Transcript Windows Media Center

Chapter 10: Configuring
Windows Vista Applications
Windows Vista Applications
and Tools
• Vista offers many new and upgraded applications
and tools
– Welcome Center
– Sidebar
– Mail
– Contacts
– Calendar
– Fax and Scan
– Meeting Space
– Media Player
– Media Center
– Sideshow
– Sync Center
– CardSpace
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Welcome Center
• The Welcome Center launches Automatically after
you log into Windows Vista
• You can access Welcome Center by
–
Start>Control Panel>System and Maintenance>Welcome Center
• Top of windows displays:
– Installed version of Vista
– CPU, RAM, Video Card, and Computer Name
• Bottom of windows contains:
– Getting Started with Windows
– Offers from Microsoft
• There is also a checkbox at the bottom to select
whether you want the Welcome Center to launch
with Windows
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Welcome Center
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Windows Sidebar
• Displayed on the right side of
the desktop by default
• Uses Gadgets:
– Default
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Windows Sidebar
• You can Add a gadget by Right Clicking
the sidebar and selecting the + in the top
right hand corner.
• You can Remove a gadget by hovering
over the gadget and clicking on the X that
will appear in the top right corner.
• You can also detach a gadget and move it
to your desktop by right clicking on it.
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Windows Mail
• Replacement for Outlook Express
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Encryption in Windows Mail
• Supports the following
encryption algorithms:
– Triple Data Encryption Standard
(3DES)
– 128-bit, 64-bit, and 40-bit Rivest
Cipher 2 (RC2)
– Data Encryption Standard (DES)
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Windows Mail Features
• Message Rules (Move, Delete, Forward, Reply)
– Automatically perform actions on email and
newsgroup messages
• Every rule must have a condition and an
action
• Importing and Exporting
– Easily transfer Windows Mail data from one
computer to another
• Contacts
• Messages
• Improved Search
– Use the search box to quickly find a phrase in
any or the email headers or message bodies.
This applies to all folders and sub-folders.
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Windows Mail Features
• Windows Mail Communities
– Lets you read email and newsgroups, but also
rate the posts based on their usefulness.
• Junk E-Mail Filters
– Different levels of filtering
• None
• Low
• High
• Safe List Only
– Permanently delete suspected junk mail
• Phishing Filter
– Add Sender to Safe Sender or Blocked list
– Add Sender’s Domain to Safe Sender or
Blocked list
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Windows Contacts
• Used to store contact information for individuals
– Through Windows Mail
– Through Start>All Programs>Windows Contacts
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Windows Calendar
• Used to store appointments and tasks
• Calendar can be published to a shared
network location or to the Internet
– iCalendar (.ics) in a shared location
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Windows Fax and Scan
• Used to scan documents and to send and receive
faxes without a fax machine
• Must create an account to send or receive faxes
• Must create a windows firewall exception for Windows
Fax and Scan service.
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Windows Meeting Space
• Replacement for NetMeeting
• Used to collaborate with up to 10
Windows Vista users
– Share applications
– Show your desktop
– Distribute and collaboratively edit
documents
– Create notes for users
• Uses People Near Me to connect to
other users on the network
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Windows Meeting Space
• IPv6 must be enabled, as it is a
requirement of Window Meeting Space
• All communications, including the invite
are encrypted
• Windows Firewall must have an exception
for Windows Meeting Space
• People Near Me only works on the same
network subnet, but you can email an
invitation to others who are not (.wcinv file)
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Windows Media Player 11
• Enables you to:
– Play digital media
– Rip music
– Burn CDs and DVDs
– Synchronize files to MP3 players
– Shop for digital media online
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Windows Media Center
• Improves on XP Media Center
– Only available in Vista Home Premium and Ultimate
• Enables you to:
– Record and watch TV
• With a TV tuner card
– Listen to the radio
– Play audio or video from a file, CD, or
DVD
– Burn a CD or DVD
– Watch a slide show
– Stream or download online music
– Play online games on demand
– Stream digital media to a Windows
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Media Center Extenders (MCEs)
• Enables you to watch or record TV, watch
videos, listen to music, and view pictures.
• MCE devices include:
– Network-capable TVs
– Network-capable DVD players
– Xbox 360s
• Setup:
– requires the eight-digit Setup Key of the MCE
device
– requires that the device and computer can
communicate over the network
– Firewall port open
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Windows Sideshow
• Enables you to view information on an
alternative display device, such as:
– LCD display on the lid of a laptop or
keyboard
– Mobile phone display
– Sideshow-enabled TV or LCD
– There are not many Sideshow devices
available to the public yet
• Stock Ticker
• Home Theater Remotes
• Modern day sticky notes for
refrigerator.
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Windows Sync Center
• Enables you to synchronize music and
files between your computer and a
network folder or mobile device.
– Windows Mobile phone, PDA, Portable
music or video player, other Vista
Computers
• Cannot synchronize to a network folder with
Vista Starter, Home Basic, or Home
Premium
• One-way and two-way synchronization
available
• Manual, Scheduled, or on event like logon
or logoff
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Windows CardSpace
• Enables you to create cards that are used to send
personal information to websites
• Windows CardSpace is a system for creating
relationships with Website and online services.
• Types of cards:
– Personal cards
• Created by you and used to send personal
data
– Managed cards
• Created by online businesses, like banks,
and stores data that they provide.
• Data is secured using PIN numbers.
– If you forget your PIN, you will have to delete
and recreate the card
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