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The Media Center Show is a weekly podcast focusing on Digital Media and Windows Media Center. Guests ranging from Microsoft Media Center developers, to manufactures and 3rd party developers chat about how to get the most out of your Media Center and live the digital lifestyle
Hosted by Ian Dixon in Audio and Video
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Listen Here (mp3) This week on the show I am talking to Roland Graham from CEA about the Consumer Electronics Association Mark of excellence award , this is an award presented by CEA’s TechHome Division to honour outstanding achievement in custom home Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking David Shulitz a developer working on the Open Media Library project. OML is a open source movie browser applications for Vista Media Center, it’s a great looking application that adds some great functionality to Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Martin Vilches of IQhome from Ecuador. Martin is installing Windows Media Center and home automation including MSN integration, Telephone integration and Controlling MCE (and devices) from other displays like Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) Last week was the CEDIA show, a show for high end custom installers with likes of Niveus and Life|Ware showing off 10 extender based systems. This week I have Kevin Collins, director of the Custom Installer Channel in the Connected TV Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) Back after a week off, this week talking with blogger and podcast Kevin Tofel talking about Cloud Computing. Kevin recently switched to only using web based apps and we chatted about what is Cloud Computing, the security risks around Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Scott Scott Bahneman, CEO of MusicGiants about their HD audio and video services that can deliver high quality music and videos directly in to Windows Media Center. As more of us connect Media Center up to AV Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) Last week Microsoft released details on the Windows Media Center TV Feature Pack (the update formally known as Fiji) and that provoked a passionate debate around the limited (OEM only) availability of the update. So to get a expert view Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Automated Home's Mark McCall. We recorded the interview live and took questions from the chat room, we covered a wide range of topics from pre-installed crapware to home servers, Xbox Media Center to Apple TV. Read More...
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Listen Here (mp3) This week I am chatting with Engadget HD's Ben Drawbaugh. We will be talking about Windows Media Center, Home Automation, remote controls and the recent Extender shoot he did for Engadget HD. I also have your email and a round up of Read More...
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Listen Here This week Microsoft put out Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server, this includes a fix for the data corruption bug, x64 support and extra backup features. Also HP put out an update for the HP MediaSmart Server so HP's Allen Buckner joins me Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking to old friend of the show Ted Singh from Embedded Automation . Ted will be talking about mPanel a new wall-mountable touch screen that you can play music from and control the home, Ted will also be updating us on mControl Read More...
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As more companies offer us web based services that reduce the dependency of client based applications (think Gmail, Google Documents, Live Mesh) we are storing more of our data in the cloud. So does that mean we can leave desktop app behind or are there Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking to Tony Leung from TeVeStream about CaptionSeeker and application that enables you to locate a scene in a recorded TV show by searching for a keyword or phrase in captions and jump to the scene in Media Center. We also Read More...
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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 Read More...
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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 Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking to Jason Leonardelli from Life|Ware talking about the Innoventions Dream Home at Disneyland . The project is a home of the future featuring Windows Media Center, Home Automation, Microsoft Surface and many other technologies. Read More...
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Listen Here [EDIT: Audio problem fixed] A special show this week as for the last three days I have been in Berlin at HP’s Connecting Your World event . HP had a massive launch of new notebooks and the fantastic new TouchSmart System. I managed to get Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking to Michael Toscano from Autonomic Home a company developing some interesting solution for Windows Media Center including control software for UMPCs and laptops. They also have a very interesting solution for whole home Read More...
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Listen Here Back at CES in January I came across FUZE Media Systems ( see this video ), they have a different approach to Media Center using a hybrid system of their own code and parts of Media Center to create a locked down whole home media solution Read More...
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Listen Here Continuing on from last weeks conversation about Extenders, Hakan Olsson from Microsoft returns to the show to talk about HP's entry into the market and the other Extenders available. I also have an interview with the winner of the HP HDX Read More...
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Listen Here A couple of weeks ago HP updated their MediaSmart TV to add Media Center Extender functionality making it the first TV with a built in Extender, so this week I am talking to Brian Burch, Director of HP Connected Entertainment about the MediaSmart Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking Home Automation with Lagotek , they have an interesting software based approached to home automation and home entertainment. You can even control your home from mobile devices like an iPhone. I have a sneak preview on Read More...
