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2009 1

  1. Moved

2008 31

  1. What makes a blog good? How can you make your blog better?
  2. Twitter, Tumblr, and social blogging
  3. Zune gets even better!
  4. Hi, I'm a Tablet PC
  5. Multitouch, multitouch, multitouch!
  6. Developing Multitouch Applications
  7. PDC2008 Conference Keynotes Online
  8. Windows 7 First Impressions from PDC
  9. CComPtr and CComQIPtr, ATL / COM's smart pointers
  10. My MSDN Magazine article on developing for Tablet PC is online!
  11. A response to criticism for Microsoft's compliance documentation
  12. How to use the Real-time stylus
  13. An interesting Tablet PC concept from Intel
  14. 10 Useful Web Sites I Frequent
  15. InkSeine and other cool OfficeLabs betas
  16. Defective HP Laptops
  17. Mojave Experiment
  18. Multi-touch now public for the Dell Latitude XT?
  19. Bill Gates Photos, Narrated by Bill Gates
  20. Getting and Setting Properties of a Dialog Created Control in COM and OLE
  21. Pattern Fills in Office 2007
  22. TechEd Day 4: Closing the booth
  23. TechEd Day 3: Rickrolled at Universal
  24. TechEd Day 1: Getting the ball rolling, getting over Jetlag
  25. Thoughts on searching: when to use a hash / when to use a db / when to use a distributed hash?
  26. Resolving issues with Code Behind / Code File conversions in IIS 2003 - 2008
  27. Windows Help and How-to videos
  28. Using the InkOverlay Control to Avoid Reinventing the Wheel
  29. Getting Started with Unmanaged Tablet Development
  30. Hello Tablet!
  31. Apple Launches iTunes video rental store but will it change the market's perception of online rentals?

2007 37

  1. PlayReady to Appear in Nokia Handsets
  2. Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 Warranty to 3 years for consoles with the red ring
  3. Unofficial HDMI cable for Xbox 360, the white one!
  4. GTA 4 Episodic content coming only to Xbox 360
  5. Halo 3 Viral Campaign Begins, and just a few months to launch
  6. Microsoft IPTV gets a new name with the latest release
  7. This Halo 3 internal Beta video is too hot not to post
  8. HD DVD first to sell 100,000 standalone players
  9. Xbox 360 getting messenger and Windows Media DRM streaming features!
  10. Microsoft joins Apple with DRM-Free Music from EMI
  11. DLA Devices in the Wild Already?
  12. Xbox 360 Elite with HDMI out...
  13. Forward looking 90-minute Bill Gates Speech (1989)
  14. RealNetworks Takes Helix off the Market
  15. Clipboard2phone
  16. 512 Meg Xbox 360 Memory Card coming
  17. Wired Online lists their favorite 7 add-ons for IE7
  18. N-Gage 2 with games "superdistributed"
  19. This made me laugh, PS3 smear parody "how you killed your brand"
  20. Microsoft has a reader (pdf-like) application SDK?
  21. Nvidia Graphics on GoForce 5500 for Mobile Devices
  22. DreamScene Preview!
  23. Ikaragua Announced on XBLA
  24. PlayReady announced!!
  25. The Web is the Machine is US
  26. Bring your pinatas to the slaughterhouse
  27. Vista Vista Vista!
  28. CMT All Hands and DRM
  29. Some funky wchar allocation hacks in ANSI C
  30. Pocket PC Phone Edition Themes versus Smart Phone Themes
  31. Scoblizer interviews Sun's CEO, talks Java and Platforms
  32. Sweet new iRiver watch / PMP
  33. Apple's iPhone
  34. OMG Snow! Hail!
  35. The Remote Desktop's Application Path Annoyance...
  36. What is this Sprial Frog?
  37. Happy New Year!

