Access Hotmail from Media Center
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft will soon ship a free add-on for Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 that will let you access your Hotmail account from your TV screen. Why anyone would want to do this is unclear--we only have to point to the weak MSN Messenger client in MCE 2005 as proof that text-based applications don't translate well to the Media Center environment. But heck, this is Microsoft, so the add-on will only let you read email, not respond to it, delete it, or edit new email. Why not just turn it into a screensaver? That makes about as much sense.