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

Off to the IBCMF

In the morning I’m heading off to the IBCMF (International Brass Chamber Music Festival). I’ll be playing with the Appalachian Brass Orchestra and another group put together by the organizer of the Festival. The second group I’ll be playing in will be playing trio and brass quintet works that won the composition competition. My face already hurts! But, it does … Read more

BlogCFC and Windows Live Writer

This is just a little test… I’m trying the Windows Live Writer with blogCFC. If you can read this then it may be a success. We’ll see. Let’s make this a full fledged test and use an image as well.. The picture to the left is the new, soon to be released Blackberry Bold. It’s the thing to have… forget … Read more

Microsoft Zune Update

Attention all Zune owners out there! I just read over at the Supersite for Windows that Microsoft will be releasing the Zune 3.0 software/firmware update on September 16, 2008. The update adds some interesting features to the player. One makes use of the built-in FM tuner. Supposedly, if you are listening to the FM tuner on the Zune and hear … Read more

Google Chrome: ooh, shiney!

Last night I downloaded and installed Google's new browser, Chrome. I plan on putting it through the ringer today and will, if possible, use it as my primary browser. My initial impressions are pretty positive. The download is simple and quick. There is a 400ish kilobyte installer that you download and run. That installer then brings down the rest of … Read more

Error – A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded

Ok… You find your Windows computer needs some updates. So, you go to Windows Update and download the needed fixes. Windows goes to install them and fails immediately giving you this error: Error: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded Here's what to do to solve the problem: Click “Start” then “Run” and type cmd to … Read more

BlogCFC 5.9.1.001 – Tests

So Sorry for the lame post… Again… But I need to test a new feature that has been added to BlogCFC. BlogCFC now includes… Podcast support! Not that I have a podcast… but it is a neat feature none the less. So, this test should provide a little player below to play my sample file. *** Update: First attempt= FAIL, … 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