Archive for September, 2008
Install XBMC on Your AppleTV
XBMC is a fast growing media center application. It is building a user base by playing almost any format and because it is being ported to different platforms. Over at the XBMC forums there are directions on installing XBMC on your AppleTV. AppleTV is nice for Apple content but if you want to make it [...]
WMC and WHS Together in One Box
Windows Home Server users would love to have Windows Media Center features built in. One user has takin the idea to the next level by combining a Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center box into one. The project is basically two computers built into one case. The operate completely seperate with their own hard [...]
Tivo Getting a New Interface
Tivo is getting a interface update. I personally don’t use Tivo but the new interface looks really nice. Looks like it took some ideas from Media Center and Front Row. There were some videos on youtube but they were pulled. Check out Gizmodo for the videos they have.
ThermalTake does Refrigerent Cooling
ThermalTake has a new computer case out that gets the cooling job done with refrigerent. The diagram above shows how it works. I personally love this idea. Back when I was working on my mineral oil computer I had a dream of adding freon and a compressor for cooling. After seeing this case I might [...]
Windows Home Server as a Porn Blocker
As more and more kids take to the internet it is a challenge for parents to keep them off sites not age appropriate. Joe DiFiglia of Computing on Demand has a nice tutorial on setting up your Windows Home Server as a free proxy. With your Windows Home Server acting as a proxy you can [...]
Windows 7 Preview Videos
There are some preview videos of the new Windows 7 being posted. The video embeded above is of the glowing start menu when you hover over it. LifeHacker has addional videos like calculator, stickies and new Media Player. Not much new exciting things but it does show Microsoft is working on improving functionality of Windows [...]
Windows Media Center Going Headless?
Chris Lanier posted about a tip that Windows Media Center might be going headless. I think this is great that Microsoft is looking at ways to get the features of Windows Media Center to users without having another computer in the house. When you start looking at Media Center as a family digital media center, [...]
Sony BDP-S300 for less than $200
The Sony BDP-S300 has dropped below the $200 price point. Sony is going to sell a lot of units if they keep hitting this price point. I wonder how the other manufacters are going to compete. It’s on sale at Amazon while supplies last so be fast with that order.
(via EngadgetHD)
Build the Popcorn Hour into Your MediaSmart Server
A member of the MediaSmart Server community has stuffed a popcorn hour into his MediaSmart Server case. Not only is this a very cool idea, he did a great job with customizing the case. He did loose one of the four drive bays with the mod. Like he said 3TB of storage should be alright. [...]
BeyondTV Adds Placeshifting
SnapStream the creators of BeyondTV have added placeshifting to it’s newest beta. The cool thing about this is it uses Microsoft’s Silverlight for doing so. Silverlight is what powered the Olympic online coverage. If you’re not familiar with BeyondTV it is Media Center application that allows you to record TV and organize your [...]
