Media Center Programs
I guess I can agree with some of his points, but I personally didn’t hesitate to jump on the Windows7 bandwagon. It’s faster, more stable and I generally agree with most of the UI changes. So far so good at least, but make your own decisions. PC World Just when things were going well, I tried to do a little […]
Read moreI’m sure there’s a LOT of you RC users out there (ahem….*cough*) who will be happy to hear this news from a user over at TheGreenButton.com who points out that he was able to successfully complete an upgrade from RC to the RTM with no noticeable damage. I have to say though, if you can…PLEASE just save the hassle and […]
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One of the cool features of Windows 7 is their low risk anytime upgrade experience–which allows you to buy a low end version of Windows 7 and then if you decide you needed some features which were in a higher version, you can easily pay the fee and upgrade to that without having to fully reinstall. My buddy Brandon from […]
Read moreThose boys at Boxee continue their work. Nothing spectacular in this release, just a slow and steady improvement towards a stable product. Remember, Boxee is free for every platform, so if you haven’t yet you should check it out. General * Under some circumstances, digital audio of a video does not work * Sound distortion for DTS 2.0 […]
Read moreMore of an overview than a detailed how-to, Walter Mossberg does cover the several nuances of upgrading your Vista system to Windows7. The most notable item is that you cannot upgrade from a 32-bit to a 64-bit version of the operating system during an upgrade. In my experience on my laptop, the Windows7 "upgrade" took several hours to transfer and […]
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Ed Bott is one of the most respected Windows bloggers out there and I’ve been a long time reader of his. If you are looking for more perspective on the recently RTM’d release version of Windows 7, he’s got you covered. No surprise…it’s a winner. Ed Bott In terms of multimedia, the biggest news in Windows 7 is that it […]
Read moreAfter 20 (yes, 20!) beta updates, 6.6.1 from SageTV has officially been released. Some solid improvements if you’ve been holding out for a stable release… GeekTonic This cycle has been one of my favorites for SageTV. You can stream a Blu-Ray disk from the SageTV server to your HD200, a very improved channel setup with channel scanning for digital TV […]
Read moreIt seems like every day we have news regarding this, but this time it looks like it’s official! According to Ed Bott, this RTM build is officially the 7600.16385 which leaked to the torrent sites a few days ago…no surprise there. Windows7 Team Blog As I mentioned previously, RTM officially happens only after sign-off occurs. What happens is a build […]
Read moreLooks like we’re seriously getting close to the RTM build of Windows7, and people are excited at the thought of never having to run Vista ever again! Key dates are August 6th for developers/professionals, and hitting retail shelves on October 22nd!!! Windows Team Blog Windows 7 will be in retail stores and shipping on new PCs starting October 22nd. If […]
Read moreI haven’t tried this out yet to confirm if it fixes the ever annoying crash in Windows on video playback I was experiencing, but this is pretty quick after the last release so I’m remaining hopeful. Also includes a list of new features to add to the ever growing list. Remember it’s in public Alpha, so feel free to give […]
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