Tag Archives | Media

More on the Tranquil PC M one Media Server

By on March 22, 2008 in Digital Media Receivers, Hardware

Lots of you have emailed asking for more information on the Tranquil PC M one Media Server, especially regarding controlling the server from your lounge. Firstly, the server utilises Sage TV’s Media Server software for Windows Home Server for its Live TV viewing, media recording and EPG service. The M one also comes bundled with a number [...]

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How To: Install Orb on Windows Home Server

By on March 20, 2008 in Digital Media Receivers, How