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Dell is jumping in to help business (commercial) customers get ready for Windows 7 by offering Windows 7 drivers for their commercial desktop and laptop PCs. They are posting their Windows 7 drivers here (see Drivers and Downloads on left-hand navigation).

By offering drivers for their commercial desktop and laptop PCs, Dell is helping business customers with Dell PCs in their environments prepare for Windows 7 deployments.

For more information, see this blog post on Dell’s Inside Enterprise IT Blog.

[Source : Windows Experience Blog]

With yesterday’s update to Windows Live Essentials (which included the final release of Windows Live Movie Maker), we also released an updated version of Windows Live Family Safety.

Windows Live Family Safety is designed to help parents keep their children safer online. It offers parents the ability to manage which websites their kids can visit, as well as the list of contacts they can communicate with when using the Windows Live services such as Windows Live Spaces, Hotmail and Messenger. It can also generate a report for parents so that they can monitor their children’s computer and online activity. The best part is it lets parents monitor what their kids are doing from anywhere they are online — from any Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC that has web access and that parents have administrative rights to (via http://fss.live.com).

The updated version of Windows Live Family Safety also offers deeper integration with Windows resulting in fewer log-in prompts and faster web surfing compared to previous versions of Family Safety while it’s running on the PC.

Windows Live Family Safety uses Windows accounts as the basis for storing settings. Parents are no longer required to have a Windows Live ID for each child who needs their own settings.

Windows Live Family Safety reads the Windows Parental Control (WPC) settings on Windows Vista and Windows 7 enabling parents to retrieve WPC activity reports from any Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer online. These reports include time spent on the computer, browsing history, and games and applications run. This monitoring is transparent to the end user, as a notification is displayed once on Windows account login when monitoring is enabled.

With Windows 7, there are new Windows APIs which provide software developers greater control of Windows Parental Controls UI and settings. Windows Live Family Safety takes advantage of the new Windows APIs. It’s now easier for users to access Windows Live Family Safety directly from the Windows Parental Controls Control Panel in Windows 7.Windows Live Family Safety is another good example of Windows Live “lighting up” the Windows PC.

With these improvements to Windows Live Family Safety, Microsoft demonstrates its continued commitment to helping parents keep their kids safe on the Web. You can download Windows Live Family Safety, part of Windows Live Essentials, at download.live.com.

[Source : Windows Experience Blog]

A driver is a software program or component that is compatible with a device, like a modem, that allows you to have the device installed and function in the computer.  Of course, it is a must that you continue to update your drivers regularly to keep it functional.

Modem drivers are sets of instructions that give directions to the operating system how to apply and use it.  To optimize performance, modem drivers (or any other hardware drivers for that matter) are being upgraded. Once upgraded, the drivers will surely function in their best performance level.

When you have modem drivers downloaded in your computer, you need to make sure that it is not a bad driver. Bad drivers are those that do not function well. They can also cause a hardware device to experience malfunction. And the worst part is that when the bad driver is prolonged, it may cause system instability. If you have a bad driver and it keeps on malfunctioning, the best action that you can take is to look for other modem drivers download.

Modem drivers are very important and are needed when you log on to the Internet. A modem driver is the only thing that will allow you to use the Internet, unless you have an Ethernet cord with plug and play components. In case you do not have plug and play Ethernet cords, then the modem driver is indeed the only way. With the driver, you can have your Windows operating system understand how to make use of the device. Likewise, if you have no driver, the operating system will not be able to recognize the device.

Now that you know how important modem drivers are, the next thing to do is to download it into your computer. If you have a computer with Windows XP operating system, then this article will be very useful to you. In here, the step-by-step process of downloading modem drivers will be discussed.

The first step is to look at your modem and write down its model and make. Next, locate the Internet connection. To download the Windows XP modem drivers, you would need to go to someone’s home or library. In case you have other working modems in your home, you may download them directly into your personal computer. Once you have done this, the next thing you should do is go to the official website of your modem’s manufacturer. You may also opt to visit the Windows XP web page of modem drivers. Driver Support Registry, Windows XP Drivers and Drivers Kit have Windows XP operating system modem drivers. Then, click on the modem device and select the appropriate manufacturer. Some sites are for Windows XP only while some are for all types of operating systems. When you have chosen the manufacturer, click the Download tab. Wait for a few minutes and then burn to disk. If ever you are in another location, you will have to burn to a CD/DVD for transportation.

These are the simple steps for downloading modem drivers into your Windows XP operating system. If your operating system is not Windows XP, you may go online and look for the operating system that you have.

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A few days ago you may have heard about a new webcam from Microsoft Hardware that does 720p High Definition widescreen video. Well… meet the new LifeCam Cinema!

The LifeCam Cinema records video at 720p HD in 16:9 widescreen up to 30 frames per second (fps). It uses ClearFrame Technology for smooth, detailed video and has an improved de-noiser. The improved de-noiser reduces image graininess - especially in low light. It also has a faster image-processing technology that keeps video smooth at any resolution. The LifeCam Cinema also has a high-precision glass element lens for much clearer video quality. You know how some webcams have blurry corners in videos? Yeah – not here! Other features include taking 5.0 megapixel stills, a digital noise-canceling microphone, and a flexible attachment base bends to fit on most surfaces (like the top of LCD monitors and notebook screens, or simply on your desk desk).

Through the LifeCam 3.0 software (which can be downloaded here), LifeCam Cinema users will enjoy integration with both Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live Movie Maker which was released yesterday. To record video and take still photos with the LifeCam Cinema, you will need the LifeCam software installed. After recording a video, you can quickly launch Windows Live Movie Maker to edit that video and share with friends and family online. Using Windows Live Movie Maker, you can add transitions and other animations to videos recorded with the LifeCam Cinema as well as music, captions and more. When taking still photos, you can view those photos in Windows Live Photo Gallery and edit and add tags.

The LifeCam Cinema will be available starting in September 2009 for an estimated retail price of $79.95 (U.S.).

For more information on the LifeCam Cinema, click here for the press release.

I am currently giving the LifeCam Cinema a spin myself – courtesy of Microsoft Hardware. Expect to see some movies created with the LifeCam Cinema and edited with Windows Live Movie Maker in the very near future.

[Source : Windows Experience Blog]