I just completed an epic quest. No it wasn’t on a video game like Warcraft… it was a Zune Quest. It led me all over the net and all over my computer, and the solution was simple and nowhere close to where I started. For those of you in a hurry, here’s the short version. … Read entire article »

I wrote an article nearly 2 years ago about what happens when your Zune won’t turn on. I still stand by that article, but wanted to give a little update to clarify something. If you have just purchased a new Zune and it’s not turning on, it probably isn’t defective. Read on! … Read entire article »

My Zune software had worked fine for several weeks until I moved my hard drive into another computer. At that point I started getting an error upon startup. I looked at Microsoft’s solution which was very long, confusing, and led me to a web page with a dimmed out button and no explanation what to do to reset the DRM if the button on that page was dimmed out! Well, I’ve found many people don’t even need to go through all of that. To make a long story short, the most common fix for this problem is the following: … Read entire article »

A couple days after getting my Zune, I woke up and went to turn it on – and nothing. Nada. I went online in search for the answer, and found a lot of answers – and none that were the answer I was looking for.In my situation, it was far simpler than all of the crazy solutions I read about. So if you’re a new Zune user, and your Zune won’t turn on, you might … Read entire article »

I must preface this by telling you upfront that I have a boatload of tangents to go on. Bear with me and enjoy the ride… I’ve always been interested in the Apple vs Microsoft saga. It’s interesting to see the usual tables turned when it comes to the portable music player market. Apple has roughly 70% of the market, against about 3% for the Zune. It’s not unlike the browser and OS wars, which Microsoft dominates at 70% and 90% repsectively. … Read entire article »