Episode 47 dated November 20th, 2009 of the Zune Insider Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz). : (2:00 17:30); Twitter and Facebook on Zune HD : (17:31 18:30); Speaking of booyah, an original song from Ryan Xristopher sampling Jessicas voice: (18:31 24:20); Music, video, user shout outs and use.. more »

http://www.dealsvista.com/deal/55152Besides the whole turkey and family thing, one of our holiday traditions is flipping through all the black Friday ads to come up with a game plan for the next morning. If you end up making lists and compare the best deals, you are going to love the spreadsheet they've put together over at DealVista. Currently .. more »

Regular readers may remember that we review the add-in for Windows Home Server earlier this year. Well, version 3.2 has just been announced. KeepVault from Proxure is an online backup solution add-in for your important files that your store on your Windows Home Server. Were happy to announce the latest version of KeepVault version 3.2 as well as .. more »

I am now in my second week with my new CableCARD ATI Digital Cable Tuner and I will explain how the unit is working with Windows Media Center 7. In addition, I will show you the new Cisco STA1520 Tuning Adapter that my cable company installed today. Now that Windows 7 has the Digital Cable Advisor, anyone who passes the test can get a CableCARD and .. more »

A little over a week ago, we reported about the impending release of Diskeeper 2010 for Windows Home Server Well, now its available! The cost is $59.95 and you can buy it by clicking or you can download a 30 day trial version by clicking For those of you who are interested, here is the press release: Diskeeper Corporation today launched Diskeeper .. more »

This new edition from Diskeeper looks pretty good, I have to be honest I have never been a big fan of Diskeeper, I have always felt O&O Defrag has always had something more to offer. The initial install is very standard apart from the fact you have to install the initial software from the WHS console and then do a second install for the WHS console .. more »

Small Business Specialist Pete Cullen has a mini review of the CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server add-in. My personal favourite feature of the product is that it allows your to select and backup files on network drives, not just locally on the WHS itself.  This is a small limitation of Carbonite, which can only backup files that are stored o.. more »

We've all felt the pain of pressing the jump button a second time just barely too late in a game of , sending a brave worm soldier free falling off the side of a mountain or, worse yet, into the watery depths below. Recognizing that the game might have some issues - and rather than simply calling us "newbs" like most people do - have just released .. more »

Harmonix and Child's Play have announced that they're banding together for a charity benefit Rock Band night at San Francisco's DNA Lounge the night of December 9. "Ümloud!" is an all-ages event organized by GameLife's Chris Kohler, Gamehelper's Joe Markert and Telltale Games' John "Seg" Seggerson, and staffed by a number of Bay Area games b.. more »

See the final trailer for Serious Sam HD, coming to XBLA this winter... more »

The first of four Darksiders Hellbook videos, Book 1 The Horsemans Road, gives insight into the powers of War, as he embarks on his quest for vengeance... more »

Mastertronic releases dragons on PC and 360. New Screens Added!.. more »

From financialpost.com:[QUOTE]Microsoft Corp. has responded to a possible class-action lawsuit over banning up to one million Xbox 360 consoles from accessing its online gaming service, arguing the company is well within its rights to ban users from Xbox Live.A spokesperson from Microsoft reacted to the possible lawsuit on Friday. "Piracy is .. more »

From venturebeat.com:[QUOTE]We sat down this week with Marc Whitten, the general manager of Xbox Live, to catch up on the latest with the service at the Streaming Media West show.* VB: There were stories that talked about how Microsoft knocked out a lot of modders from Xbox Live. I recall that early on there were maybe 1 or 2 percent of the people .. more »

Dress up your Avatar and brush up on your trivia, because it’s baaaaccckkk! The entertainment phenomenon that took Xbox LIVE by storm is hitting your Xbox 360 again with Season 2 of “1 vs 100” on Xbox LIVE! You’ve been waiting for more information, and we’ve got it! Everyone loves to win, and what would a game show be without real prizes? Answer the.. more »

After launching to universal fan and critical acclaim on Oct. 27, the “Forza Motorsport 3” engine is still firing on all cylinders as today marks the release of the “Hyundai Genesis Coupe Car Pack,” downloadable for free on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Additionally, Turn 10 and Microsoft are giving fans even more reasons to celebrate with the “Hot Hol.. more »

Microsoft today officially announced the release date for Windows Home Server Power Pack 3. We have talked a lot over the last 6 months about PP3, so its to finally see it ready for release. Here is the full press release from the Windows Home Server Team: The Windows Home Server Team is pleased to announce that Power Pack 3 will be available in .. more »

Dave over at the Home Server Show Podcast has just released show number 65. This is what Dave has to say about this weeks show: The Home Server Show 65. In todays early episode we will be talking about Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server and when you can expect to download it. You will hear the announcement from Microsofts Jonas Svenson and we .. more »

Tranquil PC make a lot of different products, including the SQA-5H Windows Home Server and also the Xtreamer Media Streamer – both of which we have reviewed and loved. Well, Christmas may have come a little earlier this year, if you buy the SQA-5H 3000 Windows Home Server you can get either the Xtreamer or a very cool Leatherman Core Multi-Tool pl.. more »

Its nearly hear. Microsoft has officially announced that next Tuesday on the 24th of November Power Pack 3 will be available via Windows Update. The release will be available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish and users must have Windows Home Server with Power Pack 2 already installed on their home server to receive .. more »