At Home with HomeGroup in Windows 7
Like many places weve spent the past few weeks under quite a bit of snow, which is pretty unusual for Seattle! Most of us on the team took advantage of the snow time to install test builds of Windows 7 on our home machines as we finalize the beta for early 2009I know I felt like I installed it on 7000 different machines.
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1.1.2009 Windows 7: HomeGroup Overview
Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus. Here is an overview of HomeGroup in Windows 7.
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13.1.2009At Home with HomeGroup in Windows 7
Steven Sinofsky: This post is about a Windows 7 feature that covers a lot of territoryit is about networking, user interface, sharing, media,
printing, storage, search, and more. HomeGroup is a way of bringing all these features together in a way that makes it possible for a new level of
coolness in a home with multiple PCs running Windows 7. A lot of us are the sysadmins for our own homes and for many others (friends and family). We
set up network topologies, configure machines, and set things up so they workHomeGroup is designed to make that easier so it can be done without a
volunteer sysadmin. It makes for some challenges in how to describe the feature since the lack of such a feature has each of us creating our own
private best practices or our own techniques for creating and maintaining a home network. HomeGroup is about making this easier (or possible for
everyone else) and at the same time giving you the tools to customize and manageand no matter what, under the hood the file and printer sharing, media
sharing, and networking you are already familiar with is there should you wish to stick with the familiar ways. HomeGroup is a deep feature that
builds on a lot of new infrastructure/plumbing new to Windows 7, though in this post well talk about it from the experience of setting up a network.
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31.12.2008Windows 7: HomeGroup Overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick review Windows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric
improvements overview Windows 7: Easy Connect Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7: Action Center Overview Windows 7: User Account Control
(UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Windows 7: Device Stage Windows 7: Internet Explorer 8 Overview Over the
next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the
ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of HomeGroup in Windows 7.
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13.01.2009Windows 7: Link your online ID and share files in Homegroup
Microsoft recently released Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 Beta for Windows 7 which allows you to link your Windows User Accounts with your
Windows Live ID. This may sound something similar to .NET Passport account in Windows XP, but it looks like it is totally different and it is way more
useful than just linking your online account Microsoft cites the following as an example of how you can make use of this feature On his homegroup,
Bob wants to share certain documents with his wife but not with his kids.
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21.02.2009ASP.NET 2.0 Security Practices at a Glance
This module presents a set of consolidated practices designed to address ASP.NET version 2.0 security issues. The practices are organized by various categories that represent those areas where mistakes are most often made...
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31.08.2005Windows 7 'HomeGroup': rebirth of Longhorn 'Castle'?
Long Zheng: Half a decade after its initial conception, Windows Codename Longhorn still proves to be a great source of ideas. One of which known as
Castle, appears to have been revived to be a
feature of Windows 7 as HomeGroup.
We know what
Workgroups are - Microsofts implementation of a
peer-to-peer computer network for Windows to share files, printers and other resources. So what are HomeGroups?
That mystery
didnt last very long as someone was kind enough to point me to some well-aged reading material which described exactly what Castle was, and the same
person claims what HomeGroups are about to become.
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14.02.2008W3C Agrees on Mobile Web
Practices
The W3C said Tuesday that it
had released a set of best
practices for mobile Web
pages, based on a broad
consensus from all parties
involved. Representatives from
30 companies joined to create
the standards, including AOL,
Google, Nokia, Opera, Vodafone
and others...
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27.06.2006Intel subpoenaed by FTC over CPU business practices
Though the US Federal Trade Commission has yet to issue a statement as of 1:30 pm EDT, Intel has acknowledged it has received a subpoena from the FTC,
effectively formalizing its inquiry into Intel's US business practices in the CPU market...
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06.06.2008Will Windows 7 track your every move?
One good place to look for what might be coming in Windows 7 is an early planned feature list of Vista (then called Longhorn) back in 2003. If one
intriguing feature, called Location Awareness, makes its way into Windows 7, it could track your every move...and that could be a good thing.
Microsoft described Location Awareness, along with a host of other planned features, in a document called the Windows
"Longhorn" Pre-Release Privacy Statement that detailed
to beta testers Longhorn's expected data collection and use. (Thanks to istartedsomething for uncovering this document and
its relation to another potential
Windows 7 feature, HomeGroup.) Many of these features never made it into Vista --- remember WinFS anyone?
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18.02.2008Best Practices for keeping your Windows Live ID safe
Brandon LeBlanc: Your Windows Live ID is essentially your online identity for all of the Windows Live services, Xbox Live, Zune and other third party
websites (such as Expedia.com) that utilize Windows Live ID. If you're using Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger, your Windows Live ID
stores all your contacts and email messages. Your Windows Live ID is definitely something you don't want to have compromised and I've got several
pointers - or best practices - in keeping your Windows Live ID safe.
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06.05.2008Windows Server 2008: IT Migration, Deployment and Best Practices
The latest release of Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 has many IT managers discovering new virtualization capabilities, Web resources, and security
and management enhancements. This month, Kevin McCully (WebFeat) and Loïc Calvez (Lafarge North America) join our hosts Ruth Morton and Rick Claus to
discuss the IT benefits of Windows Server 2008, keys to a successful deployment, and migration best practices.
