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Brandon’s Guide to Awesome New Windows 7 PCs

Many of you may be on the market for a new Windows 7 PC. Our partners are delivering new PCs we think you will love and just in time for the holidays! Below are hot and slick looking Windows 7 PCs in categories we think will be big for holiday 2009. Please...


Windows on Netbook PCs: A Year in Review

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we first started to see netbook PCs running Windows come to market. Little did we know that these devices would evolve so much in such a short time. A year ago, they were Internet-centric devices defined mainly...


Device Stage – A New Way of Interacting with Devices in Windows 7

Windows 7 introduces a new way to interact with your phone, camera, printer, or portable media player from the Windows desktop. Device Stage is new visual interface that makes it easy to find the things you want to do with your devices on your Windows...


Unboxing the new Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse

This weekend I decided to run out and pick up one of Microsoft Hardware’s new BlueTrack mice. I grabbed the Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse which is perfect for folks who are on the go with their laptops. Both the Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse and the Microsoft...


A Comprehensive Look at the HP MediaSmart Connect

Last week I had blogged about upcoming webinars from HP and Microsoft on the new Extender for Windows Media Center - the HP MediaSmart Connect (you can register to attend those webinars here ). Today I'd like to take a more in-depth look at the HP MediaSmart...


Looking for the Logo: Update on Certified for Windows Vista

I caught up with Deryl McCartney, Marketing Manager for the Windows Vista Logo Program , to get a general update on Certified for Windows Vista products as of today. Just to re-cap: Certified for Windows Vista products are products that carry the above...


Watching TV in Windows Vista with the ATI TV Wonder 600 USB

Windows Media Center makes it really easy to watch TV on Windows Vista (Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate) with a built in Guide that lets you browse TV shows and movies and schedule recordings of your favorite ones. Many PCs today come with TV functionality...


Putting together the “Ultimate” PC

This weekend, I decided to "evaluate" all my PC's on my home network. My main Desktop PC wasn't performing like I wanted it to and was running a combination of new and old hardware. I had a Test / Work PC running a combination of new and old hardware...


Certified for Windows Vista Devices at DigitalLife 2007

At DigitalLife this year, the Certified for Windows Vista program celebrates its 1 year anniversary . In 1 year, over 2,000 products from numerous vendors have received the Certified for Windows Vista logo. Windows Marketing Manager (and Certified for...


The era of Quad-Core is upon us!

On Monday, Nick and I flew out to San Francisco to attend AMD's Premiere Event announcing their quad-core Opteron processor. With Intel's quad-core hardware and now AMD moving full speed ahead - the era of quad-core processing is here! Prior to the event...


Hands-on with Certified for Windows Vista Devices

I've got a couple of reviews on some Certified for Windows Vista devices I'd like to highlight from some friends of mine. DCVIEWS has published its review of the Nikon D40x . The D40x is Nikon's consumer friendly DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) digital...


Testing out the HP Pavilion Entertainment PC tx1000

In January, Windows Vista launched with an impressive slate of Notebook and Tablet PC's. One of those PC was HP's tx1000 . The tx1000 is a Pavilion Entertainment PC that is also a Tablet PC with an impressive set of specs: AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core TL...