August 29th, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX

Zune HD Skin Dante A Fer Garza Skin Design
About The Design Black and red combine and converge in this futuristic abstract nebula that throws textured oil and shiny red metallic rings in this swirling and dramatic design that works on almost any device.
The presicion-fit DecalGirl skin kits for the Zune HD cover both the front and the back of the player in high-res, full-color personalization!
The premium vinyl that DecalGirl uses offers added protection while retaining compatibility work with most third-party cases and accessories. Zune HD skins also arrive in attractive retail packaging, which means they are perfect for gift giving!
DecalGirl Skin Features
* Each design is digitally printed in vibrant, art-quality resolutions onto cast vinyl.
* Each skin is covered with a glossy clear laminate layer to protect the design and the device from minor scratches and abuse.
* Our unique, removable channeled adhesive means no air bubbles when installed and no nasty goo or residue when removed.
* DecalGirl skins offer protection, yet are thin enough to work with most third-party cases and accessories – click here for more info.
* Every skin is MADE IN THE USA – produced and packaged right here in our Lewes, Delaware location.

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August 27th, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX
Microsoft is set to release a new audio codec for the Xbox 360 console which should offer some improvements for Xbox Live users who so enjoy smack talking on the popular online gaming platform. I say some because no matter how clear the voice is there will alway be some idiot yapping about something completely ridiculous and aggravating my game play. I have come to realie that the average Xbox user is sub intelligent to at best and downright dumb in most cases and the conversations had are some of the most p[ainful experiences i have ever witnessed. when I see just how dumb some of these kids can be it saddens me for the future and what will happen when these trolls and smucks take over.
From grade school punks with unaware parents to drunken adults, lip flapping rap wannabe’s and eminem fans from around the the world it’s a no holds barred shoutout of the dumbest people on earth as you try to navigate popular games like Modern Warfare 2 and Halo where the boosters and youtubers are ruining the game spirit with hacks, cheats and glitches that jack things up for legit users.
I hope they make it easier to ignore the chatter and focus on the game because that would be the best improvement they can make in my opinion.
Microsoft Improving Xbox 360′s VOIP Quality – GameZone – News
Microsoft is planning to improve the quality of voice over Xbox 360 headsets with their next major update, which is coming this fall alongside Kinect.
The update will upgrade the audio codec used to communicate between systems, according to Xbox LIVE Studios’ Jerry Johnson, who spoke with Eurogamer at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. He explained that the codec used when the console launched was a a low bit rate and that Microsoft “stuck” with it for a while.
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August 21st, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX

Zune HD Skin Eliriam A Tiberius Viris Skin Design
About The Design Give your electronic device a tour of the universe in this richly detailed space design that puts you smack dab in the middle of the dark blue vast expanse of sky and stars with a spaceman’s-eye-view of a glowing heavenly body.
The presicion-fit DecalGirl skin kits for the Zune HD cover both the front and the back of the player in high-res, full-color personalization!
The premium vinyl that DecalGirl uses offers added protection while retaining compatibility work with most third-party cases and accessories. Zune HD skins also arrive in attractive retail packaging, which means they are perfect for gift giving!
DecalGirl Skin Features
* Each design is digitally printed in vibrant, art-quality resolutions onto cast vinyl.
* Each skin is covered with a glossy clear laminate layer to protect the design and the device from minor scratches and abuse.
* Our unique, removable channeled adhesive means no air bubbles when installed and no nasty goo or residue when removed.
* DecalGirl skins offer protection, yet are thin enough to work with most third-party cases and accessories – click here for more info.
* Every skin is MADE IN THE USA – produced and packaged right here in our Lewes, Delaware location.

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August 20th, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX
Buying the right camera has just gotten easier thanks to the camera buying guide posted on ShopWiki and to be honest it’s a great resource for those who are need of a new digital camera but are unsure about which one is best for their personal needs. As an example I own a Panasonic Lumix FZ-30 which is a fabulous camera for me and my personal use but possibly a bit much for the average point and shoot camera users needs.
I made the decision to buy myself a Digital SLR based on recommendations from a photographer friend of mine but not everyone has a camera guru to advise them which camera to buy and this camera buying guide is a great way for the average user to get up to speed on the latest and greatest in digital cameras for sale online.
It can be a bit confusing to any person who has not used a camera before to try to figure out what to buy and many first time camera owners will simple buy whatever they have in the store that fits there price point but with the power of the Internet at your finger tips all of that has changed and using the web as a camera buying guide has just become that much easier for you.
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August 12th, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX

