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...easy is it to connect the Xbox 360 to a Wi-Fi network? Out of the box, the Xbox cannot connect wirelessly to a network, but with a $100 Microsoft add-on, it's simple. Yes, $100 extra when you've just spent $300 or $400 on your console, but I have to hand it to Microsoft for making the experience a positive one. Many Wi-Fi devices can't deal with different formats of wireless security (WEP, WPA, etc.), but when I plugged in this accessory, the 360 saw my network and knew what to ask for to make...
...really connect my iPod or other MP3 player to play music? The basic answer is "yes." As long as your iPod is full of songs you ripped from CD or downloaded without permission, you can connect it and instantly pull up a menu of all its songs. You won't see any of the tracks you purchased at the iTunes Music Store. Because of the way the iPod connects, it isn't able to play protected tracks...
...problem with viewing pictures on the Xbox is that when you connect it over your home network to a PC full of family pictures (using free Windows Media Connect software available at Microsoft.com), the Xbox tosses the organization structure of your pics out the window. In my own My Pictures folder, there's a folder for each year, subdivided within with each photographic event. The Xbox lists all photos within your My Pictures folder, but without the hierarchy, so collections of pics from 2001 were listed confusingly alongside those from...
...high definition" is the Xbox 360, really? Truth is, it's totally high-def. If you have an HD TV set, you can see photos and other content (games, etc.) at the sharpest resolution possible. I was happy that it included wires to connect to my high-definition television. It also has a slot for the optical wire that transmits surround sound audio to a full-fledged Dolby Digital receiver, though you need to buy the optical wire itself at RadioShack or some other electronics shop...
What's happening with Alaska's infamous "Bridge to Nowhere"? In a move that seems emblematic of this year's pork-barrel propensities, Congress tucked into the transportation bill a provision that earmarks $223 million for a bridge in Alaska to connect Ketchikan and Gravina Island, where only about 50 people live. An additional $229 million was allotted for a similar project elsewhere in the state. Critics raised such a stink that funding for both spans was officially rescinded last week. But the same pile of cash will still go to Alaska, which can now choose whether to spend...