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

Remove Words from Firefox Custom Dictionary

Ever type a word you know to be correct yet Firefox says is misspelled?  Say something like snigglefritz…  Thinking there could be numerous spellings for snigglefritz,  I know that mine is the correct one.  What I really hate is Firefox telling me it’s wrong every time I type it. One way to get around that is to add your spelling … Read more

Set-up an FTP Server on Windows 2003 Server

Setting up an FTP server on Windows 2003 Server is a pretty simple process.  Why would you need an FTP server?  Well, if you are hosting websites you might want to allow designers and customers access to their webfolders  (not me… no one accesses my server but me but you can.. 🙂 ) and an FTP server is a great … Read more

Another Zune HD Hands-On Video

I’m really not going Zune crazy, I promise.  It’s just that I really enjoy my Zune 80 and this new Zune HD looks “Cool as Crap”… So to speak.  So, when I ran across this Hands-On Video on Youtube I thought I would share. Enjoy!  Oh, and don’t forget to Pre-Order your new Zune HD .  😀

Pre-Order your ZuneHD!

The other Day Gizmodo and others leaked information about the official release date and prices for the new Zune HD.  If you missed those posts here’s the “skinny”. According to Microsoft the new Zune HD will officially be available starting September 15, 2009.  Originally we thought the release date was set for September 5, then later we heard it had … Read more

IIS 6: Adding Footers to Web Pages

Did you know you can configure the Microsoft IIS 6 web server to automatically insert an HTML-formatted file to the bottom of every web page sent out by your Web Server?  Well, you can. For example, you host several sites and want to add a link back to your company for advertisement.  You could create a simple HTML file that … Read more

New Zune HD Video

We’ve got a new “Hands-on” video with the new (soon to be released) Zune HD. Here’s a quick reminder of what we know (or think we know) so far about the Zune HD. The Zune HD will ship on September 5, 2009. Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen. 16:9 widescreen format display (480 x 272 resolution) High-definition (HD) video output … Read more