Continuing MissingRemote’s tradition of providing you guys the patches necessary to enable Concurrent Sessions, we’ve created a new thread for Windows 7 Service Pack 1. The process below has been confirmed working with the Beta versions of Windows7 Ultimate, Professional, Home Premium and Enterprise Editions, x86 & X64 build 7601, Service Pack Build 178. One of the most popular articles […]
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Anyone in the market for a small and sleek entry level home theater PC knows that there are many options. With so many systems at very different price points, finding the right balance between capability and dollars can be difficult. The Inspirion Zino HD from Dell certainly has the right look, and being based on AMD’s 780G chipset, the right […]
Read moreI know there are some Stargate fans out there, so SGU-1.5 is probably of interest there. Fan Boys is somewhat of a cult comedy from a few years back about a group of Star Wars fans on a road trip, it has its moments. La Boheme certainly has its audience as well. I was seriously contemplating selecting Rambo the collection […]
Read moreAs more and more smaller form factor cases come out, the need for a solid low profile HSF becomes all the more important. Here are two such items reviewed by the very smart folks at SPCR. While slim short cases have plenty of appeal, they are by definition, short on space; the massive heatpipe cooler you would ordinarily install […]
Read morePretty good news here from the book of common bloody sense! 🙂 Finally you can "legally" backup DVDs you own…as if anyone was truly waiting for this ruling to do so. Merely bypassing a technological protection that restricts a user from viewing or using a work is insufficient to trigger the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. The DMCA prohibits only forms […]
Read moreMichael Gartenberg might end up right about 3D’s viability, but his reasoning for why is all wrong when viewed in historical context. While 3D could be LaserDisc, it could also be the next phase of HD – take a look at his points: 1) Cost – Yes you will need a new TV, but even now in the first year […]
Read moreHere’s a pretty candid interview with CEO of Revision3 (home of one of my favorite shows HDNation), and I couldn’t help but post this after seeing this quote below. I remember making the exact same suggestion at the MVP Summit at Microsoft a few years ago…good to know I wasn’t alone with my suggestion, ashame it has yet to develop […]
Read moreIf you’ve been looking to get your feet wet in the HTPC world but don’t want to pay a dime for your software, you should probably give Media Portal a shot. Great project that have been improving over time. I haven’t used it in a while, but looks like they’ve made a ton of improvements. The development of MediaPortal was […]
Read moreEnjoy the home theater podcasts from this week! The guys interview MythTV developer Robert McNamara. Blu-Ray support implemented in MythTV. MythNetVision. Project reorganization of MythTV. The death of flash, Silverlight and hopes of HTML5 & Webm [MythTV Cast – Episode 22 ] This weeks show gets kicked off with some Blu-ray news as the details of two anticipated titles are […]
Read moreI hear the question all the time. “Why doesn’t Windows Home Server have an e-Mail Server included?” The answer is simple: Because it ain’t easy to do. Well, let me clarify that. It’s EASY to install and run e-Mail Server software on Windows Home Server. It’s not so easy to get it to work with your ISP, connection, firewall and […]
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