Microsoft announced today it will be acquiring Skype for the nice round number of $8.5B. I have two thoughts. Personally, I like the fact that personal desktop conferencing will find a wider audience as it moves to Kinect-set top boxes, computers, and other internet-ready devices. Professionally, since I work for a company that supports high-end

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Don McMillan is back with another video detailing the woes of his favorite target, Microsoft PowerPoint. This time he posted a short video showing a horribly detailed charge posted by the US military with the comment…”When we understand this slide we will have won the war.” Well, so much for winning the way folks, because

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I saw a post on Twitter today that detailed the Top 50 Worst Inventions of All Time. One of these inventions was Clippy.  You remember Clippy… the paper clip that popped up at inopportune times in early versions of Microsoft Office? Well, several years ago, when Microsoft released Microsoft Office XP, they retired Clippy.  And

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Don McMillan’s Death By PowerPoint is one of the most viewed videos on YouTube, especially by office workers around the world. But now we have an update, and although the core of the original is there, we do some some significant additions. Enjoy:  Life, After Death, By PowerPoint. For more of Don’s comedy and information,

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