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Orb

I swear that this is the way to stream media. This is what you do. Go to http://www.orb.com. Download the software from the downloads page. (Direct link to downloads here.) Install the software. Create an account. Login from PC web browser at my.orb.com to test. Next use the Wii's web browser to go to my.orb.com, login and enjoy! You can now access all of your drives and file from any internet connection as long as Orb is running on your home PC. I recommend using the File Browser if you have NAS because all of the pictures, music and videos on NAS don't show up when you go to Videos, Audio or Photos. You should tweak the settings both on your PC by right clicking on the Orb icon in the system tray and clicking Configuration and by changing the settings online by clicking on settings. I love this and I spent 2 hours yesterday watching TV shows I recorded on my big screen.

DX10 for XP?

Anyone who has listened to the the latest Buzz Out Loud from CNET will already know the rumors, but an inside source at Microsoft has said that SP3 for XP might include DirectX 10. I suppose Microsoft has finally realized that the only appeal of Vista to the average consumer is DX10 and that its not worth over $100.

Also flying around is the fact that XP SP3 performs faster than SP1 for Vista by at least twofold. A benchmarking test on Vista took 80+ seconds to complete whereas it only took 35 on Xp.

Many people have been rolling back to XP for this very reason as highlighted by some of the new Mac vs. PC commercials. Another email on BoL pointed out , however, that some people are rolling back to Mac OSX Tiger from Leopard because of lack of third party support.

Although the Mac probably has less compatibility issues because of Apple's tight hold on hardware, the point that all new OS's have problems is noted. But come on Microsoft, its been almost a year now, shouldn't that be enough time to get your act together?

Vista is starting to look like the second Millennium Edition, an operating system so bad that XP had to replace it post-haste. Will that happen to Vista? The same caller seems to think so as he also says that his source has pinpointed the date of the next Windows iteration in October of next year?

Hopefully this one won't be so bad that it has to be split up into five affordable but retarded versions and a crazy-expensive Ultimate Edition.

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