http://www.life-ware.com/blog The latest news for Life|ware dealers. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:27:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Media Center Integrator Alliance has put up a case study of the Kreaden house, the cyberManor installation that won the 2008 Media Center Ultimate Install Contest. It's a detailed discussion of the installation, the devices used, and a tour of the home. Here's what the owner, Mike Kreaden, has to ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/532/ Do you have a Life|ware installation that you want to share? We’re looking for unique and interesting Life|ware projects for our Life|stories program. Large or small, commercial or residential, whole home or a great home theater—we want to share your successes with the world. What is the Life|stories program? The Life|stories ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/27/526/ This beautiful, minimalist installation from Wireless Home in Naples, Florida, won the 2009 Electronic House Home of the Year bronze medal. The home's gorgeous home theater. This Life|ware installation eschews touch panels and lots of visible technology for control through remotes (the home has six remotes) that let the homeowners access all ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/18/522/ Today, Exceptional Innovation and Direct Energy unveiled a new Life|ware™ Energy Management Dashboard solution to help consumers reduce energy consumption and lower their energy costs. This partnership brings together technologies and data from power companies, broadband providers, and appliance companies to deliver the most extensive energy management solution available for ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/01/519/ The list of finalists is out, and Life|ware is a finalist for two awards. Life|ware 2.0.4 is a finalist in the Best Control System category, and Life|ware Visual Project is a finalist in the Best Software Application category. I quote: The Mark of Excellence Awards honor outstanding innovation and achievement in ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/06/518/ We’re very excited to announce that Life|ware™ will be a big part of this year’s NCHI New American Home at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, January 20-23, 2009.  Powered by Life|ware, the New American Home features Builders Best Practices and the latest concepts, designs and product technologies currently available ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/20/517/ Happy New Year! We hope it's a great one for you and yours. Electronic House has the story and a slideshow here. The Microsoft executive wanted to remain unidentified to protect his family's privacy, but he showed the home off to a few reporters in late November. The article: Top Microsoft Exec ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/515/ Thought I'd take a moment to note that VHS is officially dead.   The L.A. Times has a eulogy here. Watch out, DVDs. You're next... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/23/514/ Every now and then we decide to try out some of the free plugins for Media Center. Today it's the MyNetflix plugin from Anthony Park. MyNetflix lets you access your Netflix queue through Media Center. You can View your Netflix queue Browse movies by genre, top 100, new titles, etc. View your history and ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/18/513/ Most should already know about this, but from the AP... REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. is taking the unusual step of issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in its Internet Explorer software that has exposed millions of users to having their computers taken over by hackers. The "zero-day" vulnerability, ... http://www.life-ware.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/17/512/