Sorry folks, I’m writing this as a technical post. I am assuming you know what CableCARD (OCUR) is. I’m also assuming you know about the options with Windows Media Center and using CableCARD with it. If you don’t, I encourage you to run a few web searches and check the technology out… it is the […]
If you want HD movies on the cheap, Best Buy is clearancing the Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player for $49.99. Microsoft promises they will maintain the full warranty on the drive, and you can use it with a PC, too. While the future of HD-DVD movie production is still unclear, it may make a comeback for […]
My Windows Home Server got sick, and I lost all the PC backups. The backup database became corrupted, and while I tried all of Microsoft’s suggestions… only the last one worked. And, of course, the last one is to tell WHS to erase all PC backups in its matrix. Worse, I was replacing a hard […]
No joke, I did, years ago. Microsoft had an idea contest for ways to make better use of MSN Direct, and yeah, I sent in the “most compelling case” for MSN Direct on Windows Mobile, and Microsoft thanked me by giving me the win for the contest. The pitch was basically what Apple did with […]
I’ve quietly been testing Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 since it was in its very early days of development. The update that is determined to “save Vista” is finally out, but I’ve been using it long enough to give you an informed opinion on it. Many fear Service Pack releases. I don’t know why. […]
Vista Home Basic and Home Premium users can finally run their operating systems legitimately in Parallels and in VMWare, as well as any other virtualized environment. Microsoft claims the “time is right” to do it. The time was right when Vista came out. The time was right when people had already paid for Vista, intending […]
One flaw with Vista that really irks me is when Activation goes awry. It seems to penalize users for their expertise. When Vista has an Activation failure goes into Reduced Functionality Mode, it provides you with a web browser window. This is so that you can buy a new Windows product key, to quickly re-activate […]
Microsoft just sent out an email to me, which I found quite a bit disturbing. The email that was sent out addressed the backorder with my Office 2008 for Mac upgrade. I participated in the “Office Best. Friday. Deal” where Microsoft offered a $100 rebate on Office 2004, and combined that with the ongoing upgrade […]
A year later, we still don’t have Xbox 360 Mediaroom (Microsoft’s version of IPTV). For the second CES keynote, Microsoft has touted the feature, spotlighting British Telecom as the first to roll of the feature… just not right now. But, perpetual delay is not the problem with Xbox 360 IPTV (for me, at least). The […]
Microsoft today announced Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server (WHS). The term “Power Pack” is a new one for Microsoft, but the WHS team is using it for an important reason; unlike the typical Service Packs released from the company, this update adds major new features. As I reviewed the initial release of Windows […]