• Everybody is blogging. I’ve been blogging myself (here) at Microsoft for almost a year — with my sincere thanks to all of you who read this. Recently, I started contributing to some larger blogs within Microsoft, including: SYSTEM CENTER – the family of management products from Microsoft that DPM is part of WINDOWS SERVER –…


  • As most of you know, when I am not obsessing over Data Protection or Windows Storage concepts, I can often be found playing Xbox360 with my family.  So, outside of my weekly backup/storage posts, I am intending to routinely offer my “reviews” (opinions) of games that I play. Hey, maybe if Xbox Dad (the real…


  • Okay, with DPM’s launch now complete, I am committed to getting some geek-fun back into my world.  And it started with the epiphany that the video projector that I use for my gaming supports 1080 and I wasn’t using it to its fullest capability. FYI – if you haven’t read a clear and complete explanation…


  • OK, serious gamers … he hasn’t beaten yours.  But he does have a 1440 … and he’s six. It is amazing to me how Achievement Points have affected gaming in my family.  Here are a couple of examples: We already owned Star Wars LEGO II for Xbox … having played the first one all of…


  • No, not a sequel to the first Xbox 360 game – which is too bad, because that really is a good game. The current VP game is great for kids and one of the best reasons I had for putting a second Xbox360 in my house. The first one is all mine, but my wife…(read…