Mark and Bill Sherman have taken their love and passion for robotics and turned it into an artform. And by "artform", I mean ArtBots. I swung by their booth this year at Maker Faire and found out where their inspiration comes from and just what it takes to create your own…

Gaming is a large business world-wide, employing many thousands of talented engineers, designers and producers. Where do these people learn their trade? In College! Queensland University of Technology (QuT) has nearly completed the first semester of their Bachelor of Games and Information…

iBloks was one of the first multimedia vendor certified on Vista, and an early adopter of WPF. Rolf Kaiser, IBloks CTO, founder and developer has lots of experience in designing 3D applications and how WPF eases the process and enriches the user experience. He also provides a demonstration of…

Back when the first web browsers were becoming publicly available, I used to find network security vulnerabilities for organizations connected to the Internet.  When someone released a tool that could automatically find vulnerabilities in your network, the whole industry was in uproar for…

This week on Tech Net Radio, we listen to interviews from Day one of Tech Ed 2007.  Kevin Remde talks with Dustin Jones about monitoring using System Center Essentials.  He also talks with Jane Lewis about Women in Tech.  Kevin and Bryan von Axelson discuss the Microsoft MVP…

The electric giraffe (aka 'Rave Raffe') is a shy, nocturnal creature of the Playa. It can sometimes be found roaming the streets of suburbia where it elicits awe amongst the spectators. Native of Southern California, the 'Raffe can sometimes be coaxed further afield for special occasions.Enter now…

Catching up on my past presentations, the deck from my Streaming Media East presentation about Webcasting with Windows Media. I didn't rate a webcast, apparently, but Sean Alexander's keynote (ably assisted by Jim Thill) did. I encoded the opening video (available here as a 2 Mbps 1280x720 file!)…

Without a doubt the hottest Windows Mobile handset for the next couple months will be the HTC Touch. A 2.8 inch touch screen takes center stage, allowing you to navigate the device’s media features with your oldest and most favorite input device; your finger. The standard set of Bluetooth 2.0 with…

So you think the Microsoft makers can't party with the best of them? Well these kids created a way to make getting your drink on easier! Ah, technology! And tasty too

Here's a tip for those of you lucky enough to be running a Windows Home Server in your house (and here's a link for those of you who aren't in yet.) We Got Served is hosting a page of Windows Home Server add-ins including one to put links on your Windows Homepage, an online backup service, a method…