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Sat, Jan 31 2009 11:44

Yes, The Green Button is Having Issues

Microsoft appeared to have fixed one of the issues I was having on the backend, but that fix has caused the entire site to come to its knees with wonderful message like "Value cannot be null. Parameter name: relativeUrl" when attempting to make...
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Sun, Sep 14 2008 20:34

Short Bits: Debug Menus, TV Pack OEMs, Hurricane

I survived Ike without any damage here in Katy, sadly that can’t be said for the rest of the Houston and Galveston areas . Ever wonder which of your dozen TV tuners is being used to tune the program you are watching? If you have the TV Pack there...
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Thu, Jul 3 2008 17:52

Microsoft Takes Over The Green Button

Today is a big day for the Media Center community, and as speculated upon way too much The Green Button has become an official Microsoft web property ! So what does this mean? A few things, starting with increased Microsoft interaction that nearly everyone...
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Sat, Jun 28 2008 16:56

Community Server 2008 SP1 Upgrade

This site now runs on Community Server 2008 SP1!
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Tue, May 27 2008 10:45

Win an HP HDX Dragon PC at The Green Button

We are taking our turn at The Green Button to give away an HP HDX Dragon PC ($5,000+ value), so everyone should make sure to enter . Entering to win is easy, just tell us (at The Green Button, not here) what our next site upgrade should focus on and look...
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Sat, Apr 5 2008 17:49

Advertise Here

Are you interested in reaching over 90,000 unique visitors a month generating over 130,000 page views? Stop spending top dollar advertising on non-targeted websites, reach your audience with low CPM based advertising here. You will be able to reach digital...
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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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Mon, Feb 11 2008 9:57

Short Bits: Hulu Invites, Netflix BD, USB Card Reader

I’ve got five (5) Hulu invites that I’m giving out. If you want one, reply to this post saying that you would like an invite and put your e-mail address as your URL . I will randomly select five people tonight and send you an invite. It look like Netflix...
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Fri, Feb 1 2008 9:33

You Know a Tech Acquisition Is Big When….

ESPN has their Bottom Line showing “NEWS ALERT: Microsoft makes unsolicited bid to take over Yahoo…..would be the largest acquitision ever in the technology industry” Microsoft Proposes Acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per Share
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Tue, Sep 18 2007 20:05

Random Vista Thoughts: Part 1

I’ve been using Vista for the past month, my first attempt to move away from Windows XP. I’ve noted a lot of things about Vista in this time, some that I like and some that I don’t. Just some random thoughts... MCML applications make it worth the upgrade...
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Fri, Sep 14 2007 22:01

Short Bits: Random Stuff Edition

This is one of the best things I’ve read on the Internet in a long time . While it might have involved some illegal activities it is funny to see a company’s attempts to con everyone into uploading/downloading pirating content. Apparently the Product...
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Wed, May 23 2007 12:23

Issues with ContentLink

I’m having some issues with my ContentLink code, so it’s currently being displayed on the frontpage. I’m trying to figure out exactly what the problem is but so far I’m not having much luck. For frequent visitors who don’t wish to view them, please hoover...
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Mon, May 7 2007 11:10

Joost Winners Posted and E-mailed

Joost invites have been sent out to the following people. Sadly, the Joost software is horrible at actually getting them out the door. I only got five conformations from Joost out of the ten invites I sent. If you are on the list below and didn’t get...
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Tue, May 1 2007 19:21

Temporary Skin Change

There are some problems with my skin displaying comments in CS 2007, so I've made a temporary change so they are not nested. I hope I will be able to go back soon, but if not I'll try and redesign everything to look right.
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Tue, May 1 2007 15:16

Joost Invite Give-a-Away Round Two

Seeing as my last Joost Invite post got quite a few replies, it’s time for round two. Joost has reportedly opened up unlimited invites to current testers, so it’s time for another round of random drawings. While I’m not technically limited in terms of...
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Tue, Apr 24 2007 19:46

Upgraded to Community Server 2007

Susan and the gang just updated msmvps.com to Community Server 3.0 (2007). Still a few things to work out (right now part of my AdSense is broken), but this should help with the slowness that I'm sure most of you noticed over the past few months....
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Sun, Apr 22 2007 17:09

Joost Invite Winners Posted!

If you replied to my post about Joost Invites last week, today is the day you know if you were selected at random! First, a background on the process. I deleted a few posts from people who had already got invites from other sources and a few posts on...
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Mon, Apr 9 2007 22:38

Need Your Opinions on ContentLink

I’ve had ContentLink running on the site since last week, and most of you have likely have not noticed it. I’ve only put it on archived help articles and such, but not much on my blog postings. I know that most of you are not fans of ContentLink, as I...
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Tue, Apr 3 2007 17:02

Update on Stolen Images from WebGuide4 Used In MediaPortal

Should it be any shock they never released this application? Your probably right though, nothing to hide on their part and clearly nothing was stolen in this coverup which resulted in no application being released. Update 3: Before commenting, remember...
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Tue, Apr 3 2007 10:34

MediaPortal Steals Images from WebGuide4 Developer (Rips Off Program)

Should it be any shock they never released this application? Your probably right though, nothing to hide on their part and clearly nothing was stolen in this coverup which resulted in no application being released. Update: MediaPortal Responds ! According...
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