Tag: Jim Collison

Microsoft MVP John Zajdler, Outlook.com gets IMAP, Using Gmail for Microsoft ID, SkyDrive and Office Web Apps Demo, Dell Venue – HT141

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Windows Home Server MVP John Zajdler (@Dieharder) and Christian Johnson from the NASA Bus!  We talked about the New Surface 2, Outlook.com now has IMAP, using your gmail account as your primary account for Microsoft, Jim looks at using Office Web Apps with SkyDrive and removing Office 2013… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Contrarian Investing and the Direction of Interest Rates – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT046

Contrarians probably are waiting for the other shoe – or, in this case, U.S. stock markets – to drop. If you’re not familiar with contrarian investing, the theory goes something like this: Consensus opinion is often wrong. When the majority of investors have a bullish outlook and believe stocks are going to move higher, the… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Microsoft Tech Evangelist David Washington, Surface 2, Type and Touch Cover, Lumia 920, Outtake – HT140

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Microsoft Tech Evangelist David Washington (@dwcares) and Christian Johnson for Home Tech 140.  David joins the show for the first 30 minutes to talk about the new Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro, some chat about the new Keyboards, a discussion about pixels on the new Lumia 920… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Resilient Markets in the Face of Chilling Danger – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT045

Curse of Chucky, Scream 2, Final Destination 5, Freddy vs. Jason… You know Halloween is nearly upon us when you can’t surf channels without exposing yourself to or relishing in a multitude of horror flick sequels. Propagating alarming situations seems to be all the rage in Washington, too. Last week, a last-minute deal raised America’s… Click for more / Podcast Player>

Michael Crump @mbcrump Microsoft MVP from Telerik, Windows 8.1, Firefox OS Phone and Easy Windows Phone 8 Development, Lumia 520 to GDR3 – HT139

Jim (@jcollison) is joined this week by Microsoft MVP Michael Crump (@mbcrump) for Home Tech #139.  In this episode we meet Michael Crump, MVP for Microsoft and a mobile phone enthusiast.  We cover an easy way to start Windows Phone 8 development and wrap it up with a discussion about Windows Phone 8 GDR3. Support… Click for more / Podcast Player>

US Government Shutdown a Halloween Trick or Treat – The Guide Rock Capital Market Commentary – FT044

Do world stock markets believe Congress is just offering up some Halloween excitement? Last week, they responded to the government shutdown in the United States and the possibility the U.S. might default on its debt for the first time ever with the bravado of teenagers standing in line for a haunted house. Markets around the… Click for more / Podcast Player>