Hating Gates slightly less

So I finally managed to get around to activating my XBox Live connection (despite Windows Live's refusal to recognize my existing password), and discovered that the XBox comes with a 1-month trial of the Gold Membership. (Loyal readers will remember that I bought a wireless adapter so I could watch Netfliz on the XBox, and then discovered I also needed a gold membership. That was when my feelings about Mr. Gates grew snarky.) So, a mere hour or so later, after I finally figured out how to dow