Lawyering Tip: RSS Legal Feeds

If any of you use RSS readers or depend on the internet for news related to your profession (or simply for enjoyment), you should be familiar with Netvibes. Netvibes is perhaps one of the more elegant and streamlined RSS readers out there. It’s been my intention to post a full review of the [...]

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“MasterChief Went Into Seclusion . . . Drinking Heavily”

That’s a direct quote from the above movie. Check out this EXCLUSIVE and very funny interview with MasterChief.
HL

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Review: Xbox 360 Elite

Now having had my 360 Elite for just over one month (I bought it on release day), I’ve developed a good sense of its performance over the 360 Premium, enough so that I can give a true hands-on review with some depth of use.

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May 07 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Confirmed: 0200 PST on Wednesday, 9 May

After a long and baited breath, the goods: Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has confirmed that the Dashboard update rolls out 0200 PST on Wednesday, 9 May.  That’s tomorrow.  Crackberry-like constant access with the family, friends, and non-gaming world is finally here.  (Egads!)
The Xbox Press Release is here.
My previous post re the update is here.
HL

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Looking for the Sheet Music for Windows Vista?

A cocked eyebrow and incredulous expression would be the appropriate response to that question, and before you can say “ludicrous queriosity, Batman!,” here’s the goods:

April 24th, 2007, Microsoft in Australia filed a trademark application for the above Windows Vista startup tune (same as the U.S tune we all have little choice but to tolerate, know [...]

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Halo 2 for Windows Vista

Should you be considering Halo 2 for Vista, PlayFeed has a great rundown of the improvements over Halo 2 for the Xbox. They are many, but you can read’em after you gaze lovingly at the new Halo 2 Achievements list which, alas, unless Bungie revises their game plan, won’t appear on your 360 (unless, [...]

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Microsoft’s upcoming "Multi-Component Gaming System”: Xbox 360 + Zune/360 Handheld + Live Anywhere?

April 19, 2007, Microsoft filed a new patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “Multi-Component Gaming System.” Here’s the pertinent language from the summary paragraph:
Gaming components can be combined wirelessly, by wired connections (e.g., via a docking station), or a combination thereof. The processing capabilities and functionality of each [...]

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Badass Halo/Masterchief Movie

This has gotta be one of the best Halo user movies I’ve seen. I enjoy Red vs. Blue, but this is just plain wacky. Plus, the fellow that made this is fantastic at putting together CGI movies. Kudos.
I won’t spoil it for you, but it’s Halo vs. Metroid and worth watching to [...]

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Retro Computing, circa 1930s.

I’m a big fan of retro, if you couldn’t tell by my byline.
Here’s an interesting do-it-yourself-er: mod your keyboard to resemble an old typewriter. This is something I might even bite the bullet, suck some of that precious time out of one of my weekends to do.
I’ve got an undying fascination with the late [...]

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$19-$29 Xbox 360 "Blackberry” keyboard attachment?

Above: According to photos leaked by the U.K. edition of Gamespot, this is (very likely) the long-awaited keyboard attachment for the 360 controller. 47 keys, attaches to the bottom of your existing 360 controller, and will work (and is intended to work) hand-in-hand with the new Spring Update I reported on recently. It’ll [...]

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May 07 Xbox 360 Dashboard Update: Windows Messenger, Low Power Mode and more

[NOTE: 8 May 07 update with more details is HERE.]
[UPDATED: Xbox 360 ELITE review just posted, 8 Jun 07, HERE.]
Rumor is: Long awaited Xbox 360 Dashboard update is arriving, delivering on some of the much-anticipated Live Anywhere functionality that Bill Gates and MS have talked-up in the past.

Foremost among these, and [...]

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360 vs. Apple TV!!! Xbox 360 Web Browser? 120 gig Upgrade Data Retention Cable?

120 Gig Hard Drive / Data Retention Cable

Ars Technica reports the below scoop on the new 120 gig hard drive for the Xbox 360. The anonymous source reports that the new 360 will ship with “some sort of cable” that will allow current 360 owners to transfer data from their current 20 gig hard [...]

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120 gig, HDMI Xbox 360, AKA "Zephyr” / “360 Elite”

That’s right, Engadget confirms what has been reported elsewhere for months, viz, that the Redmond giant is releasing roundabouts (that means “in”) May 2007 what’s been codenamed the “Zephyr.” It’s the “Elite 360,” and it has the following specs:

The Elite will be limited quantities only; that may be as much or as little
as a [...]

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Xbox Live Subscribers: Windows Live is FREE!

Allaying the concerns of paying Xbox Live subscribers everywhere, Microsoft has announced that the Windows Live pricing will be the same as the Xbox Live pricing: $49.99 per year. This will likely include a similar feature set as the console counterpart: ability to play online with cross-platform games, a unique gamercard, access to achievements, and [...]

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ReadyBoost Compatibility Chart

ReadyBoost Compatibility Chart
For all of you smart enough–or not risk averse enough–to take the plunge into Windows Vista, read on. Vista is lovely. It’s elegant. And, through a smart tweak, you can now use SD, CF, Mini-SD cards, and USB flash memory sticks to give your system a speed boost. The recommended ratio of USB [...]

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