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

Windows Vista Auto Logon

Happy Post 4th of July!!! I hope everyone was safe in their celebrations…. ie.. no one burnt down their or their neighbor's house!! I talked a while back about setting Windows XP to auto logon… I've been setting up a lot of Vista machines lately and it seemed like this was not going to be an option for the new … Read more

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy fourth of July!!! I hope everyone has a fun and safe July 4th! What are you planing to do today?? Me, I have a Symphony rehearsal at 10:30 this morning and a concert with fireworks tonight at 8:00pm at the Worlds Fair Site downtown. I hope everybody has a good day!!

Harry Potter Virus

I was over at PC World and read an article reporting about a Harry Potter virus that has surfaced online. Security companies have intercepted an e-mail promising a copy of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' — which is not due for release until July 21. But rather than getting a sneak preview of the book, impatient muggles who click … Read more

Online Back-UP Services

I am interested in another layer of back-up for my important files and have considered trying one of the online back-up services. There seem to be a quite a few out there and most of them offer a free version, paid personal, and business. Anyone have any experience with these??? IDrive-E free:2GB of storage space absolutely free Option to upgrade … Read more

Friday Funny – Short Joke

Sorry for the lack of posts.. I've got some updates planned for my Vista Quest but, I've been pretty busy this last week.I'll try and get them posted this weekend. For now though, I just had to pass along this joke that came…. Yet again, in my e-mail. It's pretty good considering how short it is and makes a good … Read more

Friday Funny – The Baptist Cowboy

Again, this Friday Funny comes to us via my e-mail…. Ahh e-mail, such a useful tool that yields so much useless, yet funny, material. A cowboy, who is visiting Wyoming from Texas , walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. … Read more

Joost Invites

A while back I got an invite from Kyle Hayes to try out Joost. And, although I don't use it a lot I still think it's pretty cool! The content seems to be getting better and the quality is great! Well, I was watching the “AquaMan” Pilot last night, fumbling around in the player and noticed that I too seem … Read more