2006 172

  1. Best and Worst High-Definition Titles of the Year
  2. More PS3 Exclusives coming to 360
  3. Shiny Shiny likes the Zen Vision W
  4. Wired Posts Apple-spoof from Company Meeting
  5. PS3 Backwards Compatability needs an Update?
  6. IS PS3 hurting Blu-ray?
  7. Is the PS3 Helping Blu-ray?
  8. Did the PS3 Deliver on Sony's Promise yet?
  9. 80 Gb Zune Mod and FUD
  10. Console Wars and the Seattle Freeze
  11. OMG Swamped!
  12. Vista = RTM!
  13. Transcoding to WMV for Xbox 360 Playback
  14. OMGz Zune Madness
  15. GoW TV Spot Mashups
  16. Vista and Office Launch on Nov. 30th
  17. Microsoft and Rare release Goldeneye Maps for Xbox 360 PDZ!!!
  18. Xbox 360 + Unbox = TV
  19. 10 Web Companies I would Like to See Microsoft Acquire
  20. 1080p update for xbox firmware coming tomorrow
  21. GoW Ad featuring (Sweet Sweet) Tears for Fears Song
  22. Very Slick Xbox 360 Ad.
  23. First PS3 Game Footage!
  24. Blue Dragon is FINALLY selling 360s in Japan.
  25. Starbucks Coffee in 50!
  26. ISOrecorder tool
  27. 29 New iPod Killers [contenders] for Xmas
  28. 10 Multiplayer Maps will ship with Gears of War, woot!
  29. Phantasy Star Universe on Wed?
  30. Xbox 360 with 3 great games for $360!
  31. Gears of War Impressions from Aeropause gamers
  32. Dead Rising selling out in Japan
  33. Chat, talk to your MCE computer over the Internet to schedule PVR shows
  34. Wikipedia Article on features new to Vista
  35. Xbox 360 HD-DVD Priced (at last!)
  36. Cool sorted function heading script
  37. Wallop Social Networking
  38. FairUse4WM Developer Interviewed on Engadget
  39. Rumored final Price for Zune $229.99
  40. User Agent String Spoofing in IE 7
  41. My first Microsoft Company Meeting
  42. iRiver s10 targets iPod shuffle...
  43. Tokyo Game Show and X06 will be covered by Xbox Live
  44. Amazon's Unbox Movie Download service, more sansa Reviews
  45. Major Nelson Demonstrates the Xbox Vision Camera
  46. Zune Announcements get Official, Price, Release Date TBD still?
  47. Windows Live Search is... Live
  48. Awesome Halo Cover at High School Talent show
  49. CoD2 for 360 has surpassed the 1,000,000 games sold marker
  50. The Mac BU Blog
  51. Vista Home will cost $199, Upgrade will be $99
  52. XNA Express released, Components Explained
  53. MS Live Anywhere Screens
  54. ZuneNation
  55. Sandisk releases the 8GB Sansa E280 to further the battle against the Nano
  56. Internet Explorer 7 RC1 download
  57. Still more Zune Speculation
  58. Microsoft Powertoys for Photographers
  59. Microsoft Live Writer In Beta
  60. Implications of Dead Rising Exceeding Capcom's Expectations
  61. Much needed XBLA joystick coming soon?
  62. First round of Blu-ray Players will not support commercial video playback?
  63. XNA blog looks good
  64. XBLA tools for community developers
  65. Xbox 360 HD-DVD shown off
  66. Dead Rising comes out on Tues!
  67. Castlevania Symphony of the Night on XBLA
  68. gclassy.com
  69. Virtual PC is FREE and is awesome!
  70. XBLA gets Street Fighter 2 Tonight!
  71. The official Vista upgrade matrix
  72. MSN has Arrested Development!
  73. Forecast looks good for the Xbox 360
  74. Microsoft gets official on the Zune announcement.
  75. The "Castle Crashers" Multiplayer XBL button masher looks awesome!
  76. Check out Ozymandias's blog!
  77. Download and burn movies from Movielink or Rent on iTunes?
  78. Interesting English Language (writing) Non-errors that oftentimes seem to be errors
  79. OMG OMG! New XBLA game every Wednesday this summer!
  80. More speculation on the Microsoft PMP, "Argo"
  81. New, thin, Napster MP3 player
  82. Yet another tiny and gorgeous flash-based MP3 player
  83. Let the public betas continue! Office Live 2007 Beta
  84. Wednesday PMP Madness!
  85. Windows Media Player 11 Skins
