Multimedia-PCs

http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/07/21/1046591.aspx
Chris Lanier wrote a nice guide on the codec needed for Vista Media Center. If your going to setup a Vista Media Center I would suggest reading through it so you don’t run into problems later.

http://mymce.wordpress.com/2007/06/24/how-to-play-ripped-dvds-on-vista-media-center/Some people don’t want to have a Divx copy of their DVDs on their hard drive. By converting the DVD you do lose quality and the special features of the DVD. With a simple registry hack you can get Vista MCE to recognize and play audio_ts and video_ts files. The will get [...]

http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2007/05/14/2632164.aspx
I went to the site thinking that this would be pretty cool to do from my phone. After reading for a few minutes quickly realized I would rather spend the money on an actual remote. If you have time and some money to buy for the programs give it a try.

thegreenbutton.comDo you want up grade to Vista but want your original xbox to access your media files? Take a look at this thread that will walk you through the steps so your xbox can still get all of those digital files. I haven’t tried it but it doesn’t look that difficult.

www.informationweek.com
According to a InformationWeek article, Vista will help TV tuner sales. I for one hope this does help people become aware of what Windows Media Center can offer. From the article:
By 2011, 50.8 million PC-TV tuners will be sold worldwide, generating $3.1 billion in revenue, In-Stat predicts.
But you really can’t just focus [...]

People that have been using Windows Vista know that the start menu is a circle and not a square like it use to be. But the circle doesn’t stop with Vista OS. It is on new keyboards, and Media Center remotes. I’m not sure anyone cares but it must there to show [...]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/26/can_your_pc_really_handle_vista/index.html
This is a nice write up of what to look at when installing Windows Vista on a cheap computer. I have posted a few things about cheap computer lately. My mom and brother are wanting cheap computers. To them a $300 computer is all they really need. But why install Windows [...]

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/Vista/vista_tv.asp
Some of you might have a Pinnacle card. Or some might be thinking about buying a Pinnacle card. The link above has info on your Pinnacle card and if it will work with your upcoming vista upgrade. It looks like they are working hard to make sure all their stuff is Vista [...]

http://movies.apple.com/movies/us/apple/getamac/apple-getamac-security_480×376.mov
Well here is the latest get a Mac commercial. Attacking the way Vista handles security. If you liked the rest of the get a Mac commercials check it out.

Lifehacker and Gizmodo posted their Windows Vista score. So I thought I would post mine. This is my work computer. Pentium D, 3GB of memory, 160GB hard drive. The graphics card is what’s hurting me. Since it’s my work computer and I don’t play games for a living I couldn’t [...]