Jason Buffington .com

  • I am going to miss HD DVD

    Farewell friend — we hardly knew ye. Yes, with the news that Toshiba is pulling out and Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the HD-DVD player add-on for Xbox360, the format war is over. And that is a good… Read more

  • My Xbox 360 has its own blog

    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 –… Read more

  • Viva Piñata : Party Animals … recommendation from a gaming dad

    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… Read more

  • It’s time for some fun – in High Definition

    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… Read more

  • My son has a higher gamer score than yours!

    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… Read more

  • Another Viva Pinata is coming !!!

    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… Read more