3 posts and columns on Disney World

Liveblogging Microsoft 3Q Earnings: Office-Tastic and Kinect-Able (But PC-Frown)

in News on April 28, 2011 at 2:48 pm PT

You’d think there would be a party in Redmond, Wash. today, as software giant Microsoft soundly beat Wall Street expectations in its third-quarter earnings released today. But there are shadows too, as results were dragged down by weaker revenues for its flagship Windows unit. The report comes as Microsoft’s stock continues to lag, declining 14 percent for the year. Buzz kill!

When You Wish Upon a Week Off (and Yet Here I Am at Disney World)

in News on December 27, 2010 at 12:41 am PT

To say BoomTown is not a person who likes to hear when I arrive at a vacation spot, “Have a magical day,” is an understatement. Yet, here I am for the rest of the week at Disney World in Florida. So, for the next few days, it’s a small world after all, instead of just a smaller Yahoo via layoffs and exec departures.