Category Archives: Home Entertainment

Is 2012 the year people break the Cable habit?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by halberenson

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 →

Posted in Home Entertainment | Tagged Cable TV, Internet TV, Streaming Media | 7 Comments

Of course there will never be another standalone “Zune” PMP

Posted on March 19, 2011 by halberenson

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 | 2 Comments

Is Microsoft going to miss the Internet TV/Streaming Video revolution?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by halberenson

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 →

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Can infrastructure get rusty after just 6 years?

Posted on January 12, 2009 by halberenson

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 →

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Ripping CDs

Posted on December 20, 2008 by halberenson

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

Posted on December 19, 2008 by halberenson

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

Posted on May 6, 2008 by halberenson

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 →

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The fun way to market things

Posted on December 7, 2007 by halberenson

This video for Microsoft Home Server is the kind of thing most of us wish Microsoft would do more of. How else are you going to get people’s attention for this type of product? How many people wake up saying … Continue reading →

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Zune 80GB back in stock at Walmart.com

Posted on December 1, 2007 by halberenson

I was looking around at various sites and noticed that ZUNE 80GB model is now shown as being in-stock at Walmart’s web site. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7958481

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Amazon Kindle

Posted on November 19, 2007 by halberenson

I haven’t actually used a Kindle yet, but I like what I’m seeing. Before I read anything about the device I was commenting to a colleague that the way you expand the early adoption for a Reader is to make … Continue reading →

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