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Category Archives: Home Entertainment
Apple TV and Xbox 720 to usher in new era of A/V-control interfaces
As a computer guy I’ve always hated the control interfaces that the Consumer Audio/Video (A/V) Equipment companies have put on their components. They just can’t seem to get it right. The Zenith-invented ultrasonic remote control interface dominated the field for over 20 years … Continue reading
Posted in Home Entertainment, Uncategorized
Tagged Apple, Apple TV, AppleTV, April Fools, FireIR, NG-TCOAS, WiNCE, Xbox 720
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Where are the 7″ Microsoft tablets?
A few days ago I was contemplating a blog post with my speculation about a 7″ Microsoft tablet when rumors of an “Xbox Surface” re-surfaced. I tend to believe this rumor because I’ve been expecting that a portable Xbox family … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows
Tagged 7" Tablet, Microsoft Surface, Nook, Nook RT, Nook Surface, Surface, WIndows RT, Xbox Surface
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Media Center, DVD Playback, and Microsoft’s Media Strategy
There is quite a bit of noise in the system after Microsoft’s announcement this week that Windows Media Center would be a separate add-on to Windows 8, and even more noise regarding the decision to remove DVD playback from Windows … Continue reading
Is 2012 the year people break the Cable habit?
Will this be the year you break the cable habit and move entirely to getting your “TV” entertainment over the Internet? The Wall Street Journal’s Kevin Sintumuang has. For those who watch a very limited amount of TV, have a … Continue reading
Of course there will never be another standalone “Zune” PMP
Although there are many other topics I have plans to blog about, I can’t resist responding to the noise in the system about Microsoft. And there has been a lot of recent noise about the future of Zune. First rumors … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows, Windows Phone
Tagged Microsoft, Windows Phone 7, Xbox, XBox Live, Xbox Portable, Zune, Zune HD
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Is Microsoft going to miss the Internet TV/Streaming Video revolution?
My friends on Facebook know that one of my focuses since retiring from Microsoft has been reworking my home entertainment setup. In researching all my options one thing stands out, Microsoft products are going to play a very small role … Continue reading
Posted in Computer and Internet, Home Entertainment, Microsoft
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Can infrastructure get rusty after just 6 years?
Well, the answer is yes. I finished ripping all my CDs, which was painful but now that it’s done IT’S DONE. Then I ripped out the damn Escient Fireball and associated Sony CD Jukebox. But now I realize I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Home Entertainment
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Ripping CDs
The most painful part of redoing my home entertainment setup is re-ripping all our CDs. When we built the house 5 years ago (and made decisions even before that) we went with a then state-of-the-art Escient Fireball as our music … Continue reading
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Mobile Developer
Several months ago I decided it was time to get back into a product role and after considering several options recently joined the Mobile Developer effort in Microsoft’s Developer Division. The Mobile Developer team is responsible for the development technologies … Continue reading
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Windows Home Server
Another update…I replaced my Seagate Mirra Server with an HP MediaSmart Server running Windows Home Server. Installation of the server was painless, it’s basically a black box. Installation of the client software, on each client, was also painless. Far better … Continue reading
