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Netflix “Watch Now” Coming to Windows Phone 7
As more Windows Phone 7 details come out it looks like Microsoft is listening to the market and going to offer a good product. They demoed a Netflix app with Watch Now. Since the development for Windows Phone 7 will be based on Silverlight getting the app to work probably wasn’t too difficult. [...]
Ceton’s Quad CableCard Tuner Up For Pre-Sale
Ceton’s quad CableCard tuner for Windows Media Center is up for pre-sale. This is good news since lots of media center fans have been waiting. The card is $478 which isn’t bad for what it can do. You can record 4 shows at once using a single cablecard. It also has [...]
More Details on the Microsoft Courier
There were a lot more details about the Microsoft Courier. Well maybe not a lot of details because I still want to know more. The device looks really cool and I wish there was a release date and price. The device is small, like the size of a 5×7 photo. Engadget [...]
In The Movies 2 for Windows Media Center
In The Movies 2.0 is a cool plug-in for Windows Media Center. It gives you movie info and times in your area. It fits into Windows Media Center and works with extenders The one big thing it’s missing is trailers for the movies. For $5.99 it needs to include that. [...]
Extenders Aren’t Dead for Windows Media Center?
Are you wondering where all the Windows Media Center extenders went to? Ben Drawbaugh over at EngadgetHD gives some explanation as to why they aren’t here right now. It covers the history of when Windows Media Center editions were released and when extenders came out. Extenders always came after the launch of [...]
Create Panoramic Photos with Windows Live Photo and Image Composite Editor
I thought this was a nice tutorial on using Windows software to make panoramic photos. You’ll need Windows 7 and you should have the gallery downloaded and installed. It’s pretty simple but something that most basic Windows users don’t know about about. I have embedded a video below or you can visit [...]
Microsoft Announced Windows Phone 7 Series
It’s been a long time coming but Microsoft has announced the Windows Phone 7 Series. This is a huge improvement over their Windows Mobile OS and something they needed to compete in the smartphone market today. The OS looks really good and they will start to control what hardware the OS can run [...]
Windows Home Server Health Plug-in Updated
Windows Home Server plug-in health has been updated with some new additions and bug fixes. This plug-in allows you to view health status for your Windows Home Server from mobile devices. Devices like iPhone, iPod Touch, Android and Palm Pre. It reads it’s data from the health.xml file. This is a [...]
Zune Remote Control with Windows Media Center
Using the Zune remote control is as easy as changing a registry value. Now you will still need to have a IR receiver on your computer. If you already have a media center remote then you most likely have one. The plus to using the Zune remote is its simple layout. [...]
Zune HD Gets a Price Drop
Looks like Amazon is giving a little price break on the Zune HD models. It’s $30 to $40 off depending on model. While I haven’t had the luxury of using the new Zunes, wish I could, I have heard many good things about them. If you’re in the market for a MP3 [...]
