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You are invited to the next meeting of the Washington Area Computer User 
Group (WAC), scheduled on Saturday, March 15th from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM 
at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center 
Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia. The meeting is free and open to the public.  
Preregistration is not required to attend.

WAC member Lorrin Garson will demonstrate the features of the 
Hewlett-Packard MediaSmart Server, a combination of HP hardware, and 
Microsoft's Windows Home Server software.

Increasingly, families possess multiple computers in their homes. Many 
residences now have several desktop or laptop computers. Linking these 
computers in some meaningful way, sharing information among devices and 
users, and maintaining multiple computers presents a significant 
challenge and a market for devices and technology to meet this need.

Networks and servers have long met this essential demand in the 
workplace. However, these technologies have until now been too expensive 
and complex for home use. Hewlett-Packard has released a product called 
HP MediaSmart Server that is easy to implement and maintain in a home 
environment and provides a rich set of functions.

Such functions include the following:
* Automatic backup of home computers running Microsoft Windows OS.
* Restoration of backed up files as well as restoration of entire 
computer systems.
* Sharing digital files across the home network, including 
word-processing files, photos, movies, music, etc.
* Worldwide access to home computers and files via the Internet.
* Centralized storage of the family's electronic information with 
appropriate privacy.

This presentation will include a discussion of this specific device, its 
administration and functions.

Also during this meeting, WAC member Bob Rott will share his experiences 
and photos from the January 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.

WAC is a non-profit general interest computer user group that supports 
the Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux operating systems. For more 
information, visit our web site at http://www.wacug.org/ or e-mail info 
(at) wacug.org.