Media Center Plugins And Skins
Mike would have never let a new release of DVRMSToolbox slip through his hands, however, he is on a business trip. So, here is the news post, although a few days late. Release Announcement: Change Log: – changed Toub.MediaCenter.Dvrms.dll from 1.0.0.0 to 1.1.10.0 – ConvertToWmvIC copies Closed Captions to WMV files for NTSC files – changed how dvr2wmv.dll is referenced, […]
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Via Ian Dixon, Windows Live for TV has now hit the beta phase, although it is invite only. Live for TV is a 3D interface for Windows Live Spaces, Messenger and Live call on a big screen TV or large monitor. It is in the early stages right now, so expect a lot of bugs. If you are hankering for […]
Read moreWhat is your fave plugin? Perhaps a DVD library plugin? A web guide plugin? A DVD burning one? Mine? Honestly, my favorite plugin is one I haven't tried yet. I am intent on installing a home automation plugin sooner then later and I have to admit I am not thinking of anything else as of late. Vista's Sport's Lounge […]
Read moreOk, so sorry for a 2nd Webguide post in a day, but I just stumbled upon this feature of his website, which shows the top 25 programs which have been recorded recently by Webguide users. We've got some really…interesting choices here. Heroes only comes in at 13, where Oprah is at #5….interesting. I especially love Judge Judy squeezing into the […]
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Doug really doesn't quit when it comes to continuing to improve features on his Webguide 4 product. Coming later this week will be a public beta with a new Vista Gadget which will allow you to view the guide within it & more. If you haven't tried Webguide, you'll seriously be blown away. Connect to local Media Center or a […]
Read moreTaipei, Taiwan—-February 15, 2007—-CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, today released CyberLink Software Encoder 1.1, for enabling real-time MPEG-2 TV recording via Windows Vista Media Center. CyberLink Software Encoder 1.1 offers native 64-bit support for PCs using the Windows Vista operating system. Benefits include: – Better multi-tasking with less loading on system resources – Access to more memory […]
Read moreIt's a good thing I don't compete with Chris for who can find the most MCE plugins. This one is rather interesting, and pretty neat if you can use remote storage locations. That way say you have your server being your main bitorrent downloader, then you can access that from your MCE. Not sure yet as no public download is […]
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Hrm, Mike let Chris beat him again to the plugin announcement post. I guess I am not paying Mike enough. Look for the next round of MVP vs MVP steel cage match, battle to the first post about the next plugin announcement. Rumour has it that the next winner is going to post on the other's website. I don't know […]
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I stumbled across Vista's innovation page here this morning and I am pretty impressed by some of the applications that are being released. The innovation Cafe gives demos of a few of the applications from various publishers like the New York Times. Here are a few examples: Innovation Cafe: New York Times Digital News Paper Once you go see the […]
Read moreThere is a reason that Chris won best blog in this year's Media Center awards, it's because he is always on top of the latest and greatest news from Vista. This time around he has the scoop on MSN Remote Record being released for Vista MCE. For those of you who don't know, Remote Record allows you to find and […]
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