ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

Vista Service Pack 1

First I'd, like to type my normal apology for slow posts… It's been a hectic month. ANYWAY, today I see that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now being pushed out via windows update. I know it was released last week but today is the first time it has showed up in my automatic updates. My friend Doug requested that … Read more

Friday Funny – Wise Ben Franklin

Sorry for the lack of Friday Funnies…. I'm trying to do better… With that in mind, this came in my e-mail this morning and I thought I would share.. Ben Franklin Said. This is to those who enjoy a glass of wine… and those who don't. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, … Read more

Speed up File Copy in Vista

I've been using Vista Ultimate as my primary OS now for nearly a year and, I have to say I'm having VERY FEW problems. Certainly not the horror stories you read all over the web and, really no more than I had with Windows XP Pro. It may have something to do with the machine I built to run Vista. … Read more

150 miles per Galleon?!??!?

Oh Man, Oh Man, Oh Man!!!! My cousin forwarded this to me the other day. I just took a second and checked it out. Amazing!! If this thing is real, my gas troubles are over. With gas getting up to $3.00 per gallon here in TN I would spend the extra $$$$$ to get that kind of mileage. Check this … Read more

Wow!! Long time now type!

Sorry for the utter lack of posts! The holidays were extremely busy! I hope that Santa was good to all… No Coal in the stockings? Well, here is my yearly reminder. If you are still doing it manually…. Don’t forget to update the copyrights on your website(s). If you are still doing it manually.. Then QUIT IT!! Save yourself some … Read more