Blogs - duncan


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Windows Live Writer 1.0 released, learn all about it here![MP4] [0:18:02] [2007/11/08]
Ever since its first beta release in August 2006, I've been a big fan of Windows Live Writer. Windows Live Writer is a fully featured Windows blogging client with support for spell checking, WYSIWYG…


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Halo 3 Video Documentary: Et Tu Brute[MP4] [0:07:06] [2006/12/23]
This video went up a few days ago onto the marketplace, but here it is for those of you that don't have a 360 or just would rather see it on your PC/Zune/iPod/PSP...Here is the official description…


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Demo: Hooking the Zune up to a monitor in your car[MP4] [0:05:37] [2006/12/05]
Ben Martens, a Microsoft employee and Zune enthusiast sent us over this video of him using his Zune with his Pioneer in-car stereo/navigation system and, being the extroverted type of folks that we…


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Run through a full mission in Star Trek Legacy[MP4] [0:21:11] [2006/11/23]
This is more Star Trek Legacy gameplay footage than I think you'll find anywhere on the tubes... a full mission from somewhere later in the single-player storyline of Star Trek Legacy... including…


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Skirmish Mode in Star Trek Legacy for the Xbox 360[MP4] [0:13:49] [2006/11/22]
In this part two of my visit to Boston, Gary Conti from Mad Doc Software walks me through the skirmish mode of Star Trek Legacy... the mode that offers hours and hours (and hours) of replayability and…


Mad Doc Software and Star Trek Legacy[MP4] [0:23:25] [2006/11/17]
I flew to Boston last week and sat down with Dr. Ian Davis, the Mad Doctor himself, CEO and Founder of Mad Doc Software to talk about their upcoming game "Star Trek Legacy" for the PC and…


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VAF Octavio - A High Fidelity Dock for your Zune[MP4] [0:12:14] [2006/11/10]
Sampy and I managed to score an interview with Philip Vafiadis, founder of VAF Research (makers of high-end speakers, including the Sound Wall!) and he brought along a prototype of a new product: The…


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Racing in Style with the Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel[MP4] [0:11:14] [2006/11/06]
Jesse and I visited the Xbox buildings again this week, this time to check out the soon-to-be-released Xbox wheel. Dennis Tom is the Program Manager for the wheel and he told us everything there was…


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Xbox 360 Wireless Headset[MP4] [0:05:40] [2006/10/31]
Jesse and I headed over to the Xbox buildings and interviewed Deb Louis about the new Xbox 360 Wireless Headset. This slick little device connects with the console using the same 2.4ghz protocol as…


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Enhance Internet Explorer with Add-ons from IEAddons.com[MP4] [0:04:47] [2006/10/20]
IE7 launched yesterday, so now is the time to go and grab those release bits!I made the mistake of commenting that I consider myself a 'power user' but that I wasn't using a single add-on, toolbar or…


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Zune Walkthrough[MP4] [0:16:38] [2006/10/05]
Laura, Jesse and I headed over to Zune land to see what we could learn about this upcoming device. Since I'm a bit of a Zune enthusiast, Laura and Jesse ran camera and I handled asking the questions…


Playing TotemBall with the Xbox Live Vision camera[MP4] [0:04:42] [2006/10/04]
With the camera hitting stores last week, we thought you might want to see type of game you can play after you bring it home.TotemBall (a gesture based platform and puzzle game from Freeverse and…


Sharing Songs and Pictures with the Zune[MP4] [0:05:30] [2006/09/29]
Hey folks, Brian and I managed to get our hands on some pre-production Zunes and we thought you might want to see them!We decided to show off one particular feature, the ability to share music and…


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A song about Microsoft OneNote[MP3] [0:03:41] [2006/09/27]
Can you love a software program too much? Daniel Escapa let us know about this song today, and we reallyhad no choice... like all great art, it needed to be shared. Written and performed by Mike…


Vista Photo Gallery[MP4] [0:15:28] [2006/09/10]
A little while ago, back closer to the Beta 2 release of Vista, I went over to the office of Scott Dart, a member of the team that works on the Vista Photo Gallery. Check out this chat to learn a bit…


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PAX Part 2: More Gamers, Case Mods and Alex St. John[MP4] [0:07:29] [2006/09/01]
Ah the Penny Arcade Expo 2006, I remember it well... watching Alex St. John light up a cigar on stage, finding the best case mod in the world based on a sentient kitchen appliance, and watching other…


iCal support and other Calendar features in Outlook 2007[MP4] [0:43:33] [2006/08/28]
Outlook 2007 brings along a wide variety of new calendar features, so I sat down with Hank Leukart from the Office team to go over what's new and interesting, including improvement Sharepoint…


Visiting the guys behind Penny Arcade[MP4] [0:05:49] [2006/08/22]
In anticipation of PAX and just because we're fans, Laura and I headed over to Seattle to visit the guys behind Penny Arcade. Check out this video of Mike and Jerry and you'll see how funny they are…


Bid and Buy from your Couch! (eBay on Media Center )[MP4] [0:06:18] [2006/08/20]
Into eBay, but not interested in hanging around your computer waiting to jump in and snipe that last second bid? Well, now you can bid on auctions with your TV remote! I was down in Las Vegas for the…


The iCup Arrives at on10[MP4] [0:01:21] [2006/07/28]
I don't really know what to say about this video. We have coffee now, fresh, rich coffee... and it is a gadget... and we love gadgets.featuring music by Theory In MotionNote that the iCup also…


Windows Media Player 11 and the URGE music service[MP4] [2006/06/17]
Geoff Harris from the Windows Media Player team walks us through some of the new features in the current beta release of WMP 11, including the new URGE music service from MTV.


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Sweaty Techie (Heart Rate Monitors)[MP4] [2006/04/13]
So you want to get in shape, but all that running and sweating seems so lo-tech... Never fear, I'll show you how to bring your love of gadgets together with the need to get your body moving. Watch the…


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Portable Media[MP4] [2006/03/21]
Everyone on the team has headed off to Mix 06, except for Tina and me (Duncan), so I've put up a video with just the two of us in it!Interested in portable video devices? Want to know how to get our…