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Once again, I had an itch that only some software could solve - what I wanted didn't exist, so I wrote it... Since our new arrival, I've wanted an easy, reliable and automated way to share photos with friends and family (and anyone else who wants to take a look at the cutest baby ever :-) ).  I could have just created a share ...

This is more a personal reference than anything, but hopefully someone else will find it useful too.  In Vista you can navigate to many of the system folders, such as the "Send To" folder by typing shell:<Command Name> (eg shell:sendto) in the Start/Search(aka Run) text box (See screen shot).  This sure beats typing ...

I received a Roku media player for Christmas, and wanted to hook it up to stream some holiday music right away.  Pretty simple install on the hardware side, plug it into AC, plug in a pair of speakers, and configure it for WiFi (or hardwire to the LAN) - total time <5 minutes - very nice. I then remote desktoped into my main home PC, ...

Microsoft has released an update for the Remote Desktop Client for Windows XP SP2 and 2003 Server systems.  This update has several enhancements, including security, visual improvements, and resource redirection. The most beneficial features for me are the ability to view my remote Vista machine at a high resolution (including ...

 [UPDATE: A newer version is now available.  More Info Here]  I've just completed a neat little Tablet PC utility that I have wanted for a long time.  The tool lets you write search terms on a small form, and instantly send the terms to a Google search inside your default browser with one tap (or a gesture).  No ...

Vista RC2 (build 5744) poked it's head out yesterday on the Microsoft Beta sites.  This build seems easier to install on a VMWare virtual machine than previous builds, and performance is very usable. The only gotcha I had, and why I'm posting this, is that if I ran the install from a VMWare or Daemon Tools ISO CD emulator, the install ...

As I mentioned in my last post, I was installing Max on my X41 Tablet to check out the ink. Some quick observations: Max is EXTREMENLY slow on my X41, basically unusable.  I'll have to investigate why. Ink is only available in the photo edit mode, not in slideshows or RSS news feeds Only white ink and an eraser are available All in ...

There has been a lot of buzz this weekend about the new Microsoft Max (beta) product.  I hadn't paid much attention to it for a while, but decided to grab the latest version and take a look for myself.  Like everyone else, my first impression is that MAX is beautiful!  This thing looks great!  Seeing something like this ...

Gavin Gear, a software engineer on the Tablet PC Team (SDK) has been writing some great articles on Tablet PC development, complete with code samples (C# mainly).  He started off with the basics, and is now starting to move into some advanced areas. If you are a developer who wants a crash course in Tablet PC programming (or hire / ...

Gizmodo has some exclusive information and a photo on the upcoming Microsoft Zune Media Player.  One interesting tid-bit is that the scroll wheel is not really a wheel, but just 4 buttons - wonder how usable that will be? Has anyone seen any details on a SDK for the Zune?