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NewsWindows Home Server Power Pack 1 Hits the Street

Posted 07/21/08 at 10:16:58 PM by Mark Edward Soper

Windows Home Server - Power Pack 1 now available

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, in beta since early June, is now available. It rolls up several previous updates, and also fixes a major data-corruption bug affecting systems with multiple hard disks. You can get it right now from KB944289.

However, there's more than bug fixes in Power Pack 1. To find out more about what's new in Power Pack 1, and to learn how to grab updated documentation, see us after the jump.

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TAGS: windows, microsoft, operating system, update, Windows Home Server, Power Pack 1

NewsYouTube Has Landed on Tivo at Last

Posted 07/17/08 at 11:58:18 AM by Chris Moody

Tivo’s long awaited YouTube player goes live today, it was first announced back in March. This lets Tivo users stream YouTube videos right to their boxes. It is part of the Tivo 9.4 update that is going out to all Tivo’s this month, but you have to have Series 3 or better to get the feature. Series 2 owners are left out in the cold.

Right now you can't log into your YouTube account but there is a minor update coming in 2 months will incorporate that feature. Tivo says in a press release, “Soon, users will also be able to log into their YouTube accounts directly through the TV to access their videos, channels and playlists, making the experience even richer.”

Now, if Tivo would just make it so I could Stream my TV to my laptop over the internet, like on Slingbox, I’d be in heaven!

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TAGS: streaming, video, tivo, update, youtube, consumer electronics

NewsWindows Vista Compatibility Center Helps Users Determine What Works

Posted 07/14/08 at 04:32:42 PM by Mark Edward Soper

Microsoft has long offered hardware compatibility information for different versions of Windows, including Windows Vista. Remember the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)? Until now, though, Microsoft has dropped the ball on making software compatibility easy to determine. With a renewed emphasis on marketing and customer satisfaction this summer, Microsoft has now created an easy-to-use one-stop shop for determining which hardware and software products will work with Windows Vista, the Windows Vista Compatibility Center.

For a quick tour of the WVCC, and to learn how you can make it even better, see us after the jump.

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TAGS: windows, microsoft, Software, upgrade, utilities, Windows Vista, applications, update, Drivers, consumer hardware, compatibility

NewsNew Time Zone Update Helps Windows Knows What Time It Is

Posted 07/10/08 at 03:30:37 PM by Mark Edward Soper

time zone update for Windows XP, Vista, Windows Server

The August 2008 cumulative time zone update for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008 is now available at KB951072. New time zone changes include the Arabic, Argentina, Iran, Morocco, Pacific SA, and Pakistan time zones, but it also includes all previous changes.

If it's been a while since you updated your system's time zone information, it's time to bring your PC up to date. For more information and for download links, go to KB951072.

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TAGS: windows, windows xp, time, Windows Vista, update, KB, time zone, Windows Server

NewsPatch Tuesday Update Breaks ZoneAlarm on Windows XP - Updated!

Posted 07/09/08 at 04:59:03 PM by Mark Edward Soper

ZoneAlarm on XP broken by Patch Tuesday fix

Bad news for ZoneAlarm users running Windows XP: the MS08-037 security update for DNS (aka 951748) released Tuesday breaks ZoneAlarm and knocks XP users off the Internet. If you're running recent versions of ZoneAlarm on Windows XP, you should avoid the KB951748 update for now. Grab a list of workarounds (and now, solutions) here.

For what went wrong, and how to fix it if you've already been bitten, catch us after the break.

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TAGS: windows, Internet, ZoneAlarm, windows xp, update, Patch Tuesday, Check Point, firewall, KB951748, MS08-037, DNS

NewsUpdate Teaches Vista to Spell "Friendster" and "Obama"

Posted 07/09/08 at 03:02:23 PM by Mark Edward Soper

Tired of Windows Vista telling you you can't spell? Update KB955020 adds "Friendster," "Nazr," "Obama," "Klum," and "Racicot" to the system's spell-checker (the update also works for Windows Server 2008).

If you run automatic updates or have checked Windows Update manually today, you probably have this update already. But if not, or if you're terminally curious about exactly what gets changed in your system, go to the KB article for more information and links to updated files.