Things are finally starting to settle down here, it’s been an interesting few weeks but I think probably one of the best choices I’ve made (as Dominic said it would be many months ago). Luckily for me I managed to get accommodation which had Internet, Sadly coupled with the world’s harshest non UPnP firewall (which prevented me sending email for the first week). Everything seems to be going well, I even like my flat mates which is great. October 1^st also marked my 3^rd year as being a member of the Microsoft MVP program. This year I have switched from Windows Shell/User to Windows Media Center as my primary area. Over the past year Media Center is a product I’ve become much more interested in, so thanks to Microsoft for recognizing me in this area.

Hey Guys

I’m getting ready to leave for University on Saturday so this may be my last blog entry for a week or so as I need to get everything boxed up, get myself setup at the other end, and I’m sure there will be things to keep me busy next week. One last thing before I go, if you are an MSDN subscriber its not that long until you will be able to get the next version of Windows XP Media Center

Expected Ship Date to MSDN: November 2004
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (English)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/new/default.aspx

Cya soon

Mark