http://blog.gabefrost.com looking forward Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:23:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a year since I wrote the first part of this series, when I first purchased my new townhouse. I had a daunting task ahead of me, and I was more ambitious than most, but I’m happy to say I’ve completed (a year later) everything that I set ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=86 I just downloaded and installed this great app based on Zumobi for my Windows Mobile phone which makes it easy to look up snow conditions from anywhere! Check out REI Snow Report; it works for Windows Mobile, iPhone, and Blackberry. View Full Album http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=85 Channel 10 just posted an interview we did about a month ago about the Windows 7 Play To feature that I work on, which lets you easily push music, pictures, video, or recorded tv to other network-connected displays or speakers around your house. Check it out: Or, you can view ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=84 Some internal components make use of the system rating (processor/memory/graphics/disk/etc.) to determine whether a machine is capable enough for certain features (such as media transcoding and transparent windows). Update your system rating quickly from a command prompt by typing: winsat formal http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=82 Some of you may not have realized that if you commonly play music (or pictures/video/recorded tv) from a shared library within Windows Media Player, those items are offered up in the jump list along with frequent media content from your local library. This is really great for laptop users who ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=81 I self host Windows 7 everyday; except I have the luxury of more recent builds than the general public. However, to ensure I can discuss features and bugs as beta testers see them, I have both the beta and the most recent build (give or take a week) installed. To ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=80 I was very happy to see a subtle change in the Windows 7 networking configuration settings that validates a static change to TCP/IP settings. By default, If you decide to manually enter any of IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, or DNS server address, Windows 7 will do a validation ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=79 Many of you have already seen the new window management features in Windows 7, such as Aero Peek and the ability to snap windows to the top/bottom/left/right to maximize, minimize, and dock. However, you probably don’t know that Windows 7 provides keyboard shortcuts to improve window management further. ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=78 I’ve heard mixed feelings about the new Windows Live Messenger behavior when running on Windows 7; specifically, how the application stays docked in the Taskbar while running in the background. The nice thing about the application always being in the new taskbar is the ability to ... http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=77 Having founded and been involved with a few technology startups with healthy competition from incumbent companies, I can attest that this image (courtesy of Engadget) accurately depicts the first few years. http://blog.gabefrost.com/?p=76