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Review: Xbox LIVE Vision
Apr 21st
Have you ever wanted to video chat on the Xbox 360? This is where the Xbox LIVE Vision comes in. The XBL Vision works as both a camera for video chatting on the Xbox 360 and also as a webcam. Today I will be reviewing the camera both as a webcam an as a video chatting device for the 360.
360 Video Chat:
This is pretty lame. I don’t know why but for some reason, it’s hard to video chat when nobody has a camera. It might be because I don’t have 3,000 friends on XBL. Does Microsoft need to utilize the More >
ObjectDock: A Dock for Windows
Feb 6th
This is a guest post by RJ:
Ever wanted a dock on your PC?
The simplicity of having a uncluttered desktop, hide away icons, unlimited customization and more?
Well look no further, ObjectDock by StarDock is here!
ObjectDock is a dock available on your PC. Specifically, we will be taking about the free download version.
Object dock gives you the option to make your desktop less cluttered. You have the opportunity to customize it as much as you want, from having running programs on the dock, to adding a Start Menu shortcut.
With object dock you can add shortcuts, display running tasks, put docklets, zoomed icons, a appearance More >
Review: Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Jan 7th
This review will be different from my past reviews. I am going to be reviewing the LifeCam Cinema in different sections to give you a more in-depth review of the webcam. I will be discussing the hardware, software, video quality and my overall thoughts on the webcam after the break.
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Nov. 17th Xbox LIVE dashboard update to bring Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm
Nov 13th
Microsoft yesterday announced that the Xbox LIVE Dashboard update with Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm will be available for download to gamers over 18 years old beginning next Tuesday, November 17th.
To go along with these updates, Microsoft is also saying that they are going to be adding in a “News and More” section to the “Inside Xbox” Channel. the “News and More” section will feature news [and more!] from MSNBC, The New Yorker and Dilbert. “News and More” brings the latest in current events, arts and entertainment right to your fingertips.”
To read the article on Microsoft’s website about this, Click Here
What do More >
Xbox 360 dashboard update
Oct 31st
When turning on my Xbox 360 I was greeted with a message informing me of a new dashboard update. I downloaded and installed the update thinking that this would be the update with Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm. It turns out that all this update does is support a wireless N network adapter for the Xbox 360 that is ”slated to release later this year”. Here is a picture of a message telling of this update:
[To read more about the Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm update, Click Here]
Will Windows 7 live up to all the hype?
Oct 8th
With Winodws 7 just right around the corner I’m wondering if it is going to live up to all the hype. People have said all this good stuff about windows 7 but is it really that good? I have not tried out the beta version yet but I look forward to getting to use Win 7 it when it comes out.
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What do you think? Have you tried out the Windows 7 beta version? If so, do you like it? Will you be upgrading to windows 7?
Will businesses switch to Windows 7?
Oct 6th
It seems that just about NO businesses use Vista. I’m not surprised. Now, I’m not going to start crying about how bad Vista is neither am I going to tell you that Vista is awesome but personally I just don’t like Windows Vista that much. I don’t think that businesses do either. Maybe it is because it makes their computers “slow” or maybe it is because it is just plain ugly but XP just seems to be the best Microsoft OS these days. Will businesses switch to Windows 7 when it comes out?
What do you think? What operating system is used where More >