  86. More on the Sansa e260
  87. Microsoft LifeCam for Sharing Photos, and video chat over Windows Live
  88. Yay! More Xbox 360 backwards compatibility!
  89. Windows Live Messenger Music Mix
  90. SanDisk Sansa, the iPod Nano finally has some serious competition
  91. Jobs: "you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year"
  92. Xbox Dashboard Update Video
  93. Xbox 360 Camera Speculation
  94. Significant Dashboard update coming to Live!
  95. MCE based home automation software!
  96. Xbox 360 game price drops :)
  97. Xbox Marketplace stats -- $900 will get you all 933 marketplace downloads
  98. XBOX 360 Screensavers?
  99. PDA with 30gb HD, Windows Mobile 5!
  100. Sony PS3's free live service will NOT support multiplayer match making or online play
  101. Funny video store manager calls for ban on pricey PS3
  102. More E3 thoughts on Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo announcements
  103. HD-DVD will be coming to Xbox 360
  104. Blu-ray held back until June 20th
  105. Napster just became free?
  106. Developer asserts Xbox 360 and PS3 Visuals will be undiscernable
  107. Xbox 360 Users get unprecedented E3 preview access
  108. Devs Suggest Sony License Live for PS3
  109. MyMovies 2 Released for Media Center
  110. Xbox 360 Blade background customiization!
  111. HD-DVD / DVD Hybrid media
  112. Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta 2
  113. Macs Preloaded with XP sold by Expercom.com
  114. WMP 11 Beta By June EOM?
  115. Phantasy Star Coming to the 360!
  116. Toshiba First to HD Video Format Market with the HD-1A
  117. Avarec Ahi UMPC with 3G phone
  118. Paramount Teaming up with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Content push
  119. Xbox 360 Hard Disk backup tool
  120. The MCE for grandma, grandpa, mom, or dad
  121. Xbox 360 Camera
  122. Xbox 360 Extender Setup Troubleshooting Log (Script)
  123. OS X Leopard to boot XP, Tiger gets Boot Camp
  124. Cool concept UMPC
  125. Sony -- The proud parent of Media Storage Format "Bombs"
  126. 360 BC List gets some new games
  127. Gorgeous Oblivion Panoramics
  128. Akimbo and HDNet will deliver HD Programming Via the Net
  129. NES on the Xbox 360
  130. Cheap Extender-like Device <$110
  131. Microsoft Research: Just when you thought Google Labs was hot
  132. InfoCard for anti-phishing
  133. A small bit of clout for Sony and the Playstation 3
  134. Origami Roundup
  135. Yahoo! Brings content to Media Center
  136. Apple's Woes in the Media PC Forefront
  137. The HD Wars
  138. Origami Project: the Mobile PC running Windows XP
  139. New Local Tech Demo
  140. Free USB Key from Microsoft!
  141. Why Vista Won't Suck
  142. Origami Revealed?
  143. Oh oh! What is it?
  144. Xbox 360 unencrypted AAC playback
  145. Xbox Live: The System Works
  146. New Interfaces
  147. DIY Media Center PC
  148. Will Apple drop X for Vista?
  149. De-scaling video for better HDTV output
  150. HD Movies on Demand with MovieBeam
  151. Wired Reviews IE7
  152. Good tricks for getting a 360
  153. CableCard Explained
  154. 360 Transcoder
  155. Tiny Windows Media Center Edition PC
  156. Pmps
  157. Converting a PAL DVD to NTSC
  158. More Buzzworthy than I first thought...
  159. Microsoft Releases IE 7 Beta 2 Preview for Windows XP
  160. Toshiba HD-DVD player
  161. TV recommendations gadget
  162. XBOX live on the 360
  163. MCE Sudoku
  164. Dude
  165. Microsoft Working to develop technology for location shifting
  166. Music, Cool Word formatting Shortcuts
  167. Project Work
  168. Microsoft at CES
  169. MCE Tuner Love!
  170. Now DirecTV on the MCE and 360?
  171. ATIs OCUR
  172. New services cropping up for video distribution using WMDRM technology

2005 2

  1. Setting up a Media Center Extender
  2. Let's get the party started!