Tag Archives | Media Center

Add-In Update: TV Manager v1.01

By on September 22, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

TV Manager receives a new update, bringing new features to the popular add-in.

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IFA 2008: Toshiba Qosmio G50 With Gesture Control

By on August 30, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Media Center

Touchscreens are like so last year.

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How To: Play DVD’s in Windows Media Center Stored On Your Windows Home Server

By on July 10, 2008 in How to Guides, Media Streaming, Software, Windows, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1, Windows Media Center

Recently, I began ripping my DVD collection to my WHS Videos folder. My plan was to be able to view them from Vista Media Center.So I ripped/copied several of them over to my WHS, fired up VMC and became frustrated quickly because I could not find a way to point VMC over to my WHS folder. Grrrr!

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Media Center University Expands Again

By on July 8, 2008 in Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

Microsoft is certain that it wants to reach out to professional consumer electronics installers. Microsoft hosted a program called Media Center University at the Spring Electronic House Expo in Orlando last April as part of an effort to educate professional CE installers about the potential of Media Center in professional installations.

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Controlling Media Center From Your Windows Mobile Device

By on July 8, 2008 in Software, Windows Media Center

Ever heard of Windows SideShow? No? You’re not alone. I’ve been using Vista since it was first released to the public and I never even noticed that it was in the Control Panel. Perhaps because Microsoft has let it take a backseat in the Vista world and there has been very little hardware released to [...]

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Salutations!

By on July 6, 2008 in Site Updates, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

My name is Matt Miller. You are going to be seeing my name popping up around here quite a bit in the future so I wanted to take some space to introduce myself.

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Hello from Across The Pond

By on July 5, 2008 in Site Updates, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

Hi! I’m Jim Clark – I will be delivering Windows Media Center news, insights, rumors, guides, reviews, and whatever else related to Media Center, or MC for short. Here’s a little more about me.

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Win a $10,000 Digital Home Makeover From Microsoft

By on March 25, 2008 in Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

As part of the launch of the new Windows Media Center v2 Extenders, Microsoft are holding a competition in which one lucky winner can have their digital lives transformed from their current frustrated, disconnected experience to a digital enthusiast’s dream with $10,000 worth of new kit, including  a new PC with Windows Media Center, Extenders [...]

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Integrating Windows Home Server with Windows Media Center

By on August 16, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

Many of you will be using your Windows Home Server as a digital media hub, in conjunction with home computers, or networked media devices around the house. I have a Netgear Digital Entertainer now safely installed under the TV in my lounge which, after a little bit of playing around with Guest permissions on WHS, [...]

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Media Center Integration With Windows Home Server – Your Ideas?

By on July 18, 2007 in WHS v2, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

Jess Zahn, a Program Manager on the Media Center team at Microsoft, does a fantastic job of enagaging with the WMC community over at The Green Button in the Ask Jessica area of TGB’s forum. Today, Jess is looking for your ideas on how Media Center should integrate with Windows Home Server. She writes: Your [...]

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