<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Windows 8 News &#187; homegroup</title> <atom:link href="http://windows8news.com/tag/homegroup/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://windows8news.com</link> <description>The Latest Microsoft Windows 8 News, Rumours &#38; Screenshots</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:33:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows 7, Part 5</title><link>http://windows8news.com/2009/11/16/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-5/</link> <comments>http://windows8news.com/2009/11/16/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-5/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Everton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Discussion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[homegroup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 7 fixes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 7 updates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows 8]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8 features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows 8 wishlist]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://windows8news.com/?p=129</guid> <description><![CDATA[Resident editor Mike Halsey has just published on Windows 7 News, the latest post in his series &#8216;Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows&#8216;.  In part 5, he covers improvements he would like to see to Windows 7&#8242;s libraries and search  in Windows 8: I’ve spoken before about Libraries being an excellent [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/06/21/windows-8-feature-wishlist/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8 Feature Wishlist'>Windows 8 Feature Wishlist</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/08/07/microsoft-windows-7-wrong/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Got Windows 7 right, but so much is still so wrong!'>Microsoft Got Windows 7 right, but so much is still so wrong!</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/06/20/microsoft-hiring-for-windows-8/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Hiring For Windows 8'>Microsoft Hiring For Windows 8</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/06/28/new-windows-8-feature-my-pc-my-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Windows 8 Feature: My PC My Way'>New Windows 8 Feature: My PC My Way</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/08/23/microsoft-reveals-windows-8-embedded-job-opening/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Embedded In Job Opening'>Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Embedded In Job Opening</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/subscribe/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What Is RSS?'>What Is RSS?</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Resident editor Mike Halsey has just published on Windows 7 News, the latest post in his series &#8216;<strong>Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows</strong>&#8216;.  In part 5, he covers improvements he would like to see to Windows 7&#8242;s libraries and search  in Windows 8:</p><blockquote><p>I’ve spoken before about Libraries being an excellent example of this.  You can add folders to libraries, even on Homegroup connected PCs, but why can’t you filter those folder by content type, or have a library of all your Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) files?  This is a very annoying omission and one that makes the otherwise excellent Libraries feature much less useful than Microsoft would like it to be.</p></blockquote><p>To read the full post, click here.  Below you can find links to the earlier instalments in the series:</p><ul><li><a title="Windows 8 part 1" href="http://windows7news.com/2009/05/10/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-1/" target="_blank">Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows, Part I</a></li><li><a title="Windows 8 part II" href="http://windows7news.com/2009/05/14/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-2/" target="_blank">Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows, Part II</a></li><li><a title="windows 8 part III" href="http://windows7news.com/2009/06/02/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-3/" target="_blank">Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows, Part III</a></li><li><a title="Windows 8 part IV" href="http://windows7news.com/2009/06/05/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-4/" target="_blank">Looking Forward To Windows 8, What Microsoft Missed In Windows, Part IV</a></li></ul><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/06/21/windows-8-feature-wishlist/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8 Feature Wishlist'>Windows 8 Feature Wishlist</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/08/07/microsoft-windows-7-wrong/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Got Windows 7 right, but so much is still so wrong!'>Microsoft Got Windows 7 right, but so much is still so wrong!</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/06/20/microsoft-hiring-for-windows-8/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Hiring For Windows 8'>Microsoft Hiring For Windows 8</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/06/28/new-windows-8-feature-my-pc-my-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Windows 8 Feature: My PC My Way'>New Windows 8 Feature: My PC My Way</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/08/23/microsoft-reveals-windows-8-embedded-job-opening/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Embedded In Job Opening'>Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Embedded In Job Opening</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/subscribe/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What Is RSS?'>What Is RSS?</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://windows8news.com/2009/11/16/looking-forward-to-windows-8-what-microsoft-missed-in-windows-7-part-5/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Windows 8 Will Have New Networking Features</title><link>http://windows8news.com/2009/07/01/windows-8-will-have-new-networking-features/</link> <comments>http://windows8news.com/2009/07/01/windows-8-will-have-new-networking-features/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:19:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Everton</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rumours]]></category> <category><![CDATA[homegroup]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LinkedIN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://windows8news.com/?p=63</guid> <description><![CDATA[Eagle eyed Stephen over at techwoo spotted the following in the LinkedIn profile of a Microsoft PM, which seems to indicate that Windows 8 will have some new networking features: Evaluating and collating technical and business requirements for developing new networking features in Windows 8. Designing features, functional specification and prototype for Windows 8. I [...]Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/06/28/windows-8-tablet-pc-hardware-requirements/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8 Tablet PC Hardware Requirements'>Windows 8 Tablet PC Hardware Requirements</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/10/22/windows-8s-known-knowns/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8&#8242;s Known Knowns'>Windows 8&#8242;s Known Knowns</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/06/28/new-features-wireless-connectivity-stereoscopic-3d-hardware-acceleration/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Features: Wireless Connectivity, Stereoscopic 3D, Hardware Acceleration'>New Features: Wireless Connectivity, Stereoscopic 3D, Hardware Acceleration</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/11/14/ten-items-on-my-windows-8-wishlist/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist'>Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/03/17/windows8-technical-documentation-issues-tdi-in-the-works/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows8 Technical Documentation Issues (TDI) &#8211; In the Works'>Windows8 Technical Documentation Issues (TDI) &#8211; In the Works</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/windows-8-faq/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8 FAQ'>Windows 8 FAQ</a></li></ol>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eagle eyed Stephen over at <a title="techwoo" href="http://techwoo.com/windows-8-to-contain-new-networking-features/" target="_blank">techwoo</a> spotted the following in the LinkedIn profile of a Microsoft PM, which seems to indicate that Windows 8 will have some new networking features:</p><blockquote><p>Evaluating and collating technical and business requirements for developing new networking features in <strong>Windows 8</strong>.</p><p>Designing features, functional specification and prototype for <strong>Windows 8</strong>.</p></blockquote><p>I can only hope that Microsoft improve Windows 7&#8242;s HomeGroup capabilities, which mean well, but don&#8217;t quit deliver for me.</p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/06/28/windows-8-tablet-pc-hardware-requirements/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8 Tablet PC Hardware Requirements'>Windows 8 Tablet PC Hardware Requirements</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/10/22/windows-8s-known-knowns/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8&#8242;s Known Knowns'>Windows 8&#8242;s Known Knowns</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/06/28/new-features-wireless-connectivity-stereoscopic-3d-hardware-acceleration/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Features: Wireless Connectivity, Stereoscopic 3D, Hardware Acceleration'>New Features: Wireless Connectivity, Stereoscopic 3D, Hardware Acceleration</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2009/11/14/ten-items-on-my-windows-8-wishlist/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist'>Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/2010/03/17/windows8-technical-documentation-issues-tdi-in-the-works/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows8 Technical Documentation Issues (TDI) &#8211; In the Works'>Windows8 Technical Documentation Issues (TDI) &#8211; In the Works</a></li><li><a href='http://windows8news.com/windows-8-faq/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Windows 8 FAQ'>Windows 8 FAQ</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://windows8news.com/2009/07/01/windows-8-will-have-new-networking-features/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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