Media Center Plugins And Skins
Hopefully this relaxes everyone in regards to having Netflix in Windows 7. I always said it made no sense that Microsoft would go through all the effort of releasing it for Vista to only have Windows 7 come a few months later without it. Breathe….breathe…enjoy 🙂 Thanks to Mr. Dixon for the link App Scout Yesterday, during Steve Ballmer’s […]
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Not even a month after my Battle of the Media Center Managers article and already there have been SO many updates to a multitude of offerings. But hey, it’s all for the benefit if we continue to get cooler and more modern user interfaces that actually work well, right?!? The Digital Lifestyle Improvements: Better handling of large databases. Better […]
Read moreI’m a big fan of Ian Dixon and what he’s already brought to Media Center in general (I know you all listen to his weekly podcasts!). Never letting himself be bored, Ian has designed an application with some pretty clever creativity. The idea works great if you have properly dated photographs. I could just imagine the laughs if I had […]
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If you are using vmcPlayIt you will be pleased to know they have a new version available, 1.19 as of yesterday. Looks like it fixes some UI performance and crash bugs, so check it out if you use it. vmcPlayIt vmcPlayIt is an add-in for Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center which provides a front-end interface to the PlayOn digital media […]
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Fellow MVP Richard Miller sent me this link to a german blog hinting at a possible new (another) movie browser plugin for Media Center. Looks pretty interesting although not many details thus far. Had to use google translate just to understand it. MCE Community.de The second, presented at the CeBit new PlugIn for Windows Media Center comes from FilmDE. […]
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This has been long time rumored and good to see it’s finally announced. The next update to Windows Home Server looks to include an awful lot for Media Center users, which is always a good sign. TV Archive will let you move or compress your television recordings to your WHS, while Console View gives you a 10′ look at your […]
Read moreWhoa, Brian just gave our forums a heck of an update!! Announcing that MyMovies 3.0 is on track and scheduled for release in time for Windows7, while still going to work on Vista!! Forum My Movies 3, in MCML, for Windows Vista and Windows 7 will be released in a beta on September 1’st.The final version will be available late […]
Read moreIan has a compilation of Media Center hacks all rolled into one for your convenience over at TechRadar. There not all hacks, some of them are product recommendations for unique things like if you don’t have a TV tuner, or how to use with an iPhone. TheDigitalLifestyle f you store ripped DVDs on your PC you can enable Media Center […]
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I know all the rage recently has been around Media Browser, but Video Library is still making improvements and is completely free. It handles some things differently, and still looks pretty sweet. TheDigitalLifestyle The plugin does not scan for folders at all. It simply queries the database. This database is populated by a hidden console app that is launched […]
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Friends of MissingRemote are sure to know our take on SageTV–it’s super powerful, and super customizable…basically a whole lotta fun. Toss in their Extenders and you can really have a whole-home system finally. The addition of this plugin looks really promising, and just another example of the SageTV community stepping up. Check out the link for some slick looking screenshots. […]
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