I am going to start selling off some of the stuff taking up space in my drawers and home office.  Some of this stuff is in mint condition so be sure and let me know if you have any questions.  All of the photos are just stock photos from the internet.  If you are concerned about wear and...

Sound off at http://edge.technet.com/Forums/Perimeter/350-Which-is-more-important-to-you-WinXP-SP3-or-Vista-SP1/ . Let us know what you think!!!

One of the people that discovered my blog and the Archos 605 WIFI posting asked me about using TiVoToGo with the Archos player. I've been meaning to try out the TiVo software so it was just the incentive I needed to check things out. I like this time of year. I get to burn some deserved vacation time...

As you can see at http://edge.technet.com , we are launching a new online portal for IT Pros. Expect to see lots of content in the form of podcasts, screencasts and videos. I have some interesting stuff coming. My EDGE id is KingCobra. Head on over and register if you want a cool name, before all of...

WebGuide allows you to remotely view live and recorded TV programs and to remotely schedule and manage your recorded television programs, music, pictures and videos on your Media Center or Windows Vista PC. Install WebGuide on your Media Center PC and access it from any machine that has a web browser...

Machine sleeping is a bit of a mystery to many of us. It's one of those magical things that when it works right, really makes using a laptop computer, or Media Center recording machine a thing of beauty. I've been meaning to write an article on Magic Packets, but I see Robert Hensing just posted an article...

Finally !!! After six months since the official Windows Vista launch date, we're starting to see the PC based HDTV DVR field start to have some competition. Timing could not be better because Intel recently slashed the Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor pricing and before long, it will become a standard offering...

It's always fun to watch reactions to acquisitions . We like to get into those spirited debates about Microsoft employees using competitive products, in public. Give me a break. If I need to use a competing product because it's better, most likely I will. So what products do I use? Camtasia Studio v...

I found out an interesting statistic last night. One of the news stations reported that the Dallas metroplex has the highest per capita usage of DVR's in the USA. They didn't break it out by standard or high def recorders but I thought that was kewl until I remembered we're also supposed to be one of...

I've been reading and participating in some interesting internal Microsoft debates. I'm doing my own research and thinking on the subject of HDTV recording. There are many questions and few answers. One question that popped into my head is, "Does anyone care about their HDTV recording device?" Obviously...

I'm back in the speed zone. Thank heavens for Verizon Wireless EVDO Broadband as an interim solution. I have successfully transitioned from a static business fiber account to a residential dynamic account. This was no small undertaking and it included shutting down my Small Business Server (SBS). So...

Join members of the daylight saving time team who will be online to chat with you about your specific questions February 24 - March 13: 06:00 A.M. – 06:00 P.M. Pacific Time. Join the chatroom at: http://www.microsoft.com/businesssolutions/chatroom.aspx . I logged in a little while ago and it appears...

After two years, my fiber connection is dark. Verizon is switching my account from business to residential so this is one of the steps toward that end. My cable provider has also been canceled and they picked up my television set top boxes. So I am without a cable tv feed or high speed internet access...

On Sunday night, join Bill Gates at microsoftatces.com as he keynotes 2007 CES, demonstrating how the company is delivering a new generation of connected experiences. Bill will be joined by Robbie Bach in announcing several new offerings from Windows Vista, Xbox 360, Microsoft TV and more. The 2007 International...

Ok, so you invested in Windows XP Media Center 2005. You've been using a lovely analog tuner for a while and finally purchased a HD tuner and have endured over-the-air programming (OTA) for the past couple of years. Sure, OTA high definition TV is better than nothing, and it sure beats a 120GB HD DVR...

FYI, there was a rather serious storm last night in the Pacific Northwest area of the US. As a result, many people are without power and that is having an impact on a variety of services. As I understand it, we won't be delivering the 10 webcasts that were scheduled for today. A lack of power has impacted...

I don't know about you, but vacations never seem long enough and going back to work is hard. You know, it's like kick starting a motorcycle that's been sitting in the garage too long. Lots of kicks before it finally comes to life. In my case, the past couple of weeks have been filled with a number of...

It's my favorite time of year... nerds know what I'm talking about... It's the time of the year when the grass and weeds stop growing so you don't have to cut the yard, the air conditioner stops running, football and beer is in full swing... Isn't Fall and Winter great? It's also the time of year I do...

Do you ever look to the past to see what the future holds? You should. I cut my computer teeth long before most people. My computer heritage goes back to my diapers. Dear Dad was a career IBMer and I was playing with IBM Selectric typewriters and dictaphones long before most people had ever seen Lotus...

Last week, I flew out to Las Vegas Nevada for the Windows Connections Conference . It was held in the massive Mandalay Bay Resort Conference Center. Have you ever tried to walk around in a 1,000,000 square foot facility? Bring your roller blades. The conference looked to be a great success. Lots of...

As you'll recall, back in March I did a fairly detailed post about storage management . In that post I demoed via a screencast the String Bean Software WinTarget software we acquired. Lots of questions are starting to surface about this technology. This is probably due to the fact that we are in the...

I recently ordered and received a new Dell Latitude D820 laptop that has a built-in Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 chip and UPEK biometric finger print reader. Of course I enrolled a couple of my fingerprints to see if the hardware and software works. I was using the factory supplied image at the...

Get your frozen margarita, dual core laptop and favorite rubber ducky and head to the pool. Might as well since this year you’ll be able to watch and listen to the festivities on the http://VirtualTechEd.com website. It’ll be interesting to see how much of the show, seminars and “social”...

So I missed the date by a few hours, but you can help us bring the internet to it’s knees by downloading Windows Vista Beta 2 today!!! Ok, depending on your connection, maybe not today but hopefully shortly there after. After the download is complete burn the .iso image to DVD and you’ll...