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Some interesting thoughts from the writer about the various directions Boxee can go, and some ways (with the devil) they should avoid. I think Boxee has a strategy in mind to profitability and look forward to seeing it develop. Business Insider So Boxee could — and should — be the broadband software that makes this possible. They could be the […]
Read moreHere’s a great article Matt found from MaximumPC that answers even MORE of your Windows7 Upgrade Questions than before. MaximumPC In a frantic attempt to make sense of it all, Maximum PC has been releasing our ongoing Feature Focus series, which hopefully, has helped you determine wither upgrading to Windows 7 is worth it for you. Once you made that […]
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I’ll be honest, MediOS has snuck under my radar for a while…but given how loyal the community was to MyHTPC and Meedio, it’s no surprise to see people pick up when Pablo sold to Yahoo and the original died. If you like XBMC, you’ll like these…hrmm, maybe we need a head to head with them? GeekTonic MeediOS, the new […]
Read moreThe potential of this is cool, if even just to have a small SSD drive or something else to throw it on and save the bulk of your space for the storage. Gotta love linux and that "free" pricetag though. GeekTonic Since it will use Linux, there’s no cost for the operating system either – and you really don’t need […]
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This is 100% for my buddy Corey, who uses an HTPC but always uses VLC as his player of files, even though it requires him to use keyboard and mouse. For those that have never tried it, if you have ever had a problem playing a filetype, try VLC and it will almost certainly work. TechReport Notorious open-source applications don’t […]
Read moreFollowing up on Part 1’s interesting Q&A with SageTV CTO yesterday, GeekTonic has posted the 2nd and final installment. This time up, they’re talking about UI, Plugins, DRM and of course, Hulu. GeekTonic I got a clear indication that SageTV has stopped development on Hulu for the time being and it seems (my speculation) directly related to what happened with […]
Read moreGeekTonic took some time out to talk with Jeff Kardatzke, CTO and Co-Founder of SageTV in a little Q&A. Jeff is a really bright guy, who has been at the helm of basically the evolution of SageTV in present day. It’s a good informational interview and he’s pretty candid with folks. GeekTonic I’m curious about what Microsoft is doing there. […]
Read moreLooks like the folks at SageTV are inching real close to a new official release build. Tons of fixes and improvements as always. Here’s a short list of the many changes included: 1. Added property ‘xcode_fix_broken_hdpvr_streams’ which can be set to true to fix issues with transcoding/placeshifting of files from certain versions of the HDPVR firmware which have timestamp issues; […]
Read moreIn case you’ve been living in a cave, here’s another look at the widely raved Boxee HTPC application which we’ve covered a number of times. I know it’s surprising…but he likes it too 🙂 Not all perfect, but definitely a recommendation! Home Theater Blog Of course Boxee is still in alpha/beta stage and it isn’t perfect. There are the occasional […]
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TechCrunch posted some pictures shown at the Boxee event last week and I forgot to post them here. The pictures are fuzzy, but you get the idea…some interesting changes to the UI of Boxee. If you haven’t yet, go check out the Windows Alpha that’s now publicly available at boxee.tv
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