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“Mommy, Why is there a Server in my House?”

On www.stayathomeserver.com you can find a new series of videos that describe the new Windows Home Server product on MSN Soapbox…

Videos are also available on YouTube:

The team also has a new book out, just in time for the holidays and to help parents answer some of the most difficult questions that parents have to confront… namely that new piece of hardware connected to the home network.

image004Forget about explaining about the birds and the bees, “Mommy, Why is there a Server in my House?” will help parents explain why there is a new member of the family. You can find more info on this new book on www.stayathomeserver.com today, and coming to a major e-tailer near you.

See the new announcements on the Windows Home Server blog… 

http://blogs.technet.com/homeserver/archive/2007/11/30/home-computer-home-network-home-server.aspx

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Facebook is fixed… well, my profile, at least

As I mentioned earlier about my listing on Facebook, the good folks there have fixed the “invalid characters” in my name. My thanks to Clive at Facebook for his help.


Contrary to popular belief, “3” is not an invalid character, ‘though I’ve had my share of issues with it. 😉

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Friday Humour: Spinal Tap’s set from Live Earth

Yes, I am a Spinal Tap fan for many years. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the band perform live in concert and (!) met them in person.


Now here’s their clip from Live Earth on MSN: http://entimg.msn.com/i/ExperienceData/p1-7/us/x.htm?sh=LiveEarth&ep=le_london&ch=56&ocid=T001MSN43A03001


Click on all three clips in the left-hand nav.


Enjoy.


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Jon Udell considers the limits of the question “How do you know this person?”

If you don’t read http://blog.jonudell.net/, you might consider adding it to your blogroll.


Of interest is one of his latest posts on how Facebook wants to know how you’re connected to people, and how one seemingly logical choice is missing…



“Like other social applications, Facebook wants to know how you’re connected to people. So it asks: “How do you know this person?” …  


The choice I usually want — “Through the Web” — isn’t available. One friend coerced “Met randomly” by adding “The web as a conversation engine” — but that’s an unsatisfactory workaround. There was nothing random about how we met. Given our shared interests and our online expression of them, it was inevitable that we would come into contact.


“Through the Web” should be a first-class answer for “How do you know this person?” 


I’ll reckon, it’s difficult to know anyone “through the web.” You can stumble upon or find people through the web, but you come to know them through interaction as a result of an introduction via the web. And as the cartoon that my old boss (shameless name drop), Trip Hawkins, shared with me one afternoon far too long ago calls out “On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re a Dog.”


So, perhaps the question is better put: “How do you know this canine?” 😉

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Post report: Vista limits choices, when others say we have too many

I read this morning in the Washington Post that Vista Limits Choices (or so Alan Sipress and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum report), as well as in this related article in the Post on Vista from Michael Liedtke.



“Internet search leader Google Inc. is trying to convince federal and state authorities that Microsoft Corp.’s Vista operating system is stifling competition as the high-tech heavyweights wrestle for the allegiance of personal computer users.


“In a 49-page document filed April 18 with the U.S. Justice Department and state attorneys general, Google alleged that the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system impairs the performance of “desktop search” programs that find data stored on a computer’s hard drive.”


Whew… I thought that this was in reference to Steve Jobs’ comments on the number of Windows Vista choices available to customers… 



“Set to launch in October, Leopard will be priced at $129 USD, just like previous Mac OS X releases. In a swipe against Microsoft and Windows Vista, Jobs explained the pricing behind Leopard: “Basic version, $129. Premium version, $129. Business version, $129. Enterprise version $129. Ultimate version, $129,” he said.”


Thanks, Apple. BTW, it’s [Windows Vista] Home Basic.


Hmmm… I wasn’t aware that Leopard offers BitLocker capabilities, advanced entertainment recording and management, and other capabilities… 😉


At retail, I heard it explained quite clearly yesterday by a sales rep at a local office supply chain store about the different editions of Windows Vista. (See this handy Vista feature comparison chart.) He went through the various versions and narrowed down the customer’s choices to Windows Vista Home Premium and “in some power user cases, you might consider Windows Vista Ultimate.”


IMHO, most consumers and home PC users should consider new computers or an upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium. This version offers improved mobile computer power management, Tablet PC support, Windows Media Center support (esp when you have an on-board radio or TV tuner card). Most laptops I saw at retail this weekend featured this version. For basic computers, such as a kid’s PC or a current laptop running Windows XP, I would suggest Windows Vista Home Basic edition.