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Author: gclassy Date: 03/07/2007
512 Meg Xbox 360 Memory Card coming
Joystiq, mentions that we'll soon be able to purchase a 512 meg memory card for the 360 for the low...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/05/2007
Wired Online lists their favorite 7 add-ons for IE7
This article lists 7 excellent add-ons for IE7. A quick summary: A spell checker Inline searching...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/02/2007
N-Gage 2 with games "superdistributed"
I just saw this article on Kotaku. And it really makes sense to me. Why not let someone copy a game...
Author: gclassy Date: 03/01/2007
This made me laugh, PS3 smear parody "how you killed your brand"
I saw this first on Joystiq: I don't completely understand the 360 logo at the video conclusion, but...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/26/2007
Microsoft has a reader (pdf-like) application SDK?
I just noticed this article from Information Week where they indicate that the New York Times and...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/26/2007
Nvidia Graphics on GoForce 5500 for Mobile Devices
I saw this youtube video earler and was just blown away at what is going to be possible with the...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/20/2007
DreamScene Preview!
The Windows Ultimate extra, DreamScene has been pre-released and the performance on it seems to be...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/15/2007
Ikaragua Announced on XBLA
This is big news for all of us "real" shooters fans. Joystiq has an interesting commentary on this....
Author: gclassy Date: 02/14/2007
PlayReady announced!!
“Our wireless partners worldwide asked for a single system to power a growing array of business...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/12/2007
The Web is the Machine is US
I found this video to be pretty fun.
Author: gclassy Date: 02/07/2007
Bring your pinatas to the slaughterhouse
I found this review of Viva Pinata to be hilarous. From the article: The interesting thing about...
Author: gclassy Date: 02/02/2007
Vista Vista Vista!
We "launch" today! Release tomorrow. I can't wait for the Ultimate Extras to go live.
Author: gclassy Date: 01/29/2007
CMT All Hands and DRM
I just had the all hands meeting for the CMT (Consumer Media Technologies) group. It was interesting...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/25/2007
Some funky wchar allocation hacks in ANSI C
So I've been dusting some wide character string programming spiderwebs out of the programming attic...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/25/2007
Pocket PC Phone Edition Themes versus Smart Phone Themes
So I've been seeking themes for my today screen for my Pocket PC Phone Edition cell phone and I have...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/24/2007
Scoblizer interviews Sun's CEO, talks Java and Platforms
I really like this interview where Scoblizer interviews Sun's CEO. He shows off some interesting...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/18/2007
Sweet new iRiver watch / PMP
I just was perusing Gizmodo, when I encountered this neat gizmo. From the article, it sounds like...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/12/2007
Apple's iPhone
The web has been all abuzz about Apple's iPhone and I'm definately intrigued by it. The hype on this...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/11/2007
OMG Snow! Hail!
So today it snowed about 3 inches outside our offices (building 50) and, in Northwestern fashion, it...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/10/2007
The Remote Desktop's Application Path Annoyance...
Just an annoyance, I moved the shortcut for Remote Desktop from my start menu and couldn't for the...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/04/2007
What is this Sprial Frog?
I was just reading the Year in DRM articles on DRM Watch and I saw an interesting mention of the...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/03/2007
Happy New Year!
Whew! For me, the break seemed longer than it really was. It's a new month in a new year and, it...
Author: gclassy Date: 01/02/2007
Best and Worst High-Definition Titles of the Year
High-Def Digest has written an article listing the best and worst High Definition movies of 2006....
Author: gclassy Date: 12/22/2006
More PS3 Exclusives coming to 360
Kotaku just reported that Virtua Fighter 5 is now coming to the 360, Now if only we could get Metal...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/21/2006
Shiny Shiny likes the Zen Vision W
It is good to see that people are getting excited about portable players based on PlaysForSure. This...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/19/2006
Wired Posts Apple-spoof from Company Meeting
This post at Wired's blog showcases a funny iPod spoof that I remember seeing at the company...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/18/2006
PS3 Backwards Compatability needs an Update?
I laughed a little when I saw this video. Admittedly, I think that Sony will definately fix the b/c...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/13/2006
IS PS3 hurting Blu-ray?
Earlier this week, I wrote about how the PS3 may not be helping Blu-ray sales, but this article...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/07/2006
Is the PS3 Helping Blu-ray?
I just read this interesting editorial at DVDTOWN.org. And it shows that the PS3 launch is still not...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/06/2006
Did the PS3 Deliver on Sony's Promise yet?
You decide. This is a comparison of the alleged PS3 real-time render that Sony showed at E3 and...
Author: gclassy Date: 12/01/2006
80 Gb Zune Mod and FUD
I'm pretty sure that the Zune team doesn't endorse this, but daring hackers can add 50Gb to their...
Author: gclassy Date: 11/30/2006
Console Wars and the Seattle Freeze
Since I'm having issues with my VPN and getting to work today sounds like a hazardous venture, I...
Author: gclassy Date: 11/28/2006
OMG Swamped!
I have been totally swamped lately with work and school and have been slacking on keeping my blog up...
Author: gclassy Date: 11/27/2006
Vista = RTM!
Woohoo! I just went down to the burn lab like a good employee and got the final build for my boxes....
Author: gclassy Date: 11/08/2006
Transcoding to WMV for Xbox 360 Playback
After Microsoft released the update that allowed non-media center editions of windows to stream...
Author: gclassy Date: 11/07/2006
OMGz Zune Madness
Nov. 14th is just around the corner so the Zune will be coming out soon! Full Reviews, speculation,...
Author: gclassy Date: 11/03/2006
GoW TV Spot Mashups
Lots of cool mashups here that N'Gai Croal has posted from his blog.
Author: gclassy Date: 11/03/2006
Vista and Office Launch on Nov. 30th
OMG OMG! Vista is set to launch for business partners this month!!!!! Seattle PI has the scoop.
Author: gclassy Date: 11/02/2006
Microsoft and Rare release Goldeneye Maps for Xbox 360 PDZ!!!
This[joystiq] is way too cool!
Author: gclassy Date: 11/01/2006
Xbox 360 + Unbox = TV
Wow, this is really what we've needed for a while.. is it HDTV? (Update) Sadly no :( Oh, Gizmodo...
Author: gclassy Date: 10/31/2006
10 Web Companies I would Like to See Microsoft Acquire
Before going any further, I would like to point out that I am not in any position to make business...
Author: gclassy Date: 10/31/2006
1080p update for xbox firmware coming tomorrow
Now I will have to get a DVI / VGA adapter for my 360 and do the upscaling test. From the Media...
Author: gclassy Date: 10/30/2006
GoW Ad featuring (Sweet Sweet) Tears for Fears Song
I really like this game trailer [kotaku] for Gears of War and even more the choice to use the "Mad...
Author: gclassy Date: 10/25/2006
Very Slick Xbox 360 Ad.
This doesn't look like it came from Microsoft... After linking those, I'm starting to wonder how...
Author: gclassy Date: 10/24/2006