SAN DIEGO – July 12^th, 2006 – From the casual hobbyist to the professional photographer, online photo services are changing the way people view and share their pictures. But, like any new technology, it inevitably leaves some people behind. After all, fumbling with gadgets and cables or installing software probably isn’t what your grandmother or seven-year-old daughter does best.

San Diego-based Aplus.Net offers a solution to this problem that may well represent the next stage in the online photo sharing revolution. Introducing Aplus.Net’s Web-A-Photo for TiVo^® (www.web-a-photo.com), a service that lets people view photos directly on their TV screens, even without a computer.

“Aplus.Net is proud to be the first company in the world to combine its photo storage service with a TiVo^® Digital Video Recorder,” says Aplus.Net CEO and President Ivan Vachovsky. “We designed the service to provide TiVo^® users with a hassle-free way to view and share photos with family and friends. It’s all about convenience: No cables, no converters, no adapters are necessary. People can manage their photos simply by using their TV remote control. And since no computer is needed, the action can happen anywhere — in your living room, at your friends’ and relatives’ homes, even in public places such as trade shows and hotels.”

Photos must first be uploaded to Web-A-Photo, Aplus.Net’s online photo storage service. Using Web-a-Photo is simple, even for so-called computer illiterates. A user downloads the free Web-a-Photo client and sets up a free account at www.web-a-photo.com. The software then starts uploading, automatically recognizing almost any camera or media card reader. When the system is in place, photos can be viewed, rotated, zoomed, displayed, e-mailed, and much more, simply by using the TiVo^® remote control. A slide show option is also available, and users can order prints of their photos — all via TiVo^® remote.

The service is particularly well-suited to large gatherings, offering a much more viewable source than a standard PC monitor. And in its latest improvement, Web-A-Photo for TiVo^® even works without a computer. Consumers with only a TV and a TiVo^® Digital Video Recorder can still connect to a public TiVo^® server to enjoy all the benefits of Web-A-Photo for TiVo^®.

The new TiVo^®-enabled Web-a-Photo service is available in Beta version free of charge at www.web-a-photo.com. Aplus.Net customers who purchase a Solo XR hosting plan and above will receive, in addition to a wide variety of other free benefits, a free Web-a-Photo account (a $9.95 per-month value). To learn more about Aplus.Net, visit www.aplus.net.

Note: TiVo is a trademark of TiVo Inc.

About Aplus.Net
A recognized industry leader in web services since the Internet's commercial start in 1995, Aplus.Net is one of the top ten privately held hosting companies in the United States. Specializing in helping small businesses build a customer base via the Internet, Aplus.Net offers award-winning services that include web hosting and design, dedicated servers, online marketing, e-commerce, domain name registration, and much more. Aplus.Net has been awarded many honors for excellence, including the prestigious CNET Editors' Choice Award, and has been featured in top U.S. business publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise and PC Magazine. For more information about Aplus.Net, please visit www.aplus.net. 

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