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- Written by the producer and co-host of the Digital Lifestyle show podcast
- Showcases some of the most fun and exciting features of Windows 10 and modern cloud computing
- Helps readers manage a large music and video collection with minimum hassle, and access or stream it on any device at home or while on the move
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Ian Dixon and Garry Whittaker take the hassle out of managing and enjoying music, TV, and movies from your own collection and beyond. Whether you already have an extensive music and video collection, or are just getting started, this book will help you get the best entertainment from Windows.
In this book, you will learn how to:
- Get started building your personal media cloud so you can access your music and videos from anywhere in the world and on any device
- Stream from thousands of radio stations to your Windows 10 phone, tablet, or laptop
- Find out what type of media files work with Windows 10
- Stream movies and TV shows from Netflix, and stream music to Windows, Android, and iOS devices
- Use Windows 10 to wirelessly access media stored on Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 PCs around the home
- …and more!
This book is for home users who are either new to Windows or upgrading from previous versions of the operating system and want to enjoy music, movies and TV shows on any Windows device.
About the authors
Garry Whittaker is the co-host of the DigitalLifestyle show and has been writing about and giving talks on Windows for over 20 years. Garry is also the editor of Fascinating Tech, an online technology magazine with thousands of readers, and the writer of its Fascinating Audio column. Garry understands what makes Windows Apps tick and has over 15 years of app development experience and over 30 years' experience in the industry.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Entertainment Apps on the Go with Windows 10
Book Subtitle: Music, Movies, and TV for PCs, Tablets, and Phones
Authors: Ian Dixon, Garry Whittaker
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1473-2
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Ian Dixon and Garry Whittaker 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-1474-9Published: 24 November 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-1473-2Published: 25 November 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 161
Number of Illustrations: 110 b/w illustrations
Topics: Microsoft and .NET, Media Design