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

Invisibility… OH YEAH!!!

I saw this tweet come across over at Twitter and my inner GEEK couldn't help but re-post. Invisibility cloak 'step closer' For now, the invisibility cloak remains a thing of science fiction Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have developed … Read more

New feature: Odiogo Reader

I forgot to mention… I've added a new function to the blog. The Odiogo reader. You may have noticed this little icon just above each post: You can click that icon and a player will (should) start and read the entry to you. Instant Podcast! Well, kind of. I'll have to say, it makes my lame attempts at humor in … Read more

Complete PC Back-up: Pretty dang cool!

A week or so back I got to test the Back-up built into Vista Ultimate. Not due to any problems caused by Vista but, because of some Hard drive issues. I was using the on board Intel RAID controller on my ASUS P5W64-WS Pro Motherboard. This thing has been causing a little trouble for a while. So, hoping it would … Read more

Vista Shadow Copies

The Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) service is a pretty good feature of Windows Vista. Windows XP offered a similar feature in a “Previous Versions” client that needed to be installed by the user. This allowed users to take advantage of the backups that had been deployed. Vista's Shadow copy is on by default for the “system” drive and is “built-in”. … Read more

Pretty Funny

It's a little early for a Friday Funny but, I thought this was worth an early mention. Especially, with the release of the new X-Files movie coming up on July, 25 2008. Rhett and Link, you know them? Well you should, they are hilarious!! Well, they have created a new song to go with the release of this blockbuster film! … Read more

Zune error Code:C00D1316

Well, several months back I decided I wanted a Zune 80gig. So, I got online, found out who carried them locally and went and got one. I will have to say it has been a great investment. It is much better than my wife’s 80gig video IPOD. Bigger screen, more vibrant colors, etc.. But, today I started the Zune software … Read more

Coworking in Knoxville

A good thing about working for yourself can be the independence that it provides. But, some of the bad things about working for yourself can be the solitude and the lose of the ability to bounce ideas off others. Well, my wife was looking around Facebook a few weeks back and ran across a Group called CoWorking Knoxville and thought … Read more