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People Near Me: frequently asked questionsPeople Near Me is a service that identifies people nearby who are using computers and allows those people to send you invitations for programs such as Windows Meeting Space. They can only invite you to participate in programs that are installed on your computer. To use People Near Me, you have to sign in to the service.
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People Near Me
Although this came from Vista, I've never ever saw this before. Has anyone used this? Thoughs? Does it works? Based on the Technet link, it sounds like a "get a temporary friend while you're alone with your portable"