I’ve been interested in putting in a Network Attached Storage (NAS) setup on my home network for awhile. Although I have several machines that I can run as servers, I like the idea of a simple dedicated file serving device for general storage of backups, music, movies, and other stuff. On the surface, [...]
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Why the Xbox 360 Launch Is a Failure
I’ve been observing the Xbox 360 launch for lots of reasons. First of all, I am a gamer and I’m interested in any new gaming platform. Second, I worked on Xbox Live for a little while before I left Microsoft. Third, I still have friends working in the Xbox group. [...]
Buy a Mac in Microsoft’s back yard
The Mac Store opened up a store in Redmond Town Center this week. RTC happens to be about 3 minutes from Microsoft’s main campus. The irony of course is very amusing. But all kidding aside, there is something more interesting going on.
A few years ago, it seemed that the Microsoft Windows [...]
My New Toy
For my birthday, everyone in my family gave me money to buy an Xbox 360. Although I spent a short amount of time working on Xbox Live at Microsoft, I wasn’t totally sold I wanted one. I’m disappointed that all the media sharing features are pretty much tied to Windows and the [...]