This Tip Of The Day is more of a preview for Mike’s next Life With A Plugin Episode. However, since I am on vacation I thought it would be appropriate. Just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean you need to leave your Media Center behind. If you are like me, you are always wishing you set a recording for […]
Read moreThanks to Charlie H. for letting us know SageTV now has Netflix plugin :). Seems to be all the rage these days. SageTV Forum Thread! Features _______________________________________________________________________ Same basic features as original NetFlix plugin, plus more! Browse through movies that are listed in the many NetFlix RSS channels View movie descriptions, ratings, trailers and more Launch Watch It Now movies […]
Read moreI’m not an Apple TV user myself, but figured this would be of interest to those who do use it (or plan to use it). Apple All the new features of Apple TV — including movie rentals, a built-in music store, and big-screen access to Flickr photostreams and .Mac Web Galleries — are available now as a free software upgrade. […]
Read moreVMC isn’t the only media center application to have Netflix support. Check out the work UFGraymatter is doing over at MeediOS. Here is the latest video showing the progress so far. Meedios shows Title, Rating, Genre, When it is availbable (Now, Short Wait, etc) and the Format (DVD, Blu-Ray, HD DVD) – this was done to make it look like […]
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Thanks to WAIcool for submitting this story about this cheapy home theater system. Audio Video Interiors Price estimates will be site specific, but the cost of Kipnis’ home system would be in the $6-million range.
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If a Windows user wants remote access to another Windows GUI it’s as simple as configuring Windows Remote Desktop and initiating a session. That’s all fine and good, but let’s say the remote GUI is a Linux based PC or perhaps the Windows user wants to use something other than Remote Desktop. How then is this trick to be accomplished? […]
Read moreThere comes a time in every Linux user’s life where it would be quite handy to administer the box remotely. Whether it is to tweak some Linux settings from a Windows box or to fiddle with the Linux server in the basement from the comfort of your desktop system upstairs, SSH (Secure SHell) can make your dreams come true. Today, […]
Read moreMaybe it’s time to finally pick up a cheap Mac Mini. 🙂 Life Hacker "Whether or not you’ve already transformed your old Xbox into a media Center with Xbox Media Center (XBMC), chances are you’ve seen what a killer media center application XBMC is. If you’ve ever wished you could bring the same saucy media center interface to your Mac, […]
Read moreAnother one bites the dust. Up until now, Netflix has been stocking both formats. But now they will be switching exclusively to Blu-ray. Reuters Netflix said that with such a clear signal from the industry, it will only buy Blu-ray discs going forward and will phase out stock of HD DVD by about the end of the year.
Read moreVista users with Netflix accounts can now rejoice. An MCML (beta) plugin was just released by Anthony Park (the MCEBrowser guy) that does all the stuff the old MyNetflix plugin did, plus it also handles "Watch Now"! And since it’s MCML it looks great too. This is one of the plugins I’ve been most excited about lately seeing as how […]
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