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Topic: Microsoft software

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Most admires:

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs

Favorite possession(s):

Windows computer, Apple Computer, Linux box

Currently has on their coffee table:

Mac Today, PC World

Dream job(s):

Webmaster

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
"Beginning Visual Basic 6" by Peter Wright
"Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page" by Scott J McFedries

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking

Favorite online activity(s):

Building websites, Finding warez, Chatting on ICQ

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

John Fielding,
CEO

E are failing the technology industry by giving away software, Microsoft's chief technical officer says.

Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

Microsoft's software licensing terms may undermine a new whole-of-government three year enterprise software agreement the NSW Department of Public Works and Services.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

ActiveX is Microsoft's way of saying "software components," and we all, especially Visual Basic programmers, need to speak the lingo.
With many years experience in Microsoft's technologies such as Visual Basic and SQL Server our software engineering services will deliver better quality systems faster.
Microsoft's own tutorials These practical tutorial guides are designed to help students, teachers, and administrators learn how to use Microsoft software in the classroom.

Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

Microsoft's handheld software could leave sensitive data vulnerable to theft and loss, writes PC World.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

NET is Microsoft's platform for XML Web services, the next generation of software that connects our world of information, devices and people in a secure, unified, personalized way.
Microsoft's brand of web server software, utilizing Hypertext Transfer Protocol to deliver internet documents.
According to Microsoft's corporate profile, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

A: Microsoft's new operating system and productivity software, Windows XP and Office XP offer many improvements over previous versions.
The software has also been ported to Microsoft's new CE operating system found on the new palmtop PCs.
Magna Carta Software today announced that CommTools for Visual FoxPro is now compatible with Microsoft's just released Visual FoxPro 7.

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