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• Your Chance to Win a Lenovo A70z

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on Jul 04 2010, 06:32 PM

  Thanks to Terri Stratton for her post at mobilepcworld.net! Contest Coming Soon!!!  Thanks to Lenovo and Ivy Worldwide , we, along with 19 other sites, are bringing you the chance to win a new Lenovo A70z. Be sure to visit all the other sites listed below for your chance to win. Each site will have... [Read More]
  

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• MagicJack - Not so Magical

  Posted by dougknox to Doug Knox on Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server on May 24 2010, 09:55 PM

  Filed under: General

  I recently decided to see if I could "cut the cord" on my home wireline and go with MagicJack. It had received pretty good reviews, been around for a while and, for the price, looked like something I should check out. Sadly, I was very disappointed. The call quality was good, when it was there... [Read More]
  

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• Windows Home Server v2 Leaked - Screenshots

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition on Jan 27 2010, 02:04 PM

  Filed under: WHS v2

  Thanks to @maryjofoley for the heads-up this morning , I got a scoop that was bigger than Apple's "Party like it's 2005" launch of the iBezel iFrame iPad. Windows Home Server, codename "Vail" CTP4 has been leaked to teh intertubes. I have installed the bits, and I can relay... [Read More]
  

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• An Open Letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition on Oct 14 2009, 03:36 PM

  Filed under: Public Builds, Marketing, Windows Vista, Feedback, Beta Testing, Betas, Windows 7, Windows "Longhorn"

  Dear Mr. Ballmer, Let me start by saying that I’ve admired your company since I was 10 years old. I think what Microsoft does for the industry, and the world, is amazing. I think Windows is, and has always been, the best operating system on the market. However, I have to take issue with your recent... [Read More]
  

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• Changes Needed for Media Center in Windows 7 SP1

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition on Oct 13 2009, 09:08 PM

  Filed under: Service Packs, User Interface, Digital Cable Tuners, Media Center, Windows Media Center, Media Center Extenders, Windows 7

  I *love* Windows Media Center. It’s my favorite part of Windows, and in Windows 7, it’s fantastic. There are a lot of improvements, and hopefully soon I’ll be able to post some of my favorite parts. But I just spent the last 2 hours trying to fix my Windows Media Center installation at home (tried a... [Read More]
  

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