Microsoft uses Internet as giant remote control
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft has pressed play on a feature that lets people use the Internet to program their Media Center PCs remotely. MSN Remote Record, as the option has been dubbed, allows customers running the latest version of Media Center to schedule recordings via any Web-connected computer.
That means that, say, if you get to work and realize you forgot to set the computer to record "The West Wing," you can program the recording over the Net rather than having to dash home at lunch.
Microsoft had said it would offer such a feature last month, when it announced Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, the latest iteration of its entertainment-oriented operating system.