About Windows XP Media Center Edition Expert Walter Waltz

Walter Waltz of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, is a student at Illinois Wesleyan University, double-majoring in Business Administration and Computer Science. He has an A+ Certification and is working on the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credential. You can find his advice in the Media Center Edition newsgroup.

His PC: Aside from my Media Center Edition PC, I have a self-built PC with a 1.4 gigahertz AMD Athlon CPU, 512 MB of DDR RAM, Creative SoundBlaster Live! Platinum 5.1 with a 5.1 digital surround sound speaker system, GeForce3 w/ S-Video In/Out & 3D Glasses, your standard DVD and CD-RW drives, and Windows XP Professional.

Favorite computing sites:Slashdot and MVPs.org

His own words:"I have held jobs within the tech industry for 4 years now ranging from computer technician to working at an ISP. While I'm at school, I participate in cross country and track and field and have a job here in the IT department. While I am not working, I am enjoying the company of my friends or my girlfriend Pam. I have been an enthusiast about any entertainment devices for the bulk of my life. My interest in Windows XP Media Center Edition began when I heard Microsoft was coming out with a system that combined several aspects of entertainment. This is something that I have tried to do for several years (with earlier systems)."