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Clever freeware/shareware/cheapware PC apps & utilities
I am not trying to repair, replace or resume the previous "Build a PC" or "Ask your PC support questions here" topics that we had in the old forum structure. This is something a little different.
With the new "comment and reply" tiers that we have to use, it seems (to me) that a topic to allow the community to mention, share, find, and discuss various tools and applications would be potentially useful.
The idea of this topic is that anyone can create a reply to this OP, link to, and then have followup discussion for a website, a service, a utility, a shareware, freeware or other application that they have found to be useful, helpful or indispensable.
It's worth a try. If you have programs that you can't live with out, feel free to comment and share your gems with the community.
Hell, if this gets really popular, I may have to index some permalinks in the OP.
[b][u]ProTip for commentors[/u]:[/b]
While it may be tempting to just paste your listing of favorites, the forum structure is going to allow/encourage us to make comments that are a single app (preferably with a link) and an explanation of not just what it does, but why it is so helpful to you! If we can keep the comments to single-app review and link, with the replies then focused on that app, each comment will become its own sub-topic.
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8 Replies[url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-media-center]Windows Media Center[/url]. This was introduced in Windows XP, really became powerful in Windows 7 and has since been (sadly) de-emphasized and even "crippled" in Windows 8. However, if you have a Win 7 PC and have never explored this hidden gem, you could be missing out on something impressive! It has (as the link above states, but that only scratches the surface) the ability to turn your PC into a DVR with unlimited space (only limited by your disk space). Media Center has the ability to access (on the PC) just about anything and everything that you would use dozens of applications to do when it comes to media (pics, movies, television, music, etc.). Where it can really grow on you is that if you knew about it, your 360(s) are also capable of acting like a "remote desktop" for your PC when it comes to Media Center. You don't have to be at your computer in order to use Media Center. Your 360 has access to the same television, music, movies, and other features that your PC does. It's pretty remarkable and there is a ton to dig into. Replies to this comment can get us discussing the possibilities and configuration of WMC, if you are interested.
