Given Google’s willingness to abandoning major projects, with Google+ as potentially the latest victim, I’ve decided to abandon Google. I’m not doing this in a vacuum: since making a concerted effort to go entirely cross-platform, I’ve found that relying on Google properties makes things unecessarily difficulat, particularly on Windows Phone. And so, watching Google doing away […]
Microsoft Ending Free Xbox Music Streaming
October 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For awhile now, Microsoft has allowed free Xbox Music streaming to Windows 8.1 and Web users. Downloading music and accessing it on Windows Phone (and other platforms) requires the Xbox Music Pass at $9.99/month, but if all you want is to stream from a Windows PC or via the Web, you’re all set. As Windows Central […]
Windows Phone Xbox Music Update 8/8/2014
August 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft released a smallish update to the Windows Phone Xbox Music app today. Here’s a list of what’s included, straight from the horse’s mouth: It’s easier than ever to start playback of your favorite tunes via our new Recent Plays feature! You can let your kids play music worry free, now that we’ve added support […]
OneOS: What Microsoft Should Call the Next Version of Windows
July 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
I’m not usually one to hand out free marketing advice, but given Microsoft’s recent announcement of significant cuts in its labor force I’m not sure that they’ll be hiring any new marketing people anytime soon. I’d hate for good marketing ideas (in my opinion, anyways) to go to waste, and so here you go, Microsoft. Something […]