One of my biggest Windows Home Server 2011 pet peeves involves the new Launchpad software. It’s not that I don’t like the software. It does a good job of exposing the server’s functions and alert status. The problem is that there is no option to launch it minimized at startup, leaving it to constantly float around on my desktop. It’s […]
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The last couple of Apple TV updates have not gone as smoothly as one would hope. Well, Apple is game to take another stab at it if you are. The Apple TV 4.4.2 update has been released with the promise that it will resolve the bricking issues that cropped up with the 4.4.1 update. Anyone willing to be first to […]
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The long awaited USB version of the Ceton InfiniTV 4 has finally started shipping. For those of you running low profile, mini Home Theater PC’s you can now get your hands on the USB rendition of the famous quad tuner. Everything you can find on the PCI-E version of the InfiniTV 4 is what you can find on the USB […]
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The UK version of the The Office is celebrating its tenth anniversary and to help with the festivities the BBC is making all 14 original episodes available on iTunes for the first time. Besides launching Ricky Gervais into the spotlight and serving as the inspiration for one of the most popular sitcoms in the United States, The Office has had […]
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Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs has garnered all sorts of attention, including a little blurb that Steve Jobs gives about making an Apple TV. No, not that Apple TV, a real TV. Apple watchers have speculated for years that Apple would eventually try to push its way into the flat-panel television market, but instead the company has focused its […]
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At this point everyone knows all the different ways that Netflix has stumbled recently. Between price hikes and the ill-conceived Qwikster launch and cancellation, there was no doubt that Netflix was going to lose some subscribers. The only question was how many. At one point Netflix had warned investors that they could lose about one million subscribers as a result […]
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One of the biggest reasons I am not a fan of many only streaming services is the lack of true surround sound, and high quality, high bit rate video. While I still subscribe to Netflix merely for the convenience factor for my kids, I honestly hardly ever use the service to watch movies myself. Earlier this week Dolby Laboratories and […]
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One of my current favorite add-in for Media Center has just been update with really nice new features. For those that haven’t used the Recorded TV HD add-in, what it does is gives you a new view of your recorded TV content. Similar to what My Movies does for your movie collection, Recorded TV HD takes your series recordings and […]
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BitTorrent has had a rocky go of it with Internet Service Providers. Whether used for legitimate purposes or not, many ISPs have chosen to throttle BitTorrent connections. Mlab was established a few years ago specifically to study the network management practices of major ISPs. Though BitTorrent throttling was the not the only interest of MLab, it was definitely a major focus. MLab […]
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Netflix seams to be in the news a lot lately, mostly for the bad news, however for our international readers, Netflix has announced it will be expanding its online streaming service to the UK and Ireland in early 2012. While the exact details on pricing, availability, movie selection, and device support, it is still great news for those looking to […]
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