Amazon has issued a press release to announce the second annual Prime Day event. With deals starting throughout the day, it is comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Countries around the world that are eligible for Amazon Prime were involved last year. In addition to the big day on July 12th, Amazon will offer countdown deals to Prime members between July 5 and July … [Read more...]
Microsoft Hardware fixes their Twitter link problem
I stumbled upon a minor problem while looking into a Microsoft Hardware issue. The Microsoft Hardware Twitter account used to be at @MSFTHardware. They stopped tweeting to the account in 2013 and transitioned to just tweeting to the @Microsoft account. There's nothing wrong here. It makes sense for Microsoft to consolidate their publications on Twitter. In the beginning … [Read more...]
Amazon sells Xfinity services better than Comcast
I'll be moving soon and part of the fun of moving is figuring out all of the new utilities. I currently live in an area where Cable Internet is provided by Mediacom and I will be moving where Comcast is the cable provider of the usual Internet duopoly (though fiber installs are currently happening around town!). While shopping my Internet and cable TV options with Comcast, I … [Read more...]
Automattic will control .blog gTLD
Looking to create a new blog or get a domain that is a perfect match for your site? Later this year, there will be a new option on the table. You will be register the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) .blog for your site or specifically for the blog part of your site such as MyCompany.blog. Why .blog? For years, .com was the dominant choice for website names, but it’s become … [Read more...]
docs.microsoft.com replaces MSDN
Microsoft introduced a new website network called docs.microsoft.com. The site is a new documentation services from Microsoft and is currently in a preview release. As the platform is refined and adapts to user feedback, more content will be added to the site. For now, the site docs.microsoft.com focuses on Enterprise Mobility documentation such as Advanced Threat Analytics, … [Read more...]