need ideas for a presentation

[Predator Bird]

i'm doing a group presentation on fri on Microsoft and i need to come up w/ ideas for future recommendations for the company. she said this is the most important part of the presentation and she is looking for creativity. i need ideas for stuff the Microsoft COULD do in the future that might be beneficial. i'm not a computer whiz so i don't know much about the company. she said to think outside the box so i need some creative ideas. any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Fireball27]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

i need ideas for stuff the Microsoft COULD do in the future that might be beneficial.

Become Apple






:D They'll like that one ;)

[Everglades W68]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

Visualize whirled peas.

[Heartbeat_of_94]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

Become Apple






:D They'll like that one ;)

apple>microsoft

[HokieBird]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

3D desktop FTW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ

[LD]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

3D desktop FTW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ

that was awesome, but then my comp desk would look like my work desk lol

[Heartbeat_of_94]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

3D desktop FTW!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ

that is an awesome idea!

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

Microsoft needs to look more into networked applications. Traditionally, they have made all of their money on the desktop, but with network bandwidth growing and higher speeds, applications no longer need be HD resident.

Think about games. they used to be single player, then multi, and now networked. I know MSFT has looked into virtual meeting rooms and remote desktops. But that's still thinking inside the box. What applications can now exist using massive networking capabilities that was never possible before? That is the future of computing and that is where MSFT should go.

[DanT]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

I'm not too computer savvy, but maybe something like a dual-mode computer where you have certain programs that are not accessible through internet applications. Financial information and other personal items could be protected from hacking and viruses due to there being no link between the two modes of operation. You could also store all back-up and restore data there to be uploaded (via a CD or DVD) to the damaged hard-drive that accesses the internet. Or, something you can switch to make them link up when needed, and divide into two separate drive entities when protection is a must.


This might be done already, or it might be impossible. I don't know. Just a random idea.

[Oi Bird V8]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

that 3d desk thign seems pretty awsome

[Predator Bird]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

those are pretty good ideas. i might show a short clip of that video for part of my presentation. i also like the dual mode computer. keep the ideas coming guys, i like what i'm hearing.

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

I'm not too computer savvy, but maybe something like a dual-mode computer where you have certain programs that are not accessible through internet applications. Financial information and other personal items could be protected from hacking and viruses due to there being no link between the two modes of operation. You could also store all back-up and restore data there to be uploaded (via a CD or DVD) to the damaged hard-drive that accesses the internet. Or, something you can switch to make them link up when needed, and divide into two separate drive entities when protection is a must.


This might be done already, or it might be impossible. I don't know. Just a random idea.

All x86 based computers already have two modes: protected and un-protected (also known as user and kernel space). Actually, they have four modes, but two are not used. Trying to protect user-space processes from each other is a very hard thing to do because it must be built into hardware. How many processes are we talking about? Because for every new process you would want to protect, you need space on the chip for the protection bits - which means less space on the chip for functional units.

With that said, several companies and universities are looking at different ways of securing processes, but so far, the processing costs are too high or the hardware costs are too high.

[DanT]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

See? I'm always about ten years behind the cool stuff when it comes to computers. LOL!

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: need ideas for a presentation

Internet Operating Systems...

http://www.slate.com/id/2144896/