An Impression of the New Xbox ExperiencePosted on 20 Nov 2008 by Charge
Waking up to an update is always the best feeling. But waking up knowing you can't use it until you get back from somewhere? Now that hurts. 10 GMT and I am still waiting for the update to come through. Of course, where Microsoft is situated its still not midnight there (hence why I couldn't update) So off to college I go. After about 30 minutes of my first lecture another Xbox owner comes over and sits down next to me. "What you think of the new Dashboard?" he asks. Of Course he turned up 20 minutes late to College to update it. Now that just hurt even more. Anyway, the day seemed to trail, and when I finally got home, hoping I could take screen shots and stuff to throw up on here, my brother had already updated it for me. Thanks. Just push the knife further. Finally, a grasp on the new Dashboard, in my own words.
Zune 3.0 Firmware Bug SquashingPosted on 10 Nov 2008 by Charge
Since the release of the new Zune 3.0 firmware, many people have been feeling ecstatic about the new features now at our fingertips, like games and access to the wireless marketplace from our devices. But it has come to my attention that not everyone has been lucky enough to find the new firmware's experience as enticing as the majority of us, unfortunately.
After talking to many other Zune owners, I've found that they have encountered many small issues with the new firmware. Although I haven't personally come across any such problems, I decided to take a closer look at them anyway. Here are just small sample of the problems brought forward: "Why haven't I got any games on my Zune!?" "My song timer stays at 0:00 when I play a song!" "My Zune keeps freezing after a song!"
Zune 3.0 Firmware ReviewPosted on 25 Oct 2008 by Johnny Westlake
It’s hard to rate this new firmware. The Zune was already a fantastically capable device with and extremely sound firmware, with little to no bugs or issues to speak off. Little has been done to upgrade the existing features, which while usable, have much room to be fleshed out. And while this new firmware does add some welcomed new features, like Marketplace and Audiobooks, it also brought with it a whole host of new, and impossible to ignore issues. And, for those of us who won’t use any of the new additions for whatever reason, the firmware essentially warrants itself as a downgrade.
Zune 3.0 Software ReviewPosted on 28 Sep 2008 by Johnny Westlake
As Microsoft and its Zune platform move into its third year cycle of business, Microsoft has bolstered up their already impressive Zune platform into one, that quite undoubtedly offers more to music enthusiasts than even Apple themselves do. How did they achieve this? Through an excellent understanding of what a music listener wants, and needs, and then putting them to practice into a wonderfully made piece of software. Sure, there are gaps in the framework, but by and large, this is quite the achievement.
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Waking up to an update is always the best feeling. But waking up knowing you can't use it until you get back from somewhere? Now that hurts. 10 GMT and I am still waiting for the update to come through. Of course, where Microsoft is situated its still not midnight there (hence why I couldn't update) So off to college I go. After about 30 minutes of my first lecture another Xbox owner comes over and sits down next to me. "What you think of the new Dashboard?" he asks. Of Course he turned up 20 minutes late to College to update it. Now that just hurt even more. Anyway, the day seemed to trail, and when I finally got home, hoping I could take screen shots and stuff to throw up on here, my brother had already updated it for me. Thanks. Just push the knife further. 
Since the release of the new Zune 3.0 firmware, many people have been feeling ecstatic about the new features now at our fingertips, like games and access to the wireless marketplace from our devices. But it has come to my attention that not everyone has been lucky enough to find the new firmware's experience as enticing as the majority of us, unfortunately.
It’s hard to rate this new firmware. The Zune was already a fantastically capable device with and extremely sound firmware, with little to no bugs or issues to speak off. Little has been done to upgrade the existing features, which while usable, have much room to be fleshed out. And while this new firmware does add some welcomed new features, like Marketplace and Audiobooks, it also brought with it a whole host of new, and impossible to ignore issues. And, for those of us who won’t use any of the new additions for whatever reason, the firmware essentially warrants itself as a downgrade.
As Microsoft and its Zune platform move into its third year cycle of business, Microsoft has bolstered up their already impressive Zune platform into one, that quite undoubtedly offers more to music enthusiasts than even Apple themselves do. How did they achieve this? Through an excellent understanding of what a music listener wants, and needs, and then putting them to practice into a wonderfully made piece of software. Sure, there are gaps in the framework, but by and large, this is quite the achievement.