Tag: General Media Center News

We all want some sort of client/server architecture for MCE. Having multiple standalone MCE machine sfor 4 TV's is just not practical. Plus, it is rather annoying to have to hack solutions together for things like sharing folders and concurrent sessions. That said, at least there is a solution for sharing recorded folders with other folders, it is not elegant […]

You all know what this is, Ian's infamous podcast 🙂 This week up he's talking to the European Development Center guy at Microsoft. So check it out!   Show Times 00:32 Coming up this week 01:02 Questions regarding Show #94 03:13 Winner of Forum thread of the week 03:48 Next weeks winner gets Pamaela Pro + mcePhone Bundle 04:10 New Forums, […]

Soo? As the title hints at.. What games do you play?  I remember grinding out many of a level on WOW early on in my addiction. Of course, as my addiction grew, the relaxed nature of playing just wasn't cutting. I played a few other games but never really got into the gaming end of things after that. I suppose […]

For every step forward, there is two steps backward. There has been a lot of discussion on both sides of the fence lately, but that hasn't stood in Microsoft's way of introducing PlayReady. This particular flavour is aimed at the mobile market, but I think it is relavant as mobile phones are now playing a much larger role in the digital […]

Is MS finally going to come out with an extender besides the 360? Well you are going to have to listen to Ian's latest podcast to find out. I will be listening a little later on, so I don't have any spoiler information for you right now.  Podcast Summary: Listen Here:  This week on the show I talk Media Center […]

I am not sure if Ian sleeps or not, but we do get lots of MCE goodness from his pod and videocasts. This week's extra, show number 9, Ian talks with Simplifi and their lineup of amplifiers and Media Center Expander card. Videocast page:  This is the final Extra show from CES, and on this show I talked to Jonathan […]

This is GREAT news for all end-users, as competition from the satellite companies is what's really going to convince Cable-Labs to be more reasonable with their OCUR. No time-frame yet, but at least it's good to hear they're still working on it. Well, apparently, Microsoft is working with both DirecTV and Dish Network on cards that would allow home theater […]

These guys just started blogging but already are providing some useful info regarding the new Windows Home Server which has been gaining some buzz. The concept seems awesome, but I really wish they'd incorporate some MCE features into it. We have done a lot of research on these homes over the last 2 years to uncover additional data, and also […]

It'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 […]