• Some pictures and video from MIX11

    To be honest, I didn’t spend much time taking pictures or video at MIX11 because I was spending my time listening and learning about what’s coming with the Windows Phone update scheduled for later this year, codenamed “Mango.” However, I figured that I’d share some of the pictures and video that I did capture. Here…

  • Windows Phone 7 will reformat a locked MicroSD card!

    When I first purchased my Samsung Focus I put a 16GB MicroSD card in it.  Unfortunately, I had a hardware issue with the phone and had to return it to AT&T to exchange it for a new one.  At the time I thought my MicroSD card was dead until I could find someone with an…

  • Visual Basic Support Now Available for Windows Phone 7 Development

    The Windows Phone 7 Development Team announced today the immediate availability of the RTW (Release To Web) version of the Visual Basic for the Windows Phone Developer Tools. For the initial release, this version requires Visual Studio 2010 Professional and only supports Silverlight projects.

  • Firmware upgrade instructions for Seagate ST31500341AS 1.5TB drives

    Well, my Drobo is finally up and running and working really well after having to flash the firmware on all four Seagate drives due to some problems with the version that came on the drives initially.  Apparently, the Seagate ST31500341AS drives with part numbers 9JU138-300 and 9JU138-336 with firmware SD15, SD16, SD17, SD18 or SD19…