June 2005 - Posts

• Does Google suck?

  Try this search in both http://search.msn.com and http://www.google.com: who is the vice president of the usa? Okay, I'll spoil it - MSN returns the (correct) current VP, right at the top, based on their builtin encyclopedia lookup feature. Google, however, Read More... Posted Friday, June 24, 2005 9:03 PM by dangriff | 3 Comments

• New MCE machine - Reversal of Fortune

  I got my new machine up and running! In fact, I'm now listening to the Rush in Rio DVD in Dolby Digital on this machine while I write this post. And since it's in my living room (as opposed to my un-kid-friendly office), it's easy to sit here with the Read More... Posted Friday, June 24, 2005 8:48 PM by dangriff | 3 Comments

• 64-bit Media Center PC Problems

  I recently bought components to build my own media center PC. The primary purpose is to be able to conveniently rip my CDs to mp3 and listen to them on my stereo. The secondary purpose is to be a Personal Video Recorder, since we don't already have a Read More... Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 2:51 PM by dangriff | 2 Comments

• Opportunities in Homeland Security

  A cool networking event is coming up, if you're in the Puget Sound area. I volunteer with this group - the Northwest Entrepreneur Network - and helped organize our upcoming evening seminar on Homeland Security. It's free, and we always have a good/interactive Read More... Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:49 PM by dangriff | 2 Comments

• Tentative Longhorn smart card service improvements

  Longhorn has some exciting improvements in the smart card subsystem. For example, the Smart Card Resource Manager (aka "scardsvr"), or SCRM, has been given a reduced attack surface and been made more scalable. Disclaimer - as you know, until the product Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:24 PM by dangriff | 0 Comments