Friday, November 14, 2008

vista Windows Media Center

Getting started
Your Windows Vista PC with Media Center is out of the box. Now what?
Jukebox hero
Whether you're into The Beatles or Bach, Media Center can manage and play all your tunes.
Tuning in
A guide to watching TV in Windows Media Center.
Burning questions
Record music, pictures, and video to CD or DVD.
From PC to TV
With an Xbox 360, you can enjoy Media Center from any room. Here's how.
Featured plug-ins and extras
MyTV ToGo
Watch Media Center recordings on your Zune or other portable device with MyTV ToGo.
Media Center Communicator from One Voice
Control Windows Media Center by voice with Media Center Communicator.
WebGuide gadget
See TV listings and scheduled recordings on your Windows


Record Comcast HD Channels in Media Center - BillDavi

03-Jun-08 07:13:00



Record Comcast HD Channels in Media Center - Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]

03-Jun-08 08:17:04
CableCard refers to a specific piece of hardware that is designed to replace
the set top box.  For Media Center, you must purchase a new PC (running
Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate) that is Digital Cable Ready and
purchase one or two Digital Cable Tuners.  The PC MUST be certified as
Digital Cable Ready, or you won't be able to activate the CableCard/Tuner
connection.  Additionally, the PC must have an HDCP enabled video card, or
you'll get content protection errors when you try to watch most HD content.
Any PC that's certified as Digital Cable Ready will have such a card.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Webpage To Find The Provider Name For A Cell Phone Number

Webpage To Find The Provider Name For A Cell Phone Number


Provided here is a web page that will allow you to find the provider for a cell phone if you have the phone number.  useful when when U want  to find the provider for someone's cell phone number when U want to send a text message. AfterU find the provider you can go to the page for instructions on sending text messages


Fone Finder

http://www.fonefinder.net

Friday, October 3, 2008

link2learn

ed4U lib support staff

HowStuffWorks: The perfect site for the endlessly curious,

Instructables: Learn how to make anything from a corsage to a catapult.

5min features videos from users who are experts on a particular subject. 


http://lifehacker.com/

eHow

MSN Video

OCWFinder Finds Free Open Course ware for Education

Chop YouTube Videos
How to Make a YouTube video
PowerPoint to YouTube with Windows Movie Maker





FunBrain is the #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages.

Dictionary.com / Thesaurus.com:

when you need to know what fresh entrants into the lexicon mean. www.wordspy.com 


Livemocha: Livemocha (in beta) is a new, free approach to learning new languages,

Treehugger: Here you can find a lot of information on how to live greener every day.

At FixYa: a team of experts and a large group of users address comm 

Lynda.com: To learn how to use new software 

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 VideoJug: VideoJug mixes user generated clips with professionally made content. Videos are accompanied by a text version, and you can download clips to your iPod or PSP. This UK-based site is receiving a lot of hype from the British press.

5min: 5min is a “videopedia” with a large amount of content. What we like: it offers unique features like slow-motion and zooming, especially useful for learning new skills.
ViewDo: similar to VideoJug, ViewDo provides tagging, comments, video embeds, and RSS feeds for each expert. The contributors are ranked based on their expertise.

Expert Village: Expert Village is trying to win on volume, with thousands of videos posted by experts.

TeacherTube: TeacherTube is YouTube for education, with courses for maths, data processing and literature. The site is organized by “channels” and “groups” (college, university, sciences, technology, Maths…). Features include blog embeds, favorites, tagging and commenting.

Vidipedia: Vidipedia wants to be the Wikipedia of the videos. It provides info on personalities, historical events and other content you’d expect to find in an encyclopedia. You can leave comments, download or embed videos elsewhere.

YouTube: Don’t forget YouTube itself: the YouTube category “How To and DIY provides a massive number of how-to videos and inspiration for projects. In fact, it could crush the others simply because of YouTube’s massive userbase.


WonderHowTo   your guide to free how to videos on the Web.

Howcast - Cool how-to videos and guides from cutting-edge ...

 TechNet "How Do I?" Videos


MSN Video: "Soapbox User Videos"

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Massive List of ‘HowToSites + ‘HowTo’ Search Engine | MakeUseOf.com


watch the slow motion videos and listen to the instructors as they share their secrets and demystify the guitar parts you love.

 10 Great Sites for Local Content and Mobile Devices »

finding out about poeole  ================================

http://www.whitepages.com/tools

 Search Systems: Public-records sites do the legwork of collecting all kinds of public records from all over the country, and then sell access to them via the Internet. Search Systems, one of the oldest and most reliable of these companies,

NETRonline (www.netronline.com): For a somewhat more hands-on ap­­proach to accessing public records, NETRonline's free public records portal is a very useful tool, with direct links to the actual county and state databases that contain the data.

 Criminal Searches: Do you really know the people in your neighborhood? Do some of them have criminal histories, including sex-related offenses, violent crimes, and theft (or just traffic offenses, as the site also details)? Criminal Searches provides their mug shots and even plots their addresses on a map, for free.

FriendFeed helps you discover and discuss interesting stuff that your friends and family find on the web. 

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Fusion — Pittsburgh's exclusive, event and activity club for singles

Looking for something fun and interesting to do but can’t find the time? Tired of internet dating? Want to experience new activities and adventures with like-minded Pittsburgh singles? Experience Fusion — Pittsburgh's exclusive, event and activity club for singles