General Media Center News
Fellow MVP Chris Lanier has some ideas as to what the Microsoft store concept leaks which came out last week might mean for Media Center. Some interesting thoughts indeed…. Chris Lanier I don’t believe that the content providers are interested in seeing Hulu on the big screen as it would jeopardize traditional content delivery. Hulu’s entry into the 10-foot UI […]
Read moreNew episode of Entertainment 2.0…where they cover some of last weeks buzzing topics, such as Silverlight streaming, the avermedia tuner and much more. TheDigitalMediaZone We’re back for another week! No special guests joining but the show is still worth it, trust me. This episode was actually recorded a week ago so you’ll notice we cover some stuff that’s been out […]
Read moreIt’s Thursday! Besides being almost the end of another week, it also means it’s time for another one of Ian’s Media Center Podcasts! This week up, Ian’s got an interview with MCML Developer Brian Baskerville as well as Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney to discuss Power Pack 3. Show Times: 00:23 Coming up this week 01:31 Recorded TV Manager […]
Read moreJust a preparation if you were planning on visiting Media Center forum TheGreenButton.com tomorrow (Tuesday, the 21st) that it will be down for site maintenance as the site receives a long overdue upgrade. The site was taken over by Microsoft last year, but this is the first upgrade it will receive. Hopefully search is improved 🙂 Site is expected to […]
Read moreI’m dissapointed to say I still haven’t had a chance to listen to Part 1, but I heard it was a pretty good discussion between Extenders and PC’s. Part 2 is now up, so looks like I have some catching up to do. TheDigitalMediaZone Welcome back to part 2 of our discussion on PCs and Extenders with Ben Drawbaugh and […]
Read moreAnother week, another reliable Media Center show podcast from Ian! This week up he has Jason Dunn up to discuss all things Zune and a potential future marriage with Xbox. It can only be so long before these things play apart, right? No mention of Media Center integration with it though, *sigh* Show Times: 00:23 Coming up this week 01:15 […]
Read moreI would have initially guessed to just use RealVNC or LogMeIn, but the DigtalZone guys have another suggestion equally intriguing for remoting. Makes you at least seriously start to consider if RDP is worth the price of admission. TheDigitalZone The best part is that it’s not all that’s offered. Live Mesh also gives you the ability to remote control and […]
Read moreThis debate has been raging on since the invention of Extenders, so it’s no surprise to me that the panel went a bit long. The Digital Media Zone This week is the first half or so of a two part episode. We had so much fun with our guests Josh Shenkle and Ben Drawbaugh that we ended up going for […]
Read moreChris Lux, Media Center enthusiast, is up this time with Ian on his weekly podcast on everything Media Center…along with some news and coverage from the past week, so give it a listen! Show Times: 00:23 Coming up 01:15 How To Build A Great Media Center For Your Home 01:42 Media Center Integrator Alliance Offers Training at CEDIA Expo 2009 […]
Read moreSome very fair and very astute observations as to the many heads which Microsoft manages, and unfortunately the instances where they step over each other for the disservice of the end user. It makes staying loyal to Microsoft difficult when everything doesn’t play together nicely–ahem….I love my Zune, yet absolutely zero MCE integration to make life easier. The Digital Media […]
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