Paramount to any new house is getting basic connectivity up and running through out the house. This typically involves a few calls to the utility companies and a wireless router hook up and you are good to go. This takes care of phone, cable and Internet. The three staples of happy family living. I decided to take a slightly different […]
Read moreAs I noted in my getting started blog, one of my tasks was to upgrade my production machine (AKA gaming and mr.coma activity machine) to my first dual core CPU. Fortunately, my socket 939 system afforded me an upgrade path to dual core for pretty darn cheap. The system in question was my old HTPC and consisted of a Socket […]
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I used a Shuttle system a while back & was quite pleased with its miniature stature. There's a lot of options nowadays for small form factor, but this Shuttle Barebones sure seems to have a log of bang. No mention on price though. Tech Report Based on the Intel G33 integrated graphics chipset, the system supports 45nm Core 2 […]
Read moreChris Lanier gets his Cable Card freak on by answering some questions you know you had about it but were afraid to ask. This on the day that Vidabox also announces they're shipping cable card systems. Curious to hear if the bugs have been worked out, guess only time will tell. Chris Lanier Q: Who currently offers CableCARD PCs?A: As […]
Read morejennyfur sent in this news tidbit about a new Theme Cusomizer for Vista:). Chris Lanier MediaCenterFX is an upcoming product that will allow you to customize and theme Vista Media Center. I have to say that this looks amazing. You can change the fonts, colors, sounds, animations, and even things like backgrounds. This looks to be a complete themeing package […]
Read moreno driver writes.. PcPerspective has a review of the new AMD BE-2350 and BE-2300, dual core AM2 CPUs that are rated at 45W. The price is nice too, expected to be around $90 at introduction. Sounds like a great start to an inexpensive HTPC. Story Link: Â
Read moreGeorge writes… I felt pretty down after seeing that the [H] hadn't posted any news at all today. Then, I was even more upset that Missing Remote didn't post anything either!!! Well, you guys need to take the opportunity to post something ahead of the [H]!!! I think this is newsworthy… Companies still don't realize that these devices are actually […]
Read moreMike (Shadymg) gave me a link to a great batch resizer program. While it isn't digital home/media center related, it will help in the WAF department when you go to send out new baby pics or something along those lines. I have VSO image resizer for a few days and it does a great job. The multiple profiles are great […]
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Those of you familiar with quality MCE applications are sure to know Niall from his wildly successful "Big Screen Photos" application. The things he's able to do with the MCML interface in Vista Media Center is truly astonishing, and it looks like that's going to continue on this latest product. Can't wait to play with it! Niall Ginsbourg's Blog […]
Read moreFor those unaware, Recording Broker is an amazing tool that allows you to basically combine all your Media Center systems in case you try to record too many shows. If there's no tuners left, Broker will go out to other machines on your network (that have it installed) and will use their tuners to record the conflicting show! Pretty sweet […]
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