I have decided to review Microsoft Zune software on my Windows XP computer. However I cannot review the hardware since Microsoft released the Zune only to the US market and the only Zunes I found here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are overpriced and gray marketed.
Add to that Microsoft thinking that it is too good to allow me to even have a look at the ZuneOriginals site (which is the only thing I found interesting about the Zune), giving me this very silly message “ACCESS DENIED:We are sorry but Zune Originals is not available in your area yet. Please check back soon.“, not zune enough if you ask me.
The installation took almost 15 minutes for some reason and it stuck on %99 for 5 minutes.
No its 8 minutes now. 10 whole minutes on %99.
“Checking for updates” should not take that long and should not be done in the middle of the install.
A full 15 minutes of waiting on %99 now.
25 minutes at %99 of Zune software installation.
I will be going out now, and leaving this computer on until the install is finished.
This concludes part one of my Zune software review. I give it a 0/10 on the design and implementation of the installer. Part two will be available once the installation is actually done.
The second Gulf Developers Conference will be held on 19 – 21 March 2006 in Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
GDC 2006 is an event that provides a comprehensive technical overview as well as more insight on the latest (both recently released and upcoming) Microsoft development and platform technologies. During the GDC 2006 event, there will be many sessions that would demonstrate the latest advanced features that were introduced in Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, BizTalk Server 2006, Windows Vista and how all these technologies can be used to build reliable, secure, high performance applications that can connect people, information, processes and systems together. More than 1700 technology professionals from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region are expected to join this event and get the opportunity to meet and interact with top technology experts in the industry and Microsoft team for the duration of the event.
The second Microsoft Gulf Developers Conference will be held here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 19th to the 21st of March 2006.
GDC 2006 is a technical event that provides a comprehensive overview and more insight on the latest Microsoft development and platform technologies (both recently released and upcoming). During the GDC 2006 event, there will be many sessions that would demonstrate the latest advanced features that were introduced in Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, BizTalk Server 2006, Windows Vista and how all these technologies can be utilized to build reliable, secure, high performance applications that can connect people, information, processes and systems together.
Conference will be in Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh, Four Seasons Hotel – Kingdom Ballroom, King Fahad Road Entrance.
Entrance is free for students. Saudi Computer Society members’ fee is 200SR. Register now.
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