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Western Digital offers a line of 2.5” drives made specifically for HTPCs, PVRs, surveillance video and digital signs. These drives use a 3 Gb/s interface, 32 MB cache and range in size from 160GB to 500GB. If you are looking for a 2.5” drive for your HTPC then the WD AV-25 line is for you.

Tonight I noticed that CBS has posted the first four seasons of Star Trek Enterprise in the Internet TV section of Windows Media Center. When did this happen? Thank you Microsoft and CBS, even with the commercials! This is probably a US only thing so get it while you can my brother.

I was told I had to change my password in Vail today. Since when does my server tell me what to do?

Microsoft has recently created a new website for the eco-geek in all of us. Head on over to the Microsoft hohm website and get started today on tracking your energy usage!

There is another easy way to load your Windows 7 Installation DVD on a USB Drive. Check out this 3 minute video.

My Internet Explorer crashed all the time. I mean crashed a lot. I could not explain it (or fix it)and since it had been doing it since right after the fresh OS install I was very frustrated. Performance was poor and the messages were driving me crazy. Does this happen to you? Do you happen to use Skype?

HD View is the new viewer from Microsoft that displays very large images. I mean REALLY large images. How about 2,045 12 megapixel images stitched together? You have to see this.

Last week my ATI Digital Cable Tuner stop receiving almost all of my Expanded Basic channels from Charter. I was told by the cable tech that Charter recently changed how they broadcast channels and that this change was probably the cause. Crap.

Did you know Microsoft has a cool free tool for creating an interactive photo collage? Microsoft Photosynth is an awesome free program that allows you to turn your photos into a radical experience. Check it out!

Did you know you could download a free viewer for Visio files? This free viewer from Microsoft allows you to view Visio .vsd files from Internet Explorer. How cool is that?

Did you know that in addition to the standard Office 2010 beta applications that Microsoft is offering Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010? Thanks to reader Levy for pointing this out!

Did you know that if you are having issues with Internet Explorer that the Microsoft website can help you troubleshoot the issue?