In Part 1 of my examination of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), I rhetorically asked whether XP was still "good enough" given the many advantages of its successor, Windows Vista. In many ways, this ar......More
This week, Microsoft shipped the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), a near-final look at the last XP service pack. I've categorized XP SP3 as a long, final goodbye t......More
While Microsoft got a jump on its next-generation video game console competitors when it shipped the Xbox 360 (see my review)
in late 2005, it's only now, over a year later, that we're......More
In my earlier showcase, MSN: The Inside Story, I noted that part of MSN's aura comes from its physical isolation from Microsoft's main campus in Redmond. But MSN, ensconced in the so-called Red West c......More
Return to Part One
Taking it up a notch: The Xbox 360 Dashboard
Jeff: The other scenarios I want to show you, some of the stuff that begins to go a little bit broader than ......More
When the next generation Xbox 360 video game system launches in North America on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, Microsoft and its software partners will have 18 games ready and waiting for eager gamers. ......More
At the E3 trade show this week, Microsoft announced that it is finally ready to begin combating the surprisingly popular Nintendo Wii in a meaningful way. Whether this initiative comes too late in the......More
Back in July, I first discussed Microsoft's New Xbox Experience, the upcoming major new user interface update for the Xbox 360. Today, the software giant revealed that this experience will rollout to ......More
Update: This comparison was updated in November 2007 to reflect the now-current Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 hardware lineups. New and changed items are highlighted in PINK.
It's the battle of th......More
When
the Xbox 360 first shipped in November 2005, it was accompanied by a
wide variety of add-ons and peripherals, including various
controllers, remotes, faceplates, and so on (see
par......More
Every so often, I publish an updated version of my “What I Use” document, which details the technology products and services I actually use day-to-day. Since I’m currently on my third business trip in five weeks, this is perhaps an ideal time to discuss the technology products I rely on when I travel and a few related points....More
Lots of changes since November, including a new PC-based home server running Windows 8, several new smart phones, new PCs and tablets, new cloud backup, Office 365 Home Premium and a nice doubling of my Internet speeds courtesy of Verizon FIOS....More