No, not "Windows Home Server," but ArsTechnica's own concoction of what's required to set up your own server system for your home. They break it down into 2 systems, a budget & performance…but when you're talking about a server, basically that just means a lot more Hard drives normally, but they go from Celeron to a Core 2 Duo…which may […]
Read moreIt's Thursday, so you know what that means….Media Center Show time! This week up, Ian covers the Media Center Show Awards Winners that you the people voted on. Should be a great show, so check it out! Just a hunch, but I don't think Matt Goyer's gonna win the best blog this year ;-P Show Times: 00:39 Coming this week […]
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Per the Snapstream Blog, A Vista compatible version will be coming down the pipe. Soon to be released Version 4.6 will containt a lot of fixes that will make it work within Vista. They hint at a few other fixes but give no details. In the mean time, check out our Version 4.5 review. Beyond TV 4.6, the successor to […]
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I am very happy to announce our second contest here at MissingRemote.com! We have teamed up with Antec to giveaway the P-180 enclosure. We like it so much that it just wouldn't be nice of us not to give one away to the community! Contest Details Start: Febuary 1st, 2007 End: Feburary 23rd, 2007 How do I enter and other […]
Read moreThe Daily Button Vista News: Vista Primer at Viper Lair Vista News: Workaround for Vista upgrade limitation at Windows IT Pro Motherboard News: EPox EP-5P945 review at PCStats Motherboard News: abit NF-M2 review at Bjorn3D Video Card News: GF 7950GT review at hardCoreware Video Card News: Sapphire Radeon X1950 XTX review at HotHardware Video Card News: PowerColor X1950 Pro […]
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Techgage has the "Duet" case from NZXT. If you haven't heard of them, you're not alone. But I love new companies pushing the others to continue innovating & developing new ones…even if I personally am not a fan of these. This one IS unique in that it's designed to work as both a standard desktop or as a tower. The […]
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Fellow MVP Bryan Socha pointed out this link to Sony's website, featuring an OCUR-Compatible system with Windows Vista. OCUR is the acronym for Cable Card support, meaning you'd be able to use MCE without a Set Top Box & record HD content. I love that these are coming out, but c'mon guys, $3200 for a system designed to record HD […]
Read moreIt's nice to see apps like this come out, as TiVo's a great product, and pretty much as close as you can get to an HTPC without being an HTPC. Now you can manage your home automation through your TiVo as you would your Media Center. You may of heard of HomeSeer for Windows Media Center Edition which allowed you […]
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Microsoft makes MCE. Microsoft uses DVR-MS. Microsoft makes Movie Maker. All should work well, right? Well, FINALLY it does. On XP's movie creator, you had to change formats to edit it with the app. With Vista, it's finally included by default, so edit away! Keep in mind though, if all you want to do is edit out commercials, a program […]
Read moreGood news for people looking to purchase an HDTV. With the Super Bowl coming up in short order, you can expect prices to continue to fall. The problem here will be deciding which TV tech will best suit your needs for the big game. However, give yourself plenty of time to get the HD upgrade required from your Cable company […]
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