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Thu, Feb 19 2009 7:19

I’m on The Media Center Show

A few weeks ago I did an interview with Ian Dixon for The Media Center Show . We covered everything from CableCARD, to the TV Pack, to Windows 7. The interview is a bit short on substance and time in my opinion (my fault completely), but I hope to do...
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Sun, Oct 5 2008 16:15

Short Bits: Zune Mobile, Home Servers, TV Pack, More

Remember when I said you would hear more about Zune on mobile phones before the years end ? Well, now you have . “Zune software will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc...
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Thu, Sep 11 2008 7:42

Short Bits: CableCARD, Media Center Show

Ed Bott has a great post on why CableCARD will never be mainstream . Not only is the process of getting a CableCARD and having it paired a problem, but the lack of troubleshooting information (or rather the need for troubleshooting at all) on the PC side...
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Sat, Aug 23 2008 9:54

Short Bits: Storage Pack, CE Pro, Media Center Show, More

Microsoft is planning to release a Storage Feature Pack for Windows that will include Blu-ray mastering support among other things . Sadly this is still very far from Blu-ray Playback support which has its own set of issues . CE Pro has had a number of...
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Thu, Aug 7 2008 21:31

Short Bits: Fiji, Media Center Show, Olympics

Mary Jo Foley covers the mess that has been Fiji . I’ll have more soon, but Fiji will go down in history as one of the worst coordinated projects to come out of Microsoft in a long time. On this week’s Media Center Show Ian Dixon has Automated...
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Thu, Jul 31 2008 18:25

Short Bits: SDV, HP TocuhSmart, Media Center Show

Missing Remote has had several great articles and review this week including an article on SDV and what it means to your CableCARD PC . In addition to that Mike reviewed TVTonic for Media Center and D-Link’s DSM-330 DivX Connected Extender (non...
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Thu, May 1 2008 7:49

I’m on The Media Center Show

Last month I did a special live edition of The Media Center Show with Ian Dixon, and today the podcast is ready for download . It was great to finally get back with Ian, so I hope everyone gives it a listen. Just ignore me stumbling over the word “Blu...
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Thu, Apr 10 2008 7:35

Short Bits: DVR-MStoWMV, Media Center Show, DSM-750

Public release of DVRMStoWMVHD is up, very cool simple program to convert DVR-MS files to WMV. Ian Dixon has the latest Media Center Show out today , this week it features Dave Evans talking about home theater . Amazon has the D-Link DSM-750 finally available...
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Thu, Mar 27 2008 20:58

Short Bits: On10, Media Center Show, More

On10 has video interviews with Autonomic Controls as well as Cannon PC that were posted this week. Cannon PC has even stepped up and now is a Microsoft OEM so they can offer CableCARD. Ian Dixon has a new Media Center Show with Charlie Owen and special...
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Fri, Mar 14 2008 17:58

Short Bits: $150 Extenders, Media Center Show

Just a few reminders, Amazon is still selling Linksys Extenders at $100 off . Some are getting that the code has expired, but most others are not. If you are getting that it is expired, register for a new account and give it a shot. The DMA2100 is $150...
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Tue, Mar 11 2008 14:57

Listen to me Live on The Media Center Show

Mark your calendars for next Monday, the 17 th at 1PM PDT because you will be able to catch a live edition of The Media Center Show with Ian Dixon with yours truly as his guest. I t will be live on Ustream.tv, and if you want to participate in the live...
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Fri, Feb 29 2008 9:24

Short Bits: Plug-ins, Media Center Show, Prices

Plug-in News/Reviews DVRMSToolbox For Vista 1.2.1.1 - Public Release (R4) MyNetflix v2.1 Beta NetflixMC beta posted Life With a Plugin, Episode 7: Remote Scheduling Ian Dixon will have Ed Bott on The Media Center Show today live at 12pm PST. Click here...
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Thu, Feb 21 2008 15:40

Short Bits: Media Center Show, On10, PowerDVD, more

Ian Dixon had Microsoft’s Steve Lindsay on the Media Center Show today talking about various including Windows Home Server, Extenders, Home automation and his new blog . Some other stuff that I have not talked about, On10 has videos with S1Digital , Inteset...
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Thu, Feb 14 2008 13:52

The Media Center Show Awards 2008

Ian’s yearly Media Center Show Awards podcast has been posted, and while I wasn’t able to attend I want to thank everyone for voting for me for best enthusiast blog. Did I win? Download the show and fast forward to 52:37 to find out. If the suspense is...
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Thu, Feb 7 2008 9:22

S1Digital Prepping Windows Home Server & Custom Touchscreen

S1Digital is launching a number of new products for 2008, starting with their newly designed website that looks great. On the hardware side, S1Digital will be launching two Windows Home Server’s and a 17 inch Media Center touchscreen. The new solutions...
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Fri, Jan 25 2008 15:42

Short Bits: Plug-ins, Media Center Show, Linksys Video

Important: For anyone commenting, Community Server seems to randomly be moderating every single comment! Comment moderation is not turned on on my end, so I’ll have to see what is up. If you don’t see your comment it’s ok. It just needs to be approved...
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Mon, Dec 31 2007 8:11

Vote in The Media Center Show Awards

Ian Dixon reminds everyone that January 2 nd is the last day to vote for The Media Center Show Awards. The vote page is up , and just for voting you have a chance to win some great prizes like mControl v2 from Embedded Automation, Media Center Communicator...
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Thu, Dec 27 2007 15:40

Short Bits: VC-1 SDK, TiVo Gadget, Awards

Microsoft just released the VC-1 Encoder SDK - Professional is designed to provide file-based and/or real-time encoding capability to general content creation toolsets or dedicated encoding software applications. Mike Swanson posted an updated version...
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Thu, Dec 20 2007 11:10

Short Bits: Zune Tool, Media Center Show, Blockbuster

Not sure if it would be helpful to users, but Microsoft just released a Zune Device Diagnostic Tool . According to Microsoft, the Zune Device Diagnostic Tool compiles data to help Product Support Services diagnose Zune USB and wireless sync connection...
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Sat, Nov 17 2007 10:33

Short Bits: Get a Mac, Zune, Russound, Omaura

Missing Remote has some good posts, Top Ten Things You Can Do With A Media Center PC and a preview of the case giveaway from Omaura . Very nice. Ian Dixon also has some good stuff, Video Show - Zune and Media Center Recorded TV and Russound on the Media...
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