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Control Windows Media Center With Windows Phone 7

By Terry Walsh on May 25, 2010 in News, Video Clips, Windows Media Center

Windows Phone 7 application brings full Media Center remote control features, metadata, ratings and sleeve art to your handset.

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Transform Windows Home Server Vail Into a Media Center, Part 3

By Jim Clark on May 24, 2010 in Software, TV, Video, WHS v2, windows 7, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

In Part 1 of turning your Vail machine into a media center, I took a look at installing VMware server in Vail and installing Windows 7 as a virtual guest OS. In Part 2, I tried VMware workstation. This time, I look at VirtualBox.

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UK Apple iPad Orders Now Shipping

By Terry Walsh on May 22, 2010 in News, Slate

The wait is almost over – iPads are on their way to the UK, but will they arrive before Friday?

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Transform Windows Home Server Vail Into a Media Center, Part 2

By Jim Clark on May 22, 2010 in Software, TV, Video, WHS v2, windows 7, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

In Part 1 of turning your Vail machine into a media center, I took a look at installing VMware server in Vail and installing Windows 7 as a virtual guest OS. This time, I look at VMware workstation.

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Hands On: Netgear XAVB1004 Powerline Adapter Kit

By Jim Clark on May 22, 2010 in Hardware, Networking, Networking Reviews, News, Reviews

Some time ago, I started having streaming problems with my Linksys powerline Ethernet adapter. Being a WGS blogger, I even got to vent by writing a few articles on my trials and tribulations. A suggestion from one of the readers mentioned a device called MoCA, which eventually turned into the acquisition of Netgear XAVB1004 powerline adapter kit for a review.

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Coming Soon: Popcorn Hour C-200 Hands On Review

By Terry Walsh on May 21, 2010 in Site Updates

2009 Reader’s Award Winner for Best Digital Media Receiver lands at WGS for review. Check out our thoughts next week!

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Hands On: TP-Link TL-PA201 200Mbps Powerline Starter Kit

By Terry Walsh on May 21, 2010 in Networking Reviews, Reviews

TP-Link’s Powerline Starter Kit solves a common networking headache for less than £50. Sound like a bargain? Check out our hands-on review.

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SageTV 7 Public Beta Released

By Terry Walsh on May 21, 2010 in News, Software

SageTV have announced the availability of SageTV 7 Public beta. Check out what’s new and where to get it!

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Google TV Will Need Well Integrated Devices, Apps to Succeed

By Terry Walsh on May 21, 2010 in Digital Media Receivers, News, TV

Google, Sony, Intel, Logitech and Dish Network have come together to create Google TV, an Android-based platform to bring online video and apps to a swathe of devices. But they’ll need to nail a world class user experience across hardware, software, services and content to succeed where Apple and Microsoft have failed.

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