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Fast Forward: Out-of-the-Box Experience

Posted 10/29/2007 at 5:28pm | by

Since when is setting up an off-the-shelf system trickier than building your own? Since now, apparently.

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"Mailto:" and Other URI Threats May Target Everyone

Posted 10/15/2007 at 2:54pm | by Mark Soper

Been patting yourself on the back for not using Adobe Acrobat or Reader with IE7 and Windows XP? Don't be too happy: URI-based threats may be lurking everywhere.

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Shadowrun

Posted 10/12/2007 at 10:23am | by Norman Chan

We were skeptical when Microsoft announced that Shadowrun would be the first game to support full cross-platform multiplay between PCs and Xbox 360s. Being staunch advocates of the keyboard and mouse in first-person shooters, we were worried that the developers at FASA would dumb down Shadowrun to even the playing field for our gamepad-wielding counterparts. Luckily, after several weeks of playing the game, we can report that it is not only fair and balanced for all players but also a truly innovative multiplayer experience that’s loads of fun.

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Halo 2 for Vista Review

Posted 10/10/2007 at 2:44pm | by Will Smith

I played a lot of Halo 2 on the Xbox. Every night for most of a year, I’d fire up the game with some buddies, lead off with a couple of swords-only rounds on Lockout, then jump into Coagulation or Zanzibar for some CTF or team deathmatch action. For that reason, I was looking forward to playing Halo 2 with the superior mouse/keyboard combination when it finally came to the PC.

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Time for a Multitouch Revolution

Posted 10/08/2007 at 9:43am | by

Here's where Microsoft and Apple need to step up their game.

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It's TV! It's Internet! It Works!

Posted 09/28/2007 at 8:10pm | by

Windows Media Center no longer needs a TV tuner to bring you TV. Should you tune in?

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Next-gen Media Center Extenders to use 802.11n

Posted 09/26/2007 at 3:54pm | by

New media-streaming devices from D-Link, Linksys, and Niveus make some mighty big promises.

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Windows Media Center + Adobe Photoshop Elements = More Photo Fun

Posted 09/17/2007 at 3:42pm | by Mark Soper

Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions include Windows Media Center (WMC), an updated version of the Windows XP Media Center Edition "10 foot UI" designed to help you enjoy your media from across the room on a big-screen TV. Unfortunately, WMC doesn't include support for Photoshop (PSD) files. But, if you've installed Photoshop Elements 5 (PE5) since you installed Windows Vista, you already have the solution to your problem.

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