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I'm off sick today and catching up on mail, whilst the kids are home for spring break. Mayhem ensues. The other day I posted at the top of the things-I've-read list the article on "Lessons from Randy Pausch" in Parade , a not-so-trivial piece in the often
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With all the talk this weekend of HD-DVD (as Reuters noted this weekend ) and that main supported Toshiba "will cease manufacturing HD-DVD equipment" (as reported on Japan's NHK public broadcasting network), interesting to see the increased interest in
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Turns out I'm not the only one concerned about the digital TV transition in the States. Ina notes that Best Buy's CEO, Brad Anderson, said that the digital TV transition "posed the biggest threat to his industry, warning of the dangers if consumers find
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Missed one of the last five episodes (or all five) of your favourite TV show? Perhaps you're hanging out at CES looking at the differences between Blu-Ray and HD DVD, and you didn't get back to your hotel on the strip to catch a live broadcast. Well,
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Bloggers and the press are out in force at CES in Las Vegas, tonite covering Bill Gates' keynote at CES 2008 . You can find several entries listed here . Check out video coverage at Microsoft's CES site and on Microsoft PressPass . [More on the keynote
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This evening on CBS 60 Minutes , Steve Kroft updated his report from earlier this year and gives the Geek Squad their fifteen minutes of fame. Kroft covered the challenges and increasing complexities computers, networking devices and the myriad of consumer
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Unless you are buying a workstation-class comuer for development or high-end use (video gaming, video editing), chances are that your next computer will be a notebook. And for most consumer purchasers, this seems to be even more likely. The industry analyst
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Do you have a TV antenna connection that plugs directly in to your TV or Media Center PC? If so, think about how you will prepare for a transition that is finally coming in the industry: on February 17, 2009, the US will make the transition to digital
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This from CNET this morning... a view on the future of digital TV in the US by Jason Oxman, vice president of communications for the Consumer Electronics Association. This was in rebuttal to a piece by Michael Hulfactor --" When regular TV broadcasts
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A question from an Xbox 360 owner with a Media Center PC: "how do I connect an Xbox 360 to my Windows PC?" For the latest info, see this article on xbox.com on connecting your PC up to an Xbox 360 with Windows Media Connect. If you are connecting an Xbox
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A few random thoughts. BusinessWeek has an interesting article this week on "Where Is Microsoft Search?" The author observes that Microsoft has stumbled in an effort to provide a better comprehensive mousetrap on the Web, and prevent others from undermining
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More on the new Movies & TV service via Xbox Live, as announced yesterday. Joystiq has a brief discussion with Scott Henson , director of platform strategy for the Xbox 360, for more info on the service, due to launch on November 22nd. And more pictures
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The Seattle Times reported the new agreements with several networks (including CBS, TBS and MTV), Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers "to bring an initial lineup of more than 1,000 hours of hit television shows and movies to Xbox 360 consoles" starting
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Of interest is this article from Mark Sullivan of Light Reading , featuring a look at the Microsoft TV usability lab in Silicon Valley. It's an interesting read (complete with photos of the facility) that goes into a customer's digital TV experience,
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As a follow up to my , the New York Times has on article on Apple's Plans to Inhabit Living Room. " Steven P. Jobs , Apple Computer ’s chief executive, concluded a much-anticipated company event on Tuesday with his usual tease, noting that he had “one
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