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How To Connect Windows 7 Media Center To an Xbox 360 and Stream Media

Brian — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:37:34 +0000

If you’re new to Windows 7 and own an Xbox 360, you might want the ability to watch the Media Center Content from Your Xbox. Here we take a look … Read the rest

How to Configure Windows 7 Updates

Brian — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:02:21 +0000

If you’ve been a Windows user since XP, you probably know the importance of keeping the OS up-to-date. If you’re new to Windows or more specifically Windows 7, here we’ll … Read the rest

Getting Started with Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011

Brian — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:30:06 +0000

Over the past few weeks we’ve been covering the different offerings available in Windows Live Essentials 2011. Another program we’ll take a look at this week is Live Photo … Read the rest

To The Cloud! How Do You Really Do That?

jcollison — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:39:00 +0000

What does that really mean? In a very catchy ad campaign, Microsoft touts some of it’s newest technologies (and some old one’s too!) in an attempt to impress you enough … Read the rest

Create and Edit Home Videos with Windows Live Movie Maker

Brian — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:19:20 +0000

Over the past few weeks we’ve been taking a closer look at the apps in Windows Live Essentials 2011. For this week’s tutorial we’ll take a look at getting … Read the rest

Getting Started with Windows Live Writer

Brian — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Recently we showed you how to setup Windows Live Essentials 2011. We also took a closer look at one of the apps – the Bing Bar, and … Read the rest

Windows Live Essentials 2011 Bing Bar

Brian — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:52:29 +0000

During last week’s inaugural podcast we talked about Windows Live Essentials 2011. One of the features in the suite is the Bing Toolbar. Even though none of us on the … Read the rest

Install the Old Version of Windows Live Essentials on XP

Brian — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:25:54 +0000

If you’re an XP user, unfortunately you won’t be able to install and upgrade to Windows Live Essentials 2011. XP users can still install the previous version through Windows Updates, … Read the rest

Reinstall Applications on Your Home Computer Easily with Ninite

Brian — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Have you recently needed to reformat your home computer’s hard drive? You saved your data, but the idea of reinstalling all the applications seems daunting. Enter ninite.com…which is a simple … Read the rest

Getting Started with Windows Live Mail on Windows 7

Brian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:50:04 +0000

Previously we showed you the basics of Windows Live Essentials 2011 and the programs it includes. Today we’ll take a closer look at getting started with Windows Live Mail on … Read the rest

How To Setup Windows Live Essentials 2011 on Windows 7

Brian — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:15:04 +0000

If you’re moving from XP to Windows 7, you might be wondering where apps like Movie Maker, MSN Messenger, Outlook Express are. Everything has been moved to a separate download … Read the rest

Can 240 Million People Be Wrong? Windows 7 One Year Later!

jcollison — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:03:00 +0000

It been one year since the October 21, 2009 launch of Windows 7. This also means that it was one year ago that I was hosting the most nerdy party … Read the rest

Throw a Windows 7 Launch Party, MS Covers and Win A PC? Duh!

jcollison — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:02:00 +0000

Microsoft has decided to take this launch to the streets! Maybe your street?

If you are willing to host the party, Microsoft will make sure you … Read the rest

Microsoft Finally Announces the Windows 7 Family Pack – $149

jcollison — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:03:00 +0000

Giving into consumer pressure (my opinion), Microsoft announced on Friday, July 31st, that it was going to offer a 3 PC Family Pack for Window 7 Home Premium.

Priced at … Read the rest