AMD unleashes the ATI Radeon HD 3400 and ATI Radeon HD 3600 series, delivering leading-edge graphics technology with full support for DirectX 10.1, PCI Express 2.0 and DisplayPort —Both next-generation series of graphics processors built on 55 nm process technology, available for under $100 SEP— SUNNYVALE, Calif. — January 23, 2008 — AMD today announced the introduction and availability of […]
Read moreI am lacking a bit on sleep, so no witty ramblings today :). Just news. Canadian Record Label News: We get no credit for not suing our fans @ Ars Technica (good read) America Record Label News: RIAA website hacked @ Slashdot OS News: Windows 7 to be released next year @ Slashdot High Def DVD News: Save HD […]
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It has been over two years since we first saw the oft-hyped S21T demonstrated at CES. The curved chassis caught our eye and we knew big things were ahead with the "S" series of cases from OrigenAE. Our first look at the "S" series will not be the opulent $1000 S21T but instead the more reasonably priced, but still quite classy, S16V. OrigenAE has been […]
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Perhaps the sexiest mini-guide I have seen to date has made an appearance in the SageMC screenshots thread. Biallo ahs created a very nice peice of work that has a a nice zoom-in effect that pops up a small summary of the show. A picture says a thousand words. Come on Studio experts, help this guy out! SageTV Forums This […]
Read moreSorry for the lack of Daily Buttons last week. I was out of town on business for a couple of days and lazy one other day. On the birght side, we have another Life With a Plugin Episode today. Mike takes a look at MCE Weather . As well, I will be publishing my S16V review today:). I will also […]
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A lot of plugins are developed because it could be a very simple feature which is for some reason omitted from Media Center itself. That’s the feeling I get when I think of MCE Weather. It’s probably one of the simpler features that can be very useful and yet easily displayed/controlled from the 10′ UI. Fortunately for us, developers exist […]
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HTPC Update Late Saturday night, with nary a problem in sight, I set about making sure everything was in running order prior to the cable company coming to install CableCards on Monday. I broke out the keyboard and was really just playing about wondering what plugins I should start installing. I toured around the device manager to ensure everything was […]
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Continuing our weekend of plugins and skins, we have a Media Portal skin that is sure to wet the panties of any Star Trek fanatic. Seriously, this is a very well done skin that is made to emulate an old school Star Trek experience. Media Portal The skin has amazing animations for a REAL Startrek feeling. No more hints at […]
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The SageTV train seems to be picking up some speed with the recent release of Photshop Elements plugin and now a new theme. The Pro UI is based on gplasky’s old Meedio theme Pro UI. I think we can find the basis to many themes rooted in Meedio themes. SageTV Forums Unzip the package into your Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\STVs\SageTV3\Themes folder. In […]
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I was sure WebGuide for Home Server had been released before but according to his site, this happened on 1-18-2008. Hrm, I am sure someone will correct me, but if you are looking to get a bit more functionality out of your WHS box, be sure to install this newest WebGuide. WebGuide WebGuide for Windows Home Server enables you to […]
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