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Listen Here I have a great show for you this week, Media Center blogger Chris Lanier returns to the show to talk about the future of Windows Media Center and whether we will ever see Blu-ray support on the Xbox 360. Chris is very passionate about Media Read More...
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On my blog I have just posted details on how to win a fantastic HP HDX Dragon Entertainment Notebook , a prize bundle worth $4500. TheDigitallifestyle.com is one of 31 sites giving away 31 Dragon notebooks. See my blog for details and a list of the other Read More...
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Tomorrow I will have details of a new giveaway on TheDigitalLifestyle.com , this is going to be the biggest so far and part multi-site 31 day giveaway. So keep watching! Read More...
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Listen Here Back after a week off and this week talking to Melloware about Intelliremote . Intelliremote is a great application for expanding the use of a Media Center remote so you can control applications like iTunes and take advantage of scripting Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking Home Theatre with Dave Evans (also know as DavidinCT on TheGreenButton) from Anywherecool.com . We talk about Windows Media Center in a home theatre and how to connect it up, including speakers, cables, remote controls Read More...
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Listen Here Two interviews this week. First up is Scott Evans from Microsoft talking about the 2008 Ultimate Install Contest for custom AV installers , he will be explaining all about the competition and the prizes on offer. Then I will be talking about Read More...
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Listen Here Welcome to show 150! Joining me this week is Microsoft's Charlie Owen, Charlie is a Program Manager on the eHome team and his area is the Media Center Platform and the SDK. Charlie talks about how the Media Center vision has changed since Read More...
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Listen Here I have a great show this week even if your not a Media Center enthusiast. Windows expert Ed Bott joined me for a live show a couple of weeks ago talking about Vista Service Pack 1. We talked about many topics including Service Pack 1 and had Read More...
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Listen Here This week I am talking Windows Media Center Extenders with Microsoft's Todd Bowra. Todd talks about the new generation of Media Center Extenders,how to connect them and the various types of devices available . I have email, news items an update Read More...
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Listen Here This week Galileu Vieira from Microsoft Brazil chats about how Media Center and digital lifestyle products are being used in Brazil. With the launch of Windows Vista, Media Center is officially supported in Brazil for the first time and Galileu Read More...
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Listen Here This week on the show I have two interviews. The first interview is with Terry Walsh from WeGotServed.co.uk talking about the data corruption bug that has hit Windows Home Server and pointing out how to avoid it then I have Pasquale DeMaio Read More...
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Listen Here This week Microsoft's Steve Lindsay joins me to chat about his home Media Center setup and the custom developments he has been working on. Steve is involved in a program called the Microsoft Champion program and has volunteered to evangelise Read More...
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LISTEN HERE It's The Media Center Show Awards! Recorded and streamed live last Wednesday, the aim of the awards was to highlight the great work done by the Media Center developer community. Joining me are special guest from the community and listeners Read More...
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LISTEN HERE S1Digital make a great range of high end Media Center Systems, including a quad Cablecard system. In this weeks show Paul Heitlinger from S1Digital joins me to chat about their Media Center systems, Cablecard, their new showroom and the importance Read More...
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Listen here Here are the final set of interviews from CES. In the press lounge I sat down with James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel from jkOnTheRun and MobileTechRoundup , they cover the world of mobile tech and we chatted about Wimax, UMPCs, Mobile Internet Read More...
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By Ian Dixon (18mb 50mins 428ec) Vote for the show on Podcast Alley Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS At CES I visited the NextGen home ( see this video ), it was built to show off Media Center, Home Automation and Life|ware Read More...
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By Ian Dixon (18mb 53mins 40sec) Vote for the show on Podcast Alley Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS Back with a full show after my CES trip and this is my first batch of interviews from CES. I have Todd Headrick from the Read More...
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By Ian Dixon (4mb 10mins ) Vote for the show on Podcast Alley Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS This is a short show summing up CES before I fly back to the UK. I have recorded a whole bunch of interviews and will start getting Read More...
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