Boxee has been out and available for Apple, AppleTV and Linux for quite a while now, and it has gained a lot of buzz. While those versions recently entered out of private alpha and into public alpha, an equally impressive announcement was made with a private alpha release of BoxeeTV for Windows! The interface is almost identical from what I […]
Read moreAfter powerline networking has failed to take off, it will be interesting to see how this device works in real life. A lot of money though, so it will have to beat 802.11n speeds for me to even consider it. Like powerline products offering network connections over your electrical cables, Netgear’s solution allows you to use your co-axial cables […]
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The story of my mission for getting video resume in Media Center is a long one, but I will condense it for your sanity. Ever since the original Portable Media Centers were released–remember, those brick sized devices before IPods ever existed–the one and only feature I clammored for and missed from those devices were Video Resume. By video resume, I […]
Read moreInteresting fact. I think it’s a bit dramatic and kinda jumps to conclusions, but I do agree that having the online streaming option has to help. But they need newer titles for it to be an accurate statement IMO. Those who make use of Netflix’s ever-popular "Watch Instantly" streaming service rent fewer DVDs than the rest of the population, […]
Read moreI know I might be biased, but this is a bit too doomsday of a message for my likings. A lot of the problems Ben has been frustrated with are (I feel) resolvable with some effort/different configuration, and still feel that an HTPC offers maximum flexibility over that of a limited Extender-based model. I think the HTPC as we […]
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With the introduction of BoxeeTV for Windows we now have another very potent player in the home theater world. But what is a current Vista Media Center user to do–on the one hand, they use Media Center for all their live and recorded TV…but on the other, they would love to be able to access all the wonderful internet television […]
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GUIDE REPLACED: JULY 22, 2009 – GO HERE FOR THE NEW GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 7 SP1 BUILD Guide Updated: May 2, 2009 – Included support for 7100 RC Build of Windows7 One of the most popular articles ever at MissingRemote.com has been our guide on how to enable Concurrent Sessions for Windows Vista. For those unaware of what it is, […]
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After using Boxee with my Apple TV for a few days (Day 1 Setup | Day 2 First Use ) I noticed the one downside about using AppleTV as my platform of coice–I absolutely hated the remote. I don’t have abnormally large hands, yet the remote would constantly get lost in my hands and pushing buttons was not very comfortable. […]
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For those of you that read my Home Server challenge review , you will know that I have been living with HP’s original EX475 for several months now and have really had fun playing with it, and of course upgrading its memory to be a wonderful and reliable server. I had since taken the system and replaced all three of […]
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Following up on part one of setup of Boxee on AppleTV , is the actual living and using the software in a home theater environment. Luckily my receiver has multiple inputs, so I didn’t necessarily have to CHOOSE to migrate 100% over to Boxee, as I still have a need for my cablecard and blu-ray abilities that my main Media […]
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