Sometimes you have to wonder what’s going on at Microsoft. I just got finished watching the CES keynote from head Microsoft honcho Steve Balmer, and I was pleasantly surprised. Not only did he mention Media Center but they even mentioned Ceton and cable card. Of course using their "TV on your PC" motto, but in an odd fashion–the presenter mentioned […]
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With all the holiday gift purchase guides out there we felt we would do something a tad different. We have gone through all our MissingRemote staffers and have asked them each for what is tops on their holiday wish list. The results were interesting…hope you enjoy! Feel free to add your own items to the list and don’t forget to […]
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I experienced something this week which I felt I had to share with the community to see if it was a widely known fact or not. I joined the many of you anxious to see "The Hangover" finally be released on Blu-ray disc and quickly headed to my local Hollywood Video to rent a copy on Tuesday while I waited […]
Read moreThis weekend I decided it was time to relocate my Mythtv server since we had recently moved some furniture around and it now stood out too much. I figured that since I had to shut it down anyway, now would be a good time to add in that second 1.5TB hard drive that I mentioned in one of my recent […]
Read moreIn case you missed it, yesterday there was an announcement of a new plugin for Media Center called MadeForMediaCenter.com. The concept is less than revolutionary–having an online repository where you can download apps for your Media Center as simple as the App Store works on the iPhone, and basically how Meedio had their plugin store–but for one reason or another, […]
Read moreNormally I avoid Best Buy. But I was sitting at a cafe flipping through the Sunday newpaper and took a glance at the weekly Best Buy circular. They’re having a sale with (according to their website) 91 different movies priced between $7.99 and $9.99. Maybe I’ve been a little disconnected but this seemed pretty cheap to me for Blu-ray discs. […]
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Happy Halloween everyone.
Read moreEverytime you reinstall Windows there are always lots of fun configuration tasks that need to be taken care of, and this applies just the same to upgrading to a new version of Windows. I’ve tried to put together a list of some of the key things you’ll need to remember when migrating to Windows 7 and please add your own […]
Read moreOn the night before Windows 7, there were screams of rage in the house, as I accidentally deleted all my lossless audio…crap that doesn’t rhyme. But now the stockings were hung and a new partition was cleared. Windows 7 started to download and October 22nd wasn’t even here. The student/alumni pricing was a pretty good deal. I might even beat […]
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Well, I’m afraid to say that this blog entry isn’t directly about Mythtv. This one is about the new hardware I just added into my server. So here’s the baseline, pre-upgrade: Biostar 6100-based motherboard, AMD 3800+ X2 CPU 1 or 2 GB of RAM (I forget how much) 1x 8GB Western Digital IDE hard drive 4x 400GB Samsung SATA hard […]
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