Windows 7: Internet access to home media
By linking your Live ID to your user account in Windows 7 (from build 7048), you can now stream your home media to your another PC/laptop connected to a work or public network.
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12.3.2009 Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Windows Home Server Remote Access
Windows Home Server users are reporting Remote Access problems after updating their home computers to Windows XP Service Pack 3.
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18.5.2008 Home Computer - Home Network - Home Server
In the 1960s & 70s the idea of a home computer was unheard of outside of science fiction circles. Before the late 1980s home networks were unheard of.
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2.12.2007 Windows Vista Home Basic vs. Home Premium vs. Business vs. Ultimate
Microsoft applauded shipping in excess of 60 million Windows Vista licenses in the operating system's first six months of general availability. However, the Redmond company is right on track to correct this little slip up.
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20.8.2007 Microsoft is not trying to block access says Kaspersky
Microsoft's new operating system Vista will not make it more difficult for anti-virus systems to work, Russian computer security group and potential IPO candidate Kaspersky Lab said on Friday, contradicting rivals.
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9.10.2006 Access 2007 Runtime SP1 is now available
This version of the Access 2007 Runtime contains files whose versions are slightly higher than the level of the same files that are updated by Office 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
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30.3.2008 Access Windows 7 Feature Walkthroughs
Windows 7 brings to the table a variety of new and evolved features, and Microsoft has taken the necessary measures designed to bring them to center stage.
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2.4.2009 Microsoft Sued Over Mobile E-Mail Access
Microsoft is facing a new lawsuit today from telecommunications provider Visto claiming that the software giant "...infringed upon multiple patents Visto holds regarding proprietary technology that provides enterprises and consumers with mobile access to their e-mail and other data."
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16.12.2005 Quick Reference for Outlook Voice Access
Outlook Voice Access lets UM-enabled users to access their Exchange 2007 mailbox using analog, digital, or cellular telephones.
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12.6.2006 Windows 7 Non-Uniform Memory Access Architectures
Windows 7 will be able to take advantage not only of faster CPUs, but of multiple processors on a single chip. The 64-bit edition of the operating system in particular will be able to support over 64 Logical Processors per machine.
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28.12.2008 Google to Give Developers Access to Trends API
Google will eventually give programmers access to an API for its Trends analysis tool.
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5.12.2007 Microsoft Backtracks, Allows MSN Music Access Until 2011
After taking some heat for its April decision to shutter its MSN Music servers, Microsoft this week backtracked and decided to allow access until the end of 2011.
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21.6.2008 Microsoft sets sail with high-seas Net access
Just the thing for the ideal boating experience? High-speed Internet access.
As part of Microsoft's attempt to make the Web omnipresent, the company announced a new service Thursday that will connect boaters to the Internet. Seafaring Web surfers can stay connected 25 miles from land thanks to a partnership struck between Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft and antenna maker KVH Industries.
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17.2.2006 Microsoft Outlook Web Access 2007 - new features in Beta 1
Hi. I'm DJ Schwend, a product designer working on the OWA team here in Exchange. I've put together this overview of the best new features in our Beta 1 release. We've made huge strides to improve the online experience and our goal is to keep being the best web mail client in the world.
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18.5.2006 Microsoft: Vista Wireless Access Could Cause Laptop Battery Drain
Users running Windows Vista on laptops may see batteries draining faster than they expect, Microsoft said in a warning, because some wireless access points aren't configured to take advantage of the new operating system's Wi-Fi power-saving mode.
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9.12.2006 Network Access Protection for XP SP3 and Vista SP1
Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network.
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13.10.2008 Enable Vista-Native Network Access Protection on XP SP3
Network Access Protection (NAP) is one of the few features that were actually added to Windows XP SP3.
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13.5.2008 Access Windows Server 2008 SP2 Performance Tuning Guidelines
The need to squeeze every last drop of performance out of a specific system running Windows is even more stringent when it comes down to server infrastructures compared to client machines.
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29.7.2009 Vista to Windows 7 Upgrades Kill Access to OEM Recovery Applications
Users that upgrade Windows Vista OEM computers to Windows 7 might find that the recovery applications set in place by the original equipment manufacturer are no longer accessible.
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9.10.2009 Microsoft Serves the Official Version of the Hack Used to Access Windows Vista SP1
Do you remember a time when Windows Vista SP1 was not available as a public download? In the pre-Release Candidate Stages of Vista SP1, Microsoft restricted the access to the service pack only to selected testers.
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12.12.2007 Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center has been a part of my life several years. I've watched functionality improve in each new version, and I'm already using beta versions of Windows Media Center in Windows Vista Ultimate as part of my daily routine.
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7.6.2006 Media Streaming with Windows 7
Weve blogged about a number of features related to home networking and media in Windows 7. A scenario which brings all these together in a pretty cool way is Media Streaming.
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12.5.2009 Google Video Integrates Media
Search engine's videos now play within a browser; no additional software needed. Google has improved its Google Video service by eliminating the need for users to download software to play back videos, the Mountain View, California-based company has announced.
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Microsoft Updates Media Center
Microsoft has announced the availability of a new software update for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 that will provide new entertainment experiences for Media Center Edition customers around the world.
Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, will enable customers to stream digital music, videos, photos, and standard and high-definition television and movies from Media Center PCs, to any television in their home via the Xbox 360 gaming system.
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First Looks at Windows Vista Media Center
Microsoft's Media Center Edition of Windows XP has had a hard time. Though it's hard to call it a poor seller, MCE certainly has a market penetration that represents only a tiny fraction of the many millions of computers running Windows XP. And why should it? Most users don't have nice hi-def TVs hooked up to their PCs, or TV tuners, or really any need to enjoy their music, video, and TV stored on their PC via a 10-foot user interface. It doesn't help that the first edition of Media Center wasn't very good, either. Then again, Microsoft bounced back with its second effort, Media Center Edition 2005, one of the most improved software products ever.
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1.12.2005 Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition
Enjoy stunning screen savers and themes, play exciting games, and do more with photos, music, and home movies. Plus! SuperPack combines Plus! for Windows XP and Plus! Digital Media Edition into a single SuperPack!
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17.1.2006 XP and Vista to get new media player
Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.
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18.4.2006 Microsoft Expression Media Reader
Expression Media Reader is a free application that enables you to share Expression Media catalogs with anyone on the Macintosh or Windows platform who may not own Expression Media.
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16.7.2007 Windows Vista Media Player Screenshots
Here is a sneak peek at what the new Media Player with the glass effect is going to look like in Windows Vista.
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Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
A major U.K. retail store and three of the largest PC vendors worldwide still have no plans to sell the version of Microsoft Windows that does not contain its media player, five months after the version was released.
Microsoft started offering Windows XP N, a version of Windows without a bundled media player, in June of this year to comply with last year's antitrust ruling by the European Commission.
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19.11.2005Windows Media Player: Internet access to home media
By linking your Live ID to your user account in Windows 7 (from build 7048), you can now stream your home media to your another PC/laptop connected to
a work or public network. Both your home network PC and work network PC should be linked to the same Live ID account. The media is streamed always
from home network to work or public network. This feature partially worked in build 7048, but works pretty neat in the recent 7057 build.
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12.03.2009Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Windows Home Server Remote Access
Windows Home Server users are
reporting Remote Access problems after updating their home computers to Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Following the update, attempting to access those home computers via Windows Home Servers Remote Access features brings up a dialog asking the user
to add their homeserver.com domain to the Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer. However, after doing so, users are still not able to access those
PCs.
The issue arises due to security changes in XP SP3 - namely, that the Terminal Services ActiveX control in Internet Explorer
is disabled by default.
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17.05.2008Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Home Server Remote Access
Windows Home Server users are reporting Remote Access problems after updating their home computers to Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Following
the update, attempting to access those home computers via Windows Home Server’s Remote Access features brings up a dialog asking the user to add
their homeserver.com domain to the Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer. However, after doing so, users are still not able to access those PCs.
The issue arises due to security changes in XP SP3 - namely, that the Terminal Services ActiveX control in Internet Explorer is disabled by
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19.05.2008Windows Home Server - Media Sharing
This Technical Brief provides an in-depth look at the features and functionality of Windows Home Server Media Sharing. Learn about configuring your
home server to share photos, music and videos with your home computers and media playback devices attached to your home network.
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09.11.2007A PC per child programme kicks off in UK
In September, Prime Minister Gordon Brown
announced details of a home access project allowing PC and internet access to families so that children can enhance their
learning at home.
The plan will see £300 million spent on providing computers and broadband internet to families. The Home Access
project will go nationwide next autumn and will ensure every 5- to 18-year-old has home access by 2011. Currently around a million children do have
access to broadband at home.
Schools Minister Jim Knight
detailed the steps which includes a year-long pilot scheme in Oldham and Suffolk. It will specifically target families that have
home broadband access but do not use the technology for their children’s benefit; can afford access but do not think technology has educational
value; cannot afford home access or need support in obtaining it.
Stephen Crowne, Chief Executive of Becta said "There's no question
that technology plays an increasing part of our everyday life at home and school. What we need to ensure is that every learner has an equal chance to
tap into the benefits of the internet to enhance their learning – and the Home Access programme seeks to do just that, by offering this
opportunity to all learners."
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22.10.2008Windows Home Server: Power Pack 2 now available for download
The Windows Home Server Team has announced the availability of Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server. The English version of Power Pack 2 will
be available on March 24 and will automatically install as part of Windows Update if Automatic Updates is enabled on the Home Server. Power Pack for
Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish will be available before the end of April. Power Pack 2 will also include support for Italian language.
Power Pack 2 includes enhancements for remote access configuration and computers running Windows Media Center, along with content streaming support
for Windows Media Center Extenders.
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24.03.2009Media Streaming with Windows 7
Steven Sinofsky: Weve blogged about a number of features related to home networking and media in Windows 7. A scenario which brings all these
together in a pretty cool way is Media Streaming. This scenario allows you to use a Windows 7 PC as a hub for media sharingwhere you can share media
with other PCs and devices on your home network via streaming, and even stream this information securely over the internet. Scott Manchester on the
Devices & Media program management team coordinated this post, but as you will see it represents work across the Core User Experience, Media Center,
Networking, and even Windows Live chose to take advantage of the new APIs in this scenario. This is a pretty detailed post and theres a lot to try
out. Those of you using the RC to test things out, you can always install on another PC and use it for the 30-day period without requiring a new PID
key. Have fun!
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12.05.2009Windows Home Server Now Generally Available
Windows Home Server, a new solution to help families easily protect,
connect and share their digital media and documents, is generally available today. The
HP MediaSmart Server, powered by Windows Home Server software, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com, Best Buy.com,
Buy.com, Circuit City.com and CompUSA.com. It will be shipped to customers and available via other leading retailer Web sites later in November.
Additional Microsoft hardware and software partners are also delivering new consumer products and solutions designed to work with Windows Home
Server.
Digital devices and content are everywhere in our day-to-day lives and they are more important all the time, said Bill
Gates, chairman of Microsoft. With the launch of Windows Home Server, Microsoft and its partners are creating a new consumer product category that
will help people keep their digital media safe and make it easier for them to enjoy it with friends and family.
Windows Home
Server is a stay-at-home server that delivers the benefits of powerful server technology used by many people at work within a simple, easy-to-use
solution for the home. It automatically backs up Windows XP-based and Windows Vista-based home computers each night, provides a central place to
organize digital documents and media, and includes a free Windows Live Internet address to access the home server from virtually anywhere and share
content with friends and family. It also monitors the health and security status of home computers and can stream media to other devices in the home,
such as Xbox 360, allowing people to enjoy digital music, photos and videos on their television.
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05.11.2007At last, a bridge between Windows Home Server and Media Center
With this week's release of Power Pack 2 for Home Server, Microsoft is filling a very important gap. Up until recently, the company had been
maintaining that the place for users to store videos and multimedia was on their Media Center computers (generally Windows Vista Ultimate-based
systems), and the place for their "everyday files" was their Home Server. But the biggest and most cumbersome "everyday files" are multimedia
files, including those that deserve to be streamed and accessed by Media Center. While setting up Media Center to include a Home Server folder as one
of its "watch folders" is one option for getting files listed, that's not as rich as setting up a streaming connection...
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25.03.2009Study: US broadband access up overall, but down among the poor
When it comes to broadband Internet access in America, the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" is widening, suggests a Pew
Research report released on Wednesday called "Home Broadband Adoption 2008."..
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04.07.2008Microsoft: Build Your Own Home Server
Microsoft this week released a
beta software development kit
for Windows Home Server, the
company's newest operating
system version for connecting
multiple PCs and digital
devices in a home. The SDK
will enable developers to
build custom applications for
Home Server, which could range
from system protection and
home security to media
sharing...
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07.04.2007Federally funded Internet access to be cut off for Navajo Nation
OnSat Network Communications is expected on Monday to pull the plug on thousands of Internet users who reside in Navajo Nation. Residents use the
wireless connection of reservation chapter houses after they get home from work or school...
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05.04.2008French bill would ban Internet use for illegal downloaders
France's Cultural Minister Christine Albanel introduced a bill to discourage the consumption of pirated media, under the threat of revoking the
perpetrator's Internet access. Yesterday, that bill was approved by the Council of Ministers...
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20.06.2008Wireless Users 'do more online'
The Pew Internet and American
Life Project survey asked 798
US internet users about their
wireless habits and sampled
almost 2,300 people overall.
The margin of error for the
wireless questions was 3.8%
with 95% confidence. The
report characterised wireless
as connecting to the internet
using a wi-fi or mobile
network and found such users
" show deeper engagement
with cyberspace ." For
example, 54% of internet users
check e-mail daily compared to
72% of wireless users; 31% of
internet users checked news
online every day, compared to
just under half of wireless
users. Of those surveyed, 37%
of the category had connected
wirelessly from any location,
40% had laptops, 26% had
wireless networks at home, and
four in 10 had
internet-enabled mobile
phones.
People
under 30 were the most likely
group to access the internet
wirelessly. As well, the
survey found that the number
of internet users with
wireless at home nearly
doubled, from January 2005 to
December 2006. About 80% of
those with wireless access at
home also had broadband
internet. The report
speculated that wireless might
allow for high-intensity use,
which supported the idea that
" the key feature of mobile
communication is connectivity
and not mobility ". About
80% of laptops had wireless
capabilities and 88% of laptop
users said they had used a
wireless network at home. Just
over a third of laptop users
used a wireless network at
work. About six in 10 had
connected somewhere outside
their home or office.
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27.02.2007Sling, 3 Group Partner on SlingPlayer Mobile
Sling Media said Thursday that
it had partnered with British
wireless carrier 3 Group to
offer its subscribers access
to home televisions through
the Slingbox device...
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17.11.2006Home Networking Meets Home
Theater
New products add media player
features in lieu of
performance boosts...
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08.01.2006Microsoft Finishes Windows Home Server
Microsoft on Monday announced
that Windows Home Server has
been released to
manufacturing, with systems
using the new operating system
expected to go on sale this
fall. Home Server, code-named
"Quattro," is designed
for easily linking together
multiple computers in a home
network and sharing media...
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16.07.2007Notebook Home Entertainment Center Guide
The notebook computer can serve two uses these days, one being standard duty for web browsing and stuff like that, and the other being the center of
your home theater system. Almost every full-size notebook sold today has a drive that can play DVD movies, but what most consumers don't know is that
if they have broadband, they have access to a huge online media collection.
Today we have pay services like iTunes or free online
streaming services like Hulu that give many users instant access to new TV shows and movies, many of which beg to be played on the big screen. This
guide will show what you need to connect your notebook to your home stereo and HDTV, and then outline services you can use to take advantage of this
new capability.
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23.06.2008Review: Windows Home Server nearly ready for prime time
A typical household with two
adults and three children can
easily have three or more
computers. Since each of the
users wants access to the
Internet, their PCs are likely
to already be connected to a
router -- but sharing media
files and other data among the
computers often remains an
arduous task. What's more,
many users have enough
difficulty finding the time to
manage their own computer --
updating antivirus software,
configuring the firewall and
keeping downloaded files in
order -- that they pay little
or no attention to the other
PCs in the house. And that
means few of them get backed
up regularly, if at all.
Enter Windows Home
Server (WHS), announced at
this year's Consumer
Electronics Show in January.
WHS is a platform for storing,
sharing and protecting data
from multiple home PCs.
Additionally, it can stream
media, provide remote access
and monitor PCs on a home
network. The basic concept is
simple and logical, and any
household with more than one
PC already wants one...though
they may not know it yet.
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02.03.2007Microsoft to Keep Windows Home Server Simple
Microsoft is targeting its
Windows Home Server at
mainstream consumers - the
average Joe. The operating
system is meant to run on its
own computer that backs up
data from all home computers
on a given network, streams
media (taken from Windows XP
Media Center Edition) and
provides remote access to
documents over the internet.
The software is obviously
aimed at households with at
least two other computers
which is a market Microsoft
estimates at about 40 million
to 45 million worldwide. Such
a device should retail between
$500 and $1,000,
depending on hardware,
especially hard disk drive,
specifications. The operating
system is based on Windows
Server 2003 and although it
borrows from other Microsoft
technologies, it has its own
unique ones as well.
" The goal is trying to
take the seams out
. There are too
many choices and too many
knobs and we ask too many
questions. And we expect the
people to know the answers to
every question. We are
designing the product for
families and the second-tier
purchaser, the enthused
follower who really looks at
the enthusiast for guidance.
The dream is that for
Father's Day, a wife would
buy one for her husband
because she understands the
benefits of backup and remote
access ," said Todd
Headrick, a senior product
manager with Microsoft.
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