Archive for category microsoft

Xbox 360 + U-Verse TV = awesome

Posted by thak in freaky, media, microsoft on January 7, 2010

Xbox 360 will support AT&T’s U-Verse TV later this year — Engadget.  Too bad I can’t get U-Verse, or I’d switch in a heartbeat.

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Unintended consequences

Posted by thak in economics, freaky, microsoft, philosophical, technical, windows on January 6, 2010

Larry Osterman’s WebLog : What’s up with the Beep driver in Windows 7?.  The law of unintended consequences strikes again.

And thanks to legislation, our computers have successfully wasted millions of dollars–and tons of materials–over the last 25 years.

Fantastic.

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Windows 7 Turns Laptops Into Wi-Fi Hotspots

Posted by thak in freaky, hack, microsoft, technical, windows on November 4, 2009

Unfinished Windows 7 Feature Turns Laptops Into Wi-Fi Hotspots – PC World.  This is pretty killer.

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Virtual Clone of Existing Hard Drive

Posted by thak in freaky, hack, microsoft, technical, tools, windows on October 14, 2009

Create A Virtual Machine Clone of Your Existing Hard Drive [Windows].  This is another really cool tool from the guys from SysInternals.  They’re still not really Microsoft.  :)

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Touch-sensitive mice prototypes

Posted by thak in freaky, gadget, microsoft, technical on October 6, 2009

Microsoft demos touch-sensitive mice prototypes | Crave – CNET.  This is some seriously cool stuff.  Even if it is from Microsoft.  :)

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Word in the wiki world

Posted by thak in business, jobs, microsoft, philosophical, tools, web on August 4, 2009

The prospects of Microsoft Word in the wiki-based world – Ars Technica.  I couldn’t agree more.

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Kodu game will teach you (or your kid) about programming

Posted by thak in code, gaming, microsoft, technical on July 13, 2009

The new video Kodu game will teach you (or your kid) about programming. | Slate Magazine.  I played with it for a couple of hours this afternoon, and it’s definitely worth looking at if you’re interested in game programming at all.  It’s pretty easy to use, and introduces concepts like state machines, classes, and basic AI.  You can’t build anything super complicated with it, but it’s at least a good introduction.

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RadarSync

Posted by thak in microsoft, technical, tools, windows on May 31, 2009

Download Junkies, Update Your System With RadarSync.  This is a pretty sweet little update tool.  Finds your outdated drivers and applications, and it even works on Windows 7.  Which is good for me right now, since I’ve switched my main gaming rig over to W7 this weekend…

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DriverBackup

Posted by thak in microsoft, technical, tools, windows on May 14, 2009

DriverBackup: easily backup & restore your system drivers | freewaregenius.com.  This looks like a very useful tool–especially if you ever have to re-install.  Whether due to malware or just the standard Windows build-up of detritus…

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Build an XP SP3 Recovery Disc

Posted by in microsoft, technical, tools, windows on July 16, 2008

PCMag | Build an XP SP3 Recovery Disc.  This is probably the easiest set of instructions I’ve seen yet to building your own recovery disk.  Great stuff.

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