A New MCE2005 Rollup for April 2006!

It’s not Update Rollup 3, but it’s at least a cumulative update for Update Rollup 2. Auto Updates users may have this already, but if not, there’s a new list of fixes in it. As an Aussie Digital TV user, none of the fixes reminded me of any past experiences (which is good), and it [...]

It’s Finally Xbox 360 Day in Australia!

The midnight launch means that there’s only one sleep until XB360. In 28 short hours, I’ll be buying the latest in gaming console technology, and then quietly playing its guts out for Thursday and Friday. I’m excited. I get to play PGR3 and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. I get to hook it up to my [...]

Xbox 360 Controller + Live Headset = Ventrilo fun!

Yesterday’s Big Discovery: When you plug in an Xbox 360 Live headset to the XB360 controller for Windows, it creates a new sound device, just like “real” USB headphones. The audio quality isn’t good enough for music listening, but as a dedicated sound device for Ventrilo, it has possibilities – the Xbox Live model of [...]

Whar’s Me 360? Oi Want It Now, Loike!

JB at Macquarie had an Xbox 360 display console hooked up. While the inputs looked a bit lame (there was some image ghosting on the monitor), PGR3 was playing, and a friend and I snatched a go. Damn, that is one good-looking good-playing game. I like much. I loved PGR2, but PGR3 goes up to [...]

How To Add A Bluetooth Headset To A Smartphone

Just because it took me a disturbingly long time, and a web search didn’t immediately answer my question. And the imate SP3i / SP3 / O2 sites weren’t immediately gratifying. Mine’s Windows Mobile 2003 SE. 0. Purchase and charge the headset, then get it ready according to the manufacturer instructions. 1. Go Start, Settings, BT [...]

Xbox 360: Got My Controller, Now Where’s The Damn Console?

I gave Dick Smith some money ($AUD59.95), and they gave me an Xbox™ 360© Controller* For Windows® – the boxed, wired USB version that’s compatible with Windows and with your (upcoming) Xbox® 360™. It works okay in Windows. It’s nicely put together, feels right in the hand, and I’m getting used to the bump buttons [...]