Zune HD Skin Chaotic Land A Fer Garza Skin Design
About The Design Set to a mellow yellow background, this skin gets a kick from its organic, squid-shaped purple masses with black swirl lines that gives this abstract focus into something that is both pleasant to the eyes and full of imagination.
The presicion-fit DecalGirl skin kits for the Zune HD cover both the front and the back of the player in high-res, full-color personalization!
The premium vinyl that DecalGirl uses offers added protection while retaining compatibility work with most third-party cases and accessories. Zune HD skins also arrive in attractive retail packaging, which means they are perfect for gift giving!
DecalGirl Skin Features
* Each design is digitally printed in vibrant, art-quality resolutions onto cast vinyl.
* Each skin is covered with a glossy clear laminate layer to protect the design and the device from minor scratches and abuse.
* Our unique, removable channeled adhesive means no air bubbles when installed and no nasty goo or residue when removed.
* DecalGirl skins offer protection, yet are thin enough to work with most third-party cases and accessories – click here for more info.
* Every skin is MADE IN THE USA – produced and packaged right here in our Lewes, Delaware location.

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August 3rd, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX
Microsoft opens Zune Pass to Great Britain for those few Zune users who smuggled a Zune player into the country where you cannot actually buy them officially. Zune players are limited to US and Canada and now Brits can use the Zune software to play Zune music. Well sorta. You gotta make some changes to your system to trick the software into thinking you are in the US. And you cannot stream musci probably because of music rights issues still but you can pay for those services now with your british credit card and Microsoft Points I suppose.
Microsoft allows brits to access zune pass – The Inquirer
STILL ASPIRING MUSIC MOGOL Microsoft is bringing its all you can eat music service, Zune Pass, to the UK.
The service, which is a rival to Apple’s Itunes and Amazon’s MP3 store, has until now been limited, like its Zune music player, to the US. Now users here in Blighty are able to sign up for the service, which promises “unlimited access to music” for a fixed monthly fee.
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August 3rd, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX
This guy points out that in order to get full use of the new Windows Phone 7 devices you will need to install Zune software on your PC which does limit the users who can take full effect of the device. Microsoft has been slow if even non responsive to make Zune software available on Linux based PC’s and there are quite a few of those plus of course Mac users who cannot install Zune software either but I don’t think they make a mistake by using Zune software on the Windows 7 Phone although they should certainly consider opening things up more for users of other software. For those who do have a Windows PC they will experience the full power of the Microsoft Suite as they should for using the complete package. in addition I would expect it to work nicely with my Xbox and other Microsoft services as well.
That a proprietary software maker likes its own software makes perfect sense and if Microsoft knows they will have more of their phone users using their own OS that what better way to open up more users to Zune? Apple forces us to use iTunes for sync on the iPod and has been reluctant to open up to Linux users as well. Any shock in all of this?
Why Zune software could make Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 strategy a non-starter – Computerworld Blogs
Microsoft yesterday revealed details about the features and strategy for Windows Phone 7 — and if this is the core of what’s Microsoft got, it may have difficulty competing against the iPhone and Android phones. When one of the core pieces of your mobile strategy is relying on the rarely used PC Zune software, there may be trouble ahead
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August 2nd, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX

Zune HD Skin Stardust Fall
About The Design You can wish upon a myriad of seasonal stars with this superstar design that blends a bucket of orange, red, and yellow stars over a background of black night, lighting up the autumn sky. Available in other colors.
About This Skin Kit
The presicion-fit DecalGirl skin kits for the Zune HD cover both the front and the back of the player in high-res, full-color personalization!
The premium vinyl that DecalGirl uses offers added protection while retaining compatibility work with most third-party cases and accessories. Zune HD skins also arrive in attractive retail packaging, which means they are perfect for gift giving!
DecalGirl Skin Features
* Each design is digitally printed in vibrant, art-quality resolutions onto cast vinyl.
* Each skin is covered with a glossy clear laminate layer to protect the design and the device from minor scratches and abuse.
* Our unique, removable channeled adhesive means no air bubbles when installed and no nasty goo or residue when removed.
* DecalGirl skins offer protection, yet are thin enough to work with most third-party cases and accessories – click here for more info.
* Every skin is MADE IN THE USA – produced and packaged right here in our Lewes, Delaware location.

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August 2nd, 2010 by Alfred @ Zune MAX
Microsoft has two new apps for the Zune HD in a promising sign they are still offering updates for the much maligned mp3 player from Microsoft. Available now are the Microsoft Money App and a new game called Animalgrams which seems geared to very young kids. I’m unsure how many of those are using a Zune HD but maybe a few of us want to let the kids play with our latest gadget.
I’m not a user of Microsoft money so i will have to default to a review from other Zune users but suffice it to say it helps manage your money using your Microsoft device and software.
Two new Zune HD apps: MSN Money, and Animalgrams – LiveSide.net
Even though the Zune HD app upgrade path to Windows Phone 7 is a dead end, it’s nice to see a couple of new apps appear ready for download to Zune HDs this week.
The first, following in the footsteps of MSN Weather, is MSN Money. Our friend Travis at Zunespring.com has a nice review of the new app, which features stocks information, a Currencies page including a Currency converter, Watchlists, and Articles:
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