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Zune 2 is out, and here is a wrap up of some of the coverage so far. The official promo video is here, you can read more about the social here, you can get all your unboxing on here, you can compare Zunes to Zunes here and compare Zunes to iPods here. You can get your new Zune 2 laser etched...

The Virtual Earth group is running a contest giving a Zune away to the person who creates the best video using Virtual Earth's video export feature. We would love to see a Channel 10 viewer win so get moving.

Here is where you can find out how to create a video using Virtual Earth. Once created, just...

Gizmodo has an interesting post that mentions a couple points often overlooked about Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server only backs up one instance of a file that appears across your system. So think of it this way, if you are using WHS to backup your 5 Dell XPS laptops (lucky you), each...

Today the Home Server team announced HP's Windows Home Server is available for pre-order (Amazon, CompUSA) and will be shipping before the holidays. I stopped by Charlie Kindel's office to get a look at the HP and talk about Home Server. You can get a feel for just how small the HP Home Server is and...

Jeff Sandquist has been sending me these links about the crazy things you can do with Excel besides... well, Excel stuff. This is certainly no replacement for an Xbox 360, but count me impressed.

Excel Music Synthesizer - EMS allows you to use Excel as a full music synthesizer. Just plot your notes on...

Jeff Sandquist is leading us in a new feature that looks at the technology that power users have at home. This isn't about who has the most gadgets, it's about what electronics make your life easier and more enjoyable. We are starting with a look at Microsoft employees. We're just like you, with the...

It must be tough to be a pro-photographer. How many average people appreciate good photo composition, the mathematical beauty of the golden rectangle or even heard of the rule of thirds? Everyone in a creative field wants to create work that is personally identifiable, distinctive from the...

Amnesty Generator is an application that will convert Google Gadgets, millions of web widgets from various galleries, YouTube videos, or other HTML into a custom gadget that you can use in Vista's Sidebar.

Using the app couldn't be more simple, just paste in the HTML that you would normally drop into...

Forbes Senior Editor Dan Lyons, also known as The Fake Steve Jobs, stopped by the Microsoft campus to talk about technology, the absurdity of technology personalities as portrayed by the media, and answer questions about his new book, oPtion$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs, a Parody. Or, according to...

Channel 9's Charles Torre took a trip to Microsoft Research in the UK and got to look at some of our work behind MultiTouch laptops and LCD monitors. See the people shaping MultiTouch at Microsoft, the thought behind it, and what makes it different from Microsoft's Surface Computer.

Very cool video and...