There's some confusion among geeks about what the differences are between Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows Mobile. In this video, I talk with Mike Hall and Derek Snyder about these differences, and what I got was a crystal clear explanation. Then Derek goes on to demo a few…

Thanks to the magic of Get Perpendicular, Hitachi hopes to ship 750GB laptop HDDs next year (2.5 inch for those keeping score at home). If that weren't enough to get our blood pumping a bit quicker, these drives will also come in hybrid flavors, which will allow for better performance and…

First thing's first, no one was reported injured when an explosive device detonated at the Ebay/PayPal HQ in San Jose last night. One window blew out into the night sky, but otherwise there were just a lot of rustled feathers of the two dozen employees shirking their trick or treat responsibilities…

So the picture looks like something out of Star Wars right? Well, if you know me- you know what a HUGE Star Wars fan I am so when I saw this place I knew it was something I had to get on film. I happened to be in the neighborhood (Hawaii) so I stopped by to check out the Mauna Kea Observatory.The…

  A screen saver that will make the screen break apart and fall to the bottom of the screen. The ZMan Zman's Diary Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 3-6 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions, February 2006 DirectX SDK Hardware:  Download:…

  A prank that makes the hapless user see a familiar error message box that he/she can't close, and that spawns more and more error messages each time he/she try to close it. Jacqueline Russell Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 3-6 hours Cost: Free Software: Visual Basic or Visual C#…

  The project is a holiday-themed screen saver called DirectXmas. The ZMan ZMan's Diary Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: C# 2005 Express Edition, October 2005 DirectX SDK Hardware: Download: Download   The Coding4Fun team asked…

  An online Photo Booth where you can take photos using your webcam and publish them instantly on your MSN Spaces site! Richard Davis SharpLogic Software Difficulty: Easy Time Required: 3-6 hours Cost: $100-$200 Software: Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions, .NET Framework 2.0,…

  Create your own Dance Machine game modeled after the famous "Dance Dance Revolution" (DDR) game created in 1998 by Konami. Ed Kaim SharpLogic Software Difficulty: Advanced Time Required: 6-10 hours Cost: $100-$200 Software: [Visual Basic or Visual C# Express Editions, .NET…

  The project is a holiday-themed screen saver called DirectXmas The ZMan ZMan's Diary Difficulty: Intermediate Time Required: 1-3 hours Cost: Free Software: C# 2005 Express Edition, October 2005 DirectX SDK Hardware: Download: Download Code Download Code   Last time…