Windows Operating System on computer. Must exclusively use Windows Phone 7 or its successors. Must exclusively use Windows 8 tablet or its …

firstname@apple.com

The last name starts with an “S” and ends with an “r”. Could it be phil@apple.com? I’m kidding. Phil Schiller wouldn’t take his time telling me about upcoming Apple products. If Schiller were to tell me anything, he would give me carefully worded hints laced with winks, cough and nods. Anyway. Here’s a non-spoiler spoiler for …

CPU, RAM and Wi-Fi card.

I spent Saturday afternoon upgrading a Dell laptop. First I replaced the installed Intel Celeron CPU with a Core 2 Duo T7250. I upgraded the RAM to 2GB and replaced the non-functioning internal Broadcom Wi-Fi card with an Intel one. I would’ve installed 4 GB of RAM on this laptop but I don’t have any in my …

No Apple, I did not sign that particular NDA.

So I heard some non-denial from an Apple manager this past weekend. I can only guess what the next iPad and iPhone going to be, in that order. There were also some laughter about the iPad 3 in March followed by iPad 4 in October rumor. I can say that I’m excited about the next …

IMAP and Exchange.

Note to UC Davis students: Your @ucdavis.edu email is actually a Gmail account. It is easy to set up your email on your computer. Incoming Server: imap.gmail.com Connection Security: SSL Port: 993 Outgoing Server: smtp.gmail.com Use Authentication: Yes Connection Security: STARTTLS Port: 465 or 587 For further instructions, read this Gmail support page. Exchange support …