MSDN Flash – Silverlight, Rugby and Visual Studio 2008

MSDN Flash – Silverlight, Rugby and Visual Studio 2008 by bwirtz

Silverlight, Rugby and Visual Studio 2008 Silverlight 1.0 is out! The final release of Silverlight was announced a couple of weeks ago, and means that if you’ve been waiting for the production release of Silverlight, it’s here and you can get into it. You might have heard about a small Rugby tournament that is going [...]

Filed under : Industry News

Vista Beta to Vista Final Upgrade is Flawless

by bwirtz

Emily’s PC was running Vista Beta, so I upgraded her, and it went extremely smooth.  I was blown away.  I expected it to be straight forward but it was as simple as inserting the install disc, entering a key and pushing go.

Filed under : How To, Technical

I bought 6 copies of Vista Ultimate and 3 of Office 2007

I bought 6 copies of Vista Ultimate and 3 of Office 2007 by bwirtz

What do I plan to do with all of those copies?  Upgrade.  My roommate needs a copy she has been running the beta, and my bedroom Media Center is getting the cool Vista UI.  Which for Media Center is Amazing! I have a 4 gig SD card that I use for ReadyBoost. Emily is most [...]

Filed under : Site Announcements, Technical

Technorati Claim

by bwirtz

Adding the site to Technorati, Check my profile here.

Filed under : Site Announcements

Why Xbox Live Video Marketplace Competes Well Visually With HD-DVD

Why Xbox Live Video Marketplace Competes Well Visually With HD-DVD by bwirtz

 I have to point out going into this I was expecting that Xbox Live Video Marketplace to be better than DirectTV, but to pale next to HD-DVD.  This doesn’t appear to be the case. What Marketplace got right: Lets start with the Basics.  HD-DVD has the potential to be 36.55 Megabits per second, but tends [...]

Filed under : Hard on the Pocket Book, How To, Reviews, Technical