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May 14th, 2008

Scoble’s Cry Factor Now Available

Remember when Robert Scoble, was reduced to tears over something that he had gotten a peak of at Microsoft’s development teams? It turns out that the cause of all the eye leaking is now available to the public.
The Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope (why can I not get David Letterman’s production company ‘Worldwide Pants’ out […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

May 13th, 2008

New Windows Advisor BETA

I just accepted an invitation to participate in a new BETA program. As the name would generally imply, it’s a sort of maintenance and error checking program that continuously runs in the background of Windows.
Here’s Microsoft’s own words about the program:
Windows Advisor is an easy-to-use self-help tool that notifies users about problems on their […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

See DRASTIC Speed Improvements in Vista

One of the biggest complaints I’ve both heard and personally seen with Windows Vista is that sometimes navigating through a file directory structure is agonizingly slow.
Here’s a fix we’ve stumbled across that makes a DRASTIC speed increase for this process. The solution was found on Microsoft TechNet and is amazing in the comparative results that […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

May 6th, 2008

Use a Laptop As a KVM Switch

I’ve thought of another feature I wish existed for a laptop. I frequently work on people’s computers for them. If I have them bring me their desktop machine I tell them to unplug everything and don’t worry about bringing me the monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc. I’ve got all of these things at my house […]

By Jason Bean -- 2 comments

April 30th, 2008

Try Microsoft’s Surface Computing for Yourself at AT&T Stores

Interestingly enough, after just posting my previous post about what Microsoft’s next big thing could be, one of the things I mentioned, Microsoft Surface, is now on display in a few select AT&T locations around the United States.
Put Your Hands on Microsoft Surface and Experience It for Yourself
I was really hoping I might get […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

April 30th, 2008

Vista Black Screen on Toshiba Laptops

The picture there looks a lot like my wife’s laptop when it decides to lose her screen display completely.
She will be working on her computer, which is running Windows Vista, and randomly the screen image will be lost for no reason. The laptop was a Christmas gift so when it stops working it kind […]

By Jason Bean -- 4 comments

April 21st, 2008

Access Pocket PC (PPC-6700) From Laptop

One of the things that I cannot believe doesn’t exist yet, or at least I haven’t found it, is the ability to completely control my PPC-6700 (or any smart phone for that matter) from my laptop’s keyboard and mouse.
If I’m docked in my USB cradle and the cradle is attached to my laptop, why […]

By Jason Bean -- 6 comments

April 21st, 2008

Trying out Microsoft Virtual PC for the First Time

I’ve finally jumped in and given Microsoft’s Virtual PC software a try. I guess I’m obviously a complete beginner though because I didn’t think about or realize that I’d need to have the installation software for the OS to be installed on the new virtual machine. Now I realize that should have been clearly […]

By Jason Bean -- 1 comment

April 21st, 2008

Specifying Offline File Folder Location

I’m trying to get things back online and organized on my laptop for working with clients. One of the things I used to do is have many of the frequently used files for clients set to be available offline when I’m disconnected from our network.
The problem was that I quickly ran out of available […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

April 16th, 2008

Xbox Live Connection Issues

With my recent AT&T U-verse install, I decided to install the wireless router in my living room right next to the TV. Part of the reason for this was so I could run a wired ethernet connection to my Xbox 360 again and get back online and use the Xbox Live membership I’ve paid […]

By Jason Bean -- 9 comments

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