I ran into some issues earlier today attempting to record audio with my MobilePre USB from M-Audio. After calling sound & audio guru Simon Allardice, I got the needed advice to get things working again. First, I downloaded the latest driver from M-Audio, and installed. However, Simon also suggested...

I could not install an upgrade from TechSmith for Camtasia Studio until I did so from the command prompt. I have observed this behavior since I have installed Vista. Double-clicking on the .msi file in windows explorer will start the process, but end abruptly with this nasty error message "Installation...

About 4 times a year I "refresh" my working computer with a fresh install of the latest OS and software tools.  With the release of Visual Studio 2008, I recently "refreshed" again (no longer using Visual Studio 2005). One of the benefits I enjoy with "refreshing" is...

As I was working this evening, Windows Live OneCare detected trojan software running on my notebook. It then proceeded to "clean-up" per the screenshot above. This is OneCare's first victory over malicious software on my PC.

Windows Vista DreamScenes are now available. Stardock DeskScapes extends DreamScenes to allow for .dream extensions to be played on the desktop as well. [Available Dreams at WinCustomize]

Today was the first time I noticed some "extras" for Windows Ultimate Extras. I noticed two downloads: BitLocker and EFS enhancements, and Hold Em Poker Game.

A recent update from MindJet now allows me to use my favorite mind mapping tool - MindManager - on Vista.