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Microsoft's Growing A Great Lock-In Platform

We've been looking at Microsoft's Crecent lately, and Today I thought, you know - with all this new BI stuff and SharePoint, Microsoft is starting to look a lot more like Oracle to me. If you use one piece of their stuff, it’s hard not to use all of their stuff. Great lock-in strategy.

I guess they’ve always been like this, but it’s becoming more pronounced with their new BI products.

The Risk of Failure to Evoke an Accepted Idea

Here's an interesting idea I just had.

If you can’t explain something to someone, they probably suspect you’re lying, stupid, or mistaken. In such cases, it may be best to hold your tongue. On the other hand, collaboration and creativity demand this sort of risk – so keep an open mind and try to see the possibilities.

I think this has implications and importance in all parts of life. What do you think?

Can't Install Google USB Device Driver

Trying to install the driver and you can't see your device listed?

I just tried installing the Google USB Driver for Windows 7. When I got to the step about selecting the device in the device manager, I saw that my phone wasn't listed. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable to no avail. Then I noticed Windows was notifying me that the device driver didn't install correctly. I disconnected the phone, shut it off, turned it back on, and then connected it once it was fully booted. Voi-la! Success!

However, I didn't actually have to do anything after that. Windows said the driver was already installed. And my Android device disappeared from the Other Devices list, and instead appeared under a Portable Devices list as F:\. So I went to the <sdk>\platform-tools directory and ran "adb devices" which listed the device. It was some weird ID number like SH97BP401359.

 

Happy Hardware Testing!