Xbox Video Marketplace Worked Great For Me

I tried the Xbox Video Marketplace on my 360 today. For 160 points ($2), I was able to purchase the season 2 premiere of Venture Bros (which is...

I’m Thankful for Windows Vista

Of course I have no credibility here (I’m part of the evil empire, after all), but I have to say, I’m really loving the Windows Vista Ultimate RTM....

Dammit!

There are a very few games I could call “great.” Doom (of course). Half-Life 2. Burnout Revenge. Mario Kart. And last week, I added another game:...

Costco + Busted Xbox 360 = Happiness

After a scant 6 months of service, my Xbox 360 yielded up the dreaded “to play this disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console” error (where do you think I...

Pies & Marketing Guys

It all started with a bet that my new marketing guy could meet his promised numbers by a certain date. Figure 1 shows me reading his results report...

Our Long National Nightmare is Over

Since at least 2001 we’ve been stuck in a quagmire of missteps, indecision, corruption and the eroding of our freedoms. Some of us feared it would...

.NET Framework 3.0 (aka WinFX) Has Shipped!

After a monumental amount of work, the .NET Framework 3.0 has been completed! It ships out of the box in Vista, but for down level clients (Windows...

Pay As You Go Phones For the Boys

Back in writer avoidance mode, I did some research into PAYG phones for the boys based on some recommendations from friends, colleagues and...