Need to figure out how to automagically ping this site's XML-RPC interface (rpc.pingomatic.com) on all new dasBlog posts. One ping to them results in 12 pings to various other listings. That could speed some things up. Kewl...

http://wordpress.org/development/archives/2004/05/23/pingomatic-and-site/

dasBlog lets me ping Weblogs.com and blo.gs on update, but at first glance I don't see anywhere that I can specify other services to ping - so will need to look into this.

SanDisk Corp. said it would begin shipping a Secure Digital card combining flash memory and WiFi connectivity beginning next month.

Okay, now that's a cool idea. Stick that in your SmartPhone and you're in good shape maybe without using expensive GPRS KBytes (and its faster).

That or a new phone and maybe the Blackberry can go.

Not a truly exciting name, but the idea certainly is interesting: A machine that plays XBOX, yet-to-be-seen XBOX 2, and PC titles, includes a full release of Windows, and will sell for around $600. They're calling it “XBOX Next PC” in focus group studies.

Sounds good to me. If you're talking XBOX and Windows, we're looking at MediaCenter PC version of Windows almost certainly, which means the hard drive(s) are for more than just games (video and audio too). The Media Center extenders and other devices will take a new leap with this. Since this is planned for after XBOX 2, I'd have to assume it based on Longhorn, so my imagination is running wild.

I've been part of these MSFT focus groups in the past (for other products, can't say more than that), and I can tell you one thing from those experiences: Microsoft is a company that will put serious money into dreaming big, and then even more money into building the things that look like they'll fly high.

Can't wait to see where this goes.

PCSTATS has posted 99 tips for enhancing performance of Windows XP, ostensibly for beginners. BUT (read on...)

... not sure I'd actually attach the word “beginner” to many of these tweaks, although none of them are complicated if you know the basics of Windows, the registry, and other topics of a similar skill level. This is actually a pretty good list, so if you have a spare day or so, you might want to give some or all of these a try. Just be sure to set a system restore point and do a backup first. For people looking to take a step into Windows that's beyond what you can do within the UI (if you don't know what “UI” means, please skip this entire article), this is for you.

... and thanks to Jake at uttlerlyboring.com for linking to the site, which is how I found it ...

I recently got a new dog, a chocolate lab. He's typically puppy (read: sort of obnoxious but totally likable), and gets along great with my black lab, Buddy, who is about 11 years old.

When I last posted an entry about the new addition to the farm, I had yet to name him, but that's changed. I came up with a good name after much serious thought and consideration:

Diogi.

A friend who's started a blog. This could be scary!

Looks like first post is about video cards. Now, knowing Dave, who woulda thunk it??? Dave, hardware? Nahhhh...