It’s official, Microsoft today killed off the MSN Direct Smart Watch (aka SPOT Watches). No more new watches will be made. I’ve been a fan of SPOT-based watches for a good four years now… so this is a bitter-sweet day. It’s a good day, because Microsoft is embracing MSN Direct on the idea I […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]