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Microsoft Debuts Mediaroom

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

I was a little confused by the name of the product, which half-sounded like a virtual press area (they were announcing it from a trade show after all) and also somewhat Media-Center-ish. The new platform is really just the next iteration of their Microsoft IPTV software, and the new features include the ability to share [...]

The Media Center Show Extra #9 CES Part 4

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Over on The Media Center Show Extra site I have posted Show #9.
This is the final Extra show from CES 2007, and on this show I talked to Jonathan Sass from Simplifi Digital. We look at their Media Center Expander card that enables you to have AV devices going directly in to Media Center and [...]

The Windows Home Server Forums open

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

I am really excited about Windows Home Server, I think its going to be a great product for people like me with multiple PCs in the home. I am going to be talking about it on The Media Center Show in the future and have opened a new set of forums to discuss Home Server.
There [...]

Win Pamela Pro and mcePhone with The Media Center Show Community Forums

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

I have a new give away on The Media Center Show community forums. Each week I will be giving away a copy of Pamaela Pro + mcePhone Bundle worth €29,95
I will be awarding the software to the post of the week. It could be for helping someone out or posting info of a your TV card config. [...]

I Just Met Bill Gates

Monday, January 8th, 2007

Just met Bill Gates! Yes it true, as part of the Vista labs I am on at CES with Microsoft we whent on a trip to the Microsoft partner paviloin showing partner invovation. While we were there Bill Gates turned up and got to chat with him for a while. There was a wide range [...]

Welcome to the new Media Center Show Community

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

I have updated my forums to the latest version of the Community Server and decided to put some effort in improving the content and the interaction with the community.
So first off is a new RSS feed and blog for The Media Center Show Extra, I will be updating this with new content soon.The forums have [...]

The Media Center Show Awards 2006 are go!

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

I have posted the vote page for the Media Center Show Awards 2006.
The aim of the awards is to highlight and give some recognition to the great work done by the Media Center community.
There are category’s for:

Best Media Center Utility
Best Online Spotlight Applications
Best Communication Tool
Best Community Resource
Best Hardware Manufacturer
Best Enthusiast Blog
Best Microsoft Media Center Blog
Best [...]

Your feedback on The Media Center Show Extra

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

So I have done two episodes of The Media Center Show Extra and wanted to get your feedback.
First off do you like the idea of an extra show? If so what would you like to see on the show.
What format should it be in? (Youtube, direct download etc)

Go to this survey page and let me [...]

Origamis to get Softlead! (ie Extender)

Friday, April 7th, 2006

DIV>When the Origami project was announced I immediately thought they would be great if they could operate as a Extender for Windows Media Center, so you could watch your recorded TV on it, live tv, music etc.
 
Well it looks like that wish is coming true and suddenly I am thinking about getting one.
CE Pro have the [...]

Coming up this week

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Coming up this week on the Media Center Show

Why Media Center does not need a 60% re-write
Windows Media Center Presentation Layer
Email in to the show
Other Media Center news

And special guest Mark Weinberg - General Manager at Microsoft’s eHome group, responsible for the Media Center core features team