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Regular readers will know I love my motor sport and this weekend I will be taking the family to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. I am really looking forward to trying a Kangaroo TV , this is a handheld devices (based on Linux) that you rent for...
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Listen Here This week Pete Stagman Windows Media Center MVP talks about how to stream DVDs to Extenders from a Media Center System. Pete worked on the project with a group of Media Center MVPs and they have put together a guide on how to setup your system...
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I have been looking forward to seeing a Media Center Sideshow gadget that will run on my Windows Mobile device since I first saw Sideshow in the first Vista beta and it looks like finally Microsoft have one in development. Eagle eyed Stuart Thailand spotted...
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Listen Here This week Pete Stagman Windows Media Center MVP talks about how to stream DVDs to Extenders from a Media Center System. Pete worked on the project with a group of Media Center MVPs and they have put together a guide on how to setup your system...
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On WeGotServed.co.uk they have details of a new plug in designed for Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center. The application called TV Manager is an addin or Windows Home Server that copies recordings from Media Center to Windows Home Server for...
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Steven Harding has made available for download his Media Center development book, while the book is not complete (call it a beta) if you interested in Media Center development its well worth a look. There is over 150 pages of detailed Vista Media Center...
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OK - I've put an incomplete version of the book online at the Push-A-Button website - http://push-a-button.com/products/books/index.php You are welcome to download it and have a read. If you like it or find it valuable, PLEASE consider donating, since...
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If you didn't get chance to catch the webinar I participated in a replay has been posted online. The session was introducing HP's new MediaSmart Connect a Media Center Extender and digital media adapter and was hosted Brian Burch, Director Marketing at...
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If you a Facebook user and want to get all that social content on to the TV then Martin Thornalley may have the answer for you. He is developing a new application for Vista Media Center called Photato that brings Facebook to the 10 foot interface. The...
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Tonight at 8:30PM UK / 12:30PM PST I will hosting a live Q&A and chat session. Joining me will be Microsoft Steve Lindsay and Automated Home’s Mark McCall. I want to talk about extenders and how they can be used in the home. You can watch the session...
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The 3rd and final part of the Media Center University Video has been posted on Microsoft CE installer blog. This video covers Extender setup, network tuning and Windows Home Server. Topics covered include: Setting Up a Media Center Extender The 3 Server...
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My main Media Center PC developed a power supply problem a few weeks ago and I have been on a lower spec backup PC and while it’s working it’s underpowered for driving 5 Extenders so I am on the market for a new Media Center PC. Over the last couple of...
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You may remember the Ultimate Media Center Enthusiast Setup competition I ran a while ago, and that to your votes the winner was DWAnderson , it as a very close vote but I think DWAnderson won because of the lower budget for the project. He won the fantastic...
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As a poster at thegreenbutton.com pointed out Dell is selling the Linksys DMA-2100 for $199 right now. But you can get it even cheaper. If your company has an employee purchase program with Dell you get an extra $50 off select network hardware...
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I haven’t done a live show for a while so next Tuesday 8:30pm UK / 12:30pm PST I am going to hook up the webcam and do a live Q & A session. I am open for questions on any digital lifestyle or Media Center topic but I especially want to take the opportunity...
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Over the last year Windows Vista has come in for a tremendous amount of criticism, some of justified but most of it not and lots made by people that had never used the OS but I get the feeling that the perception is slowly starting to swing back Microsoft’s...
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When MSNBC called Windows Media Center PCs a miss earlier this week I wrote my reply but I thought I would save the post for my first post on TechRadar.com's Digital Home Blog . My thoughts were this: Windows Media Center is a service and not a product....
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Terry Walsh on WeGotServed.co.uk has the scoop on the code name for the next version of HP’s MediaSmart Server ( good job they avoided a country name ) Terry can’t give details of the features yet but he did say “I think you’re going to be impressed”...
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An interesting development from Google, they have launched Google Media Server a UPnP gadget for Google desktop. It will use Google Desktop Search to locate media files and server them to UPnP clients like the Xbox 360 and HP's MediaSmart connect. I guess...
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Tonight I will be the guest along with Brian Burch, Director of Marketing for HP's Connected Entertainment group on HP’s Webinar talking about the new MediaSmart Connect. This is the new Media Center Extender for HP. The session is very interactive so...
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Listen Here I have a great show this week, Warner Crocker from Gottabemobile.com talks about making your digital lifestyle mobile. We talk about the rise of the low cost mobile PCs, UMPCs, tablet PCs and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and how the product...
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The BBC have launched a beta of the iPlayer 2.0 which they say has a more “cinematic” experience, great for slacking off work and watching TV but there is still no official Media Center version. If I miss a BBC show I want to watch it on my LCD TV along...
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Fun story of the week, apparently Fiji (the country) are upset with Microsoft over the use of the Fiji name. According to the post on Australia’s ABC radio news “Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told Fijilive his country wants an amicable resolution...
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Listen Here I have a great show this week, Warner Crocker from Gottabemobile.com talks about making your digital lifestyle mobile. We talk about the rise of the low cost mobile PCs, UMPCs, tablet PCs and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) and how the product...
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Sony have released two new TP1 models. The TP1 is the circle shaped PC that would make a nice Media Center machine, according to EngadgetHD there are two models out one of which is in white with a 2.1GHZ Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, GeForce 8400M GT graphics...
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