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Dan Patrick's Latest Terrible Tweet
Lite Guv social media debacle over San Bernardino murders
"...presume, what some ambitious staffer with a copy of Microsoft Paint craft glued together one afternoon)...."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Review: Tame Impala
“Mind Mischief” for “Apocalypse Dreams” from Down Under
"...show, which seemed to pay unusually deep homage to Microsoft Windows 98 screensavers and the default sound visuals found..."

Oct. 3, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Crash Course
Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber
"...the past five years with Yellow. "Even Apple and Microsoft couldn't get that [financial security]. And what they have..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Interactive: Bruce Sterling Closing Talk
The Internet of Things is here, Makers blew it, and you should go to Turin
"...”Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft,” said Sterling, “continue to soldier on while they’re trying..."

March 17, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

Project Connect Accelerates
As decisions near, controversy dogs urban rail plan
"...Central Corridor Open House Saturday, June 28: 11am-3pm Microsoft Store at the Domain 3309 Esperanza Crossing..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Watching the Watchmen
A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock
"..."stacks" – vertically organized corporate silos like Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook – as well as smaller systems..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

SXSW Announces Gaming Awards Nominees
In its debut, the awards honor big and small games alike
"...Auto V – Rockstar Games Forza Motorsport 5 – Microsoft The Last of Us – Naughty Dog Excellence in..."

Feb. 11, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Game On
It's all fun and games at this indie developer showcase
"...Pixel isn't indie anymore since making their relationship with Microsoft official in 2011, but that hasn't changed their over-the-top..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

A Capital Idea
How Josh Baer helps people 'quit their jobs' to join the bustling hive at Capital Factory
"...called Skylist that operated email lists for companies like Microsoft, Sony, and NASCAR. He launched that one while he..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Full Monty
With the release of 'RWBY,' Monty Oum is officially Rooster Teeth's rock star
"..."Haloid," which featured animated models of the hero from Microsoft's Halo franchise in wordless combat with and alongside that..."

July 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Dan Solomon

Horizon: An Alternative to the Big E3 Presentations
Local gaming website Venus Patrol takes the reins
"...State of the Union address. With both Sony and Microsoft releasing new consoles this holiday season, this year's E3..."

May 20, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Gates Champions Classroom Computing
Microsoft founder continues push for bridging education divide
"...from one of the most prominent SX speakers ever: Microsoft founder Bill Gates...."

March 15, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Invaluable Information
Technology, privacy, hacking, and legislating in the new Digital Age
"...sense to just study Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft. These five American vertically organized silos are remaking the..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

SXSWedu: A Conference and a Festival ... Times Two
Conference executive producer Ron Reed is hoping that the education-centered gathering will get top grades from attendees
"...have a conversation about massive open online courses; and Microsoft founder Bill Gates will represent the intervening hand of..."

March 1, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSWedu Announces Bill Gates as Keynote
Microsoft founder and education reformer to close event
"...The founder of Microsoft, for the last decade Gates has been deeply involved..."

Jan. 8, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Come Out to StartOut
Bi-coastal non-profit, StartOut, may add Austin as its third home.
"...a natural language search engine, which he sold to Microsoft in 2008; and Artify, a subscription service for fine..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Tyler Pratt

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Justin Rao of Microsoft and David Reiley of Google estimate the societal cost..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Heart & Soul, Part 2
Second half of lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis
"...HL: You hear it on Microsoft ads. You hear it on Toyota ads. Corporate America..."

July 19, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ex-Punk Author, DIY or Die Forever
Test-driving the newest iBooks Author app (bumps ahead)
"...to the Mac, I used an early alternative to Microsoft Word called Write Now. Within a few years, Write..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Grading the City's New Website: Incomplete
The city launches its new website, trailing bells, whistles, and bugs
"...a nonprofit, funded primarily by large corporate backers like Microsoft and Yahoo; it partners with cities to find Web-based..."

Feb. 10, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report
Gingrich, the gift that keeps on giving
"...carrying water for such corporate favor-seekers as IBM and Microsoft. Now we learn that he also quietly did chores..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Throwing the Book at Scholastic Inc.
"...the interests of such brand-name outfits as Brita, Disney, Microsoft, Nestle, and Shell. Publishing the biased content of these..."

Sept. 9, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

In Play
Twisted Pixel's 'Splosion Man passes the torch in attention-deficit anarchy to the Ms.
"...Ms. 'Splosion ManTwisted Pixel Games Xbox 360, 800 Microsoft Points ($10)..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Brand Upon the Brain
Art and advertising collide in the burgeoning genre of branded documentary
"...films documenting the charitable foundations of corporate clients like Microsoft, Pantene, and Downey, as well as nonprofits like the..."

July 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

When the New Thing Is Old News Already
Call it Murphy's nth Law of Computing: 'Any given program, when running, is obsolete'
"...It was Encarta," King said. Of course, by 2010 Microsoft's encyclopedia-killer was also gone, its CD-ROM format pushed into..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Newsgeist: 1/3/10
The spirit of the news
"...some interesting gaming options, if developers can get past Microsoft...."

Jan. 3, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Video Game Gift Guide
Downloadable edition
"...(Don't get me started about Microsoft Points and Nintendo Points. At least Sony charges actual..."

Dec. 2, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel
This ingenious debut novel is set in a time-skipping future
"...interaction with his boss, Phil, "an old copy of Microsoft Middle Manager 3.0." There are also sexbots for purchase...."

Oct. 29, 2010 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
Tom Bissell's latest book is an intelligent one-stop read that introduces modern gaming's big questions
"...industry's major players from indie developer Jonathan Blow to Microsoft's golden boy Peter Molyneux, Bissell gleans some answers but..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

I Sold the Lousy T-Shirt Off My Back and All I Got Was This iPad
What's Apple's touch tablet actually for?
"...debatably cheaper to develop for, the rumored Android and Microsoft tablets aren't here yet. If you want to develop..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Post by Adam Theriault

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