Recently, I made the switch from Microsoft Windows to Ubuntu Linux. Some of you may ask why, well, it’s not Microsoft.
Over the past few months, I have noticed that Microsoft websites are becoming increasingly incompatible with internet browsers other than Internet Explorer. This does not make sense to me. When I go to MSN.com and try to watch a video and it tells me that I’m using an incompatible browser, I don’t close my current browser and try in Internet Explorer, I go to www.bbc.co.uk or www.cnn.com and look for the same/similar video.
At first, I thought it was something that would be quickly corrected, an oversight. But, after a couple of months went by and the issue did not improve, it actually got worse on some MSN pages – I can no longer make a post here, my Windows Live space, without errors unless I use Microsoft’s internet browser and Windows. So, I will keep posting here, for the time being, but I am going to be looking for a different website to continue this. So, keep your eyes open, I’ll send out a group email and make one final post here before I move for good.
If this really is Microsoft’s strategy, it is really backwards. It would be like Ford saying you could only drive their cars within the state of Michigan, no one would go to Michigan just to drive a ford, and I’m not going to use Microsoft Internet Explorer just to visit MSN.com, use Hotmail, or post more blogs here.
Anyway, I have added a couple of links to my websites section, down and to the left of this post (or, that’s where it is now). One link is for Adobe Photoshop Express, pretty cool online photo editor. Not only does it give you 2 Gigabytes of online photo storage, it also allows you to embed your photos in websites or email links to your friends.
The second website is for my online pictures with TwitPic (www.TwitPic.com). With this website, I can post pictures from anywhere, including my phone, by email. Right now, I’ve only got 5 ot 6 photos posted, but I will be adding more.
I’ll keep everyone that follows this updated as to where I’ll be moving my online stuff to.
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