October 2005 - Posts

• Forum Discussion: Opening a file and right-clicking for information produces a 10-20 second delay – ActiveWin.

  This blog entry was gleaned from ActiveWin.com, a Featured Community Web site.   Many users have this problem, and it seems to be network-related.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use.   Posted Oct 27 2005, 01:46 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Game Review: Quake 4 – The Firing Squad.

  This blog entry was gleaned from TheFiringSquad, a Featured Community Web site.   See what the the Firing Squad’s Editor-in-Chief of Games (Jakub Wojnarowicz) thinks of Quake 4.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 27 2005, 01:45 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Forum Discussion: VCDs created on a Windows 2000 PC don’t look right on this posters new PC – OSNN.

  This blog entry was gleaned from OSNN.net, a Featured Community Web site.   This poster created VCD's from family home videos several years ago on a Windows 2000 Professional PC with the VCD codec that was popular at the time. Although the VCDs play well in DVD player they don’t look very good on the new PC. Responders think it’s a matter of codecs.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 25 2005, 12:08 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Digital Photography Tip: Choose the right equipment for close-ups, landscapes, and magnification – The Kim Komando Show.

  This blog entry was gleaned from The Kim Komando Show, a Featured Community Web site.   If you’re wondering what kind of lens to use or buy to get the best picture possible for the type of image you’re shooting, this article is for you.     by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 25 2005, 12:07 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Media Tip: Back up your digital photos in a fireproof safe – without opening it – Digital Media Thoughts.

  This blog entry was gleaned from DigitalMediaThoughts.com, a Featured Community Web site.   An interesting idea from Jason Dunn at Digital Media Thoughts: He chose to purchase a fireproof safe with an internal power strip and host a network attached storage (NAS) device in the safe. He then used a HomePlug Powerline (Ethernet over powerline), and connected the NAS device in his fireproof safe to his home network. Finally, he created nightly backup jobs to copy modified files from the PC's in the home network to the NAS device in the fireproof safe.     by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 21 2005, 11:10 AM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Forum Discussion: A user needs to change who his new computer (used, actually) is registered to and also the name of the My Documents folder

  This blog entry was gleaned from ProNetworks, a Featured Community Web site.   A user with a new computer, obviously purchased or obtained from someone else, needs to know how to change who the computer is registered to, the name of the My Documents folder, and who the applications name when starting up.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 21 2005, 11:10 AM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Forum Discussion: A user is running MCE on a 50” LCD rear projection TV and is having problems getting everything to show on the screen.

  This blog entry was gleaned from TheGreenButton.com, a Featured Community Web site.   Posters suggested the user look for a newer driver first, but then settled on changing the resolution to optimal settings based on the poster’s specific hardware.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 18 2005, 05:17 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Xbox 360 Preview: Read what one reviewer thought of the new Xbox 360 gaming console – Bunk.nu.

  This blog entry was gleaned from Bink.nu, a Featured Community Web site.   A few lucky journalists in New York City got a rare chance to play a collection of new games on the eagerly awaited Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console. In short, this reviewer for Bink.nu was impressed.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 18 2005, 05:16 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• Forum Discussion: A user is getting a new laptop and wants to know if he can stream MCE video to the laptop wirelessly.

  This blog entry was gleaned from TheGreenButton.com, a Featured Community Web site.   Poster’s respond with lots of information including which 802.11 wireless options are best and what is needed in the way of a DVD decoder.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 13 2005, 04:12 PM by Expertzone with no comments Filed under: Featured Community Information

• MCE Tips and Tricks: The Green Button offers a ton of how-to articles on MCE including how to save TV programs to DVD, how many tuners MCE supports at once, and much more – The Green Button.

  This blog entry was gleaned from TheGreenButton.com, a Featured Community Web site.   At The Green Button’s Knowledge Base you can find answers to your most pressing MCE questions by searching through their “most popular” articles, “latest additions” articles, and by posting your own questions to their forums are directly the Knowledge Base writers.   by Joli Ballew Expert Zone Columnist   The items on this WebLog are provided as is with no warranties and confer no rights. See Microsoft Information on Terms of Use. Posted Oct 13 2005, 04:11 PM by Expertzone with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Featured Community Information