Media Center Plugins And Skins
Just came across this over at TheGreenButton forums, where a member there has created an app to let you schedule recordings on your MCE remotely. It’s far from seamless though and still very early in development, but it’s good to see someone working on it since Microsoft abandoned the simple MSN Remote Record (*tear*) TheGreenButton.com I’ve posted a rather simple […]
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OK, nothing concrete yet…but Andrew (@babgvant) and myself thought everyone would enjoy seeing this screenshot. This is on an ION-based system, connected directly to an ATI CableCard (1.19) tuner….with SageTV. This is on Windows 7 Home Premium x64. Enjoy the teaser, worry not we’ll have more info as soon as possible!
Read moreThis is a fantastic guide I absolutely will need to check out, since I hate having to go to the start menu to go to any of my 3rd party apps in Media Center. Check it out and give it a shot… TheDigitalLifestyle.com So I have used a keyboard shortcut method, however there is one issue with this, you need […]
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Sometimes it’s the simplest applications we miss the most. I’m not sure how in the year 2009 Microsoft has not yet incorporated something as basic as Weather into Windows 7 Media Center, but fear not, there’s an app for you that will do the job just fine. TheDigitalLifestyle One of my favorite little Media Center add-ins HeatWave has made […]
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Media Browser is an incredibly powerful movie and TV plugin for your Windows 7 Media Center system. While rumor had it they were going commercial, that hasn’t happened yet…so take advantage while it’s still free! DMZ The guys from Media Browser have been hard at work and it shows. Though I’ve only had a few hours to toy around […]
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I have no idea how Stuart got his hands on these, as I just checked my Windows 7 build and nada as far as Netflix availability. Anyone else seeing it? Looks nice, but pretty close to what was already there, not sure what all the secret was for. Media Center Blog The new Netflix application has changed from the […]
Read moreHulu desktop got a lot of press recently, but quietly under the radar was their support of the Linux platform–kudos to Hulu folks for this one, as Linux is often ignored and forgotten with stuff like this (*cough* Blu-ray *cough*). Looks like aside from the memory intensity, it’s still a pretty useful app. Ars Technica I tested Hulu Desktop on […]
Read moreTheDigitalLifestyle caught wind of this fantastic new website posted by a GreenButton member listing every Media Center plugin you could ever imagine. I think this will help get me back on the horse for our Life with a Plugin series…anything in particular you guys see there that are dying to see reviewed? TheHTPC.net I’ve scoured multiple sites in order […]
Read moreWoohoo!! Justin.tv is a super popular website for finding all sorts of streams of content…while it started primarily and there still are a lot of webcams there, the real juice is in its offerings of sports not on in your region. Um…I’ve heard friends use the site to watch Real Madrid futbol matches….now "they" can use Boxee to do so. […]
Read moreI’m an avid reader of MediaSmartServer.net and their forums, but was quite surprised to see this review up, but it’s very much detailed and feel you would all enjoy it. Zinc is an interesting software for HTPC’s that hasn’t really taken off, but it still provides some nice value and is free after all. It’s main focus is integrating online […]
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