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Windows Home Server “Vail” Adds Mac Support

The new version of Windows Home Server codenamed Vail supports Mac. This is great news for people like me that use both Windows and Mac at home. I have been building how-tos since 2008 on getting the current Windows Home Server to work with Mac. You can see version 1, 2 and 3. It’s obvious [...]


Windows Live Essentials Beta Available

Microsoft released the beta of Windows Live Essentials. Lifehacker has a look at all the new social features built into the new version. It works with Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Gmail, WordPress and more. It’s nice that Microsoft is making it easy to get your creative work out to the world.


The New Xbox 360 and Kinect

Microsoft had a pretty big day today. Lots of new things came out at E3. First they launched the new look of the Xbox 360 with slimmer size, bigger hard drive and wireless. It was time for them to refresh the look and I think it looks really good. Second they announced Kinect, which was [...]


Sync iTunes Music with Microsoft KIN

The KIN Media Sync by Mark/Space allows you to sync iTunes playlists with your KIN from your Mac. It also works with photos and videos as well. It will convert the videos to work with the KIN. I have used Mark/Space software in the past and it works very well. It’s nice to see them [...]


Video: Windows Media Center on Windows Embedded Standard 7

I posted yesterday about Windows Embedded Standard 7 and how it includes Windows Media Center. The video below is a demo of Windows Media Center running. If you’re familiar with Windows Media Center there isn’t anything new. What the video shows is that you are going to get a full media center experience from an [...]


Windows Media Center Is Part of Windows Embedded Standard 7

Windows Media Center being part of Windows Embedded Standard 7 could be a very good thing for media center users. It means that Windows Media Center could be on set-tops and connected TVs. It also might provide the extender functionality that Windows Media Center fans have been waiting for. CableCard has been making promising steps [...]