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03.09.2008Google deputy general counsel addresses privacy fears
Nicole Wong is the point
person for growing criticism
of Google's privacy
practices. When Wong,
Google's deputy general
counsel in charge of
compliance, drafted her ideal
job description for Google
three and half years ago,
calming fears about the search
engine's data-collection
policies was probably not the
assignment she envisioned.
Now it is. More than
two dozen European privacy
regulators have launched an
inquiry into Google's data
protection practices. In the
United States, the Federal
Trade Commission is probing
Google's pending $3.1 billion
acquisition of DoubleClick, an
online advertising company.
Last week, Privacy
International, a London group,
ranked Google's practices the
worst among 23 top Internet
services, including Microsoft,
Yahoo and AOL...
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17.06.2007Intel gets fined $1.45 billion dollars by the EU
In a ruling that will surely rock the anti-trust lawyer's socks off, Intel has been fined a massive $1.45 billion dollars by the EU for
"anti-competitive practices". This far exceeds the $497 million dollar fine Microsoft received back in 2004. The basis of the anti-trust case
that was started after AMD filed complaints to the EU in 2000, 2003 and 2006 is that Intel was giving hidden rebates to the major producers of
computers if they would only use Intel products. The EU also told Intel to stop all illegal business practices immediately insinuating that the
practices are still going on.
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13.05.2009EU examination of Google's data retention practices extended to 2008
The Article 29 Working Group, which advises the EU on data protection issues, has been looking into search engine privacy practices for some time. The
group appears to have a special fixation on Google, which is the dominant player in most European countries apart from the Czech Republic. Now, an
official from the group has just revealed that the inquiry into data retention practices will drag on into next year.
"We have
written to Google to say that we are continuing our work, that it is not limited to Google, and that we will adopt an opinion at the beginning of
2008," an unnamed official
told
Reuters after the most recent working group meeting. "We want to adopt a comprehensive opinion, saying how long they can keep data, and which
ones."
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12.10.2007Windows 7 Build 7022: Thoughts on installation process and new features
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Information Security at Microsoft Overview
Discover the best practices and processes Microsoft IT uses to secure its network. Provides a brief overview of the many aspects of network security;
including some of the technologies used to protect against viruses, unapproved access attempts and malicious attacks. Describes the threat analysis
and business reasons why certain practices and procedures were put into action.
winbeta.org - 20.11.2007
Google Privacy Practices Worse Than ISP Snooping, AT&T Charges
Online advertising networks -- particularly Google's -- are more dangerous than the fledgling plans and dreams of ISPs to install eavesdropping
equipment inside their internet pipes to serve tailored ads to their customers, AT&T says.
At least that's what the company told
Congress in a letter early this week, responding to four prominent House lawmakers who are bird-dogging ISPs about their online profiling practices. Those lawmakers
asked 33 internet companies on Aug. 1 to explain some of their monitoring
practices, Most have replied.
winbeta.org - 18.08.2008
N.Y. attorney general accuses Dell of fraud
Dell is being accused
of making false promises to
customers to drive sales,
according to a lawsuit filed
Tuesday by New York Attorney
General Andrew Cuomo.
The court filing
accuses Dell and Dell
Financial Services of fraud,
false advertising and
deceptive business practices,
including offering misleading
financing, and failing to
honor rebates, warranties and
service contracts.
The state of New York is
asking for an injunction of
Dell's allegedly bad business
practices and an order that
the world's second-largest PC
maker pay an unspecified
amount of damages to customers
found to be affected. ..
winbeta.org - 16.05.2007
Windows 7: Superbar Overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick review Windows 7 Tips and Tricks Windows 7: HomeGroup
Overview Windows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric improvements overview Windows 7: Easy Connect Windows 7: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7: Action
Center Overview Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated Search Windows 7: Device Stage
Windows 7: Internet Explorer 8 Overview Over the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7 including Touch, Windows 7
networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net.
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neowin.net - 15.01.2009
Rethinking Web Browser Security
New and ever-changing Web-borne threats necessitate a change in practices and technology.
With Web-borne threats and drive-by
downloads becoming the most troublesome form of malware today, enterprise IT administrators and users alike need to reconsider the tools and practices
they prescribe and employ to protect computers and dataparticularly as otherwise legitimate Web sites become the primary vector for malware
transmission.
Weve seen a two-fold approach to malware as evil doers attempt to monetize their evil doings.
winbeta.org - 31.07.2008
Windows 7: Explorer Search overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following: Windows 7 beta quick reviewWindows 7 Tips and TricksWindows 7: Superbar
overviewWindows 7: HomeGroup OverviewWindows 7: BitLocker To Go & Biometric improvements overviewWindows 7: Easy ConnectWindows 7: Problem Steps
RecorderWindows 7: Action Center OverviewWindows 7: User Account Control (UAC) OverviewWindows 7: Calibate Your DisplayWindows 7: Federated
SearchWindows 7: Device StageWindows 7: Internet Explorer 8 OverviewOver the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows 7
including Touch, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here is an overview of the
explorer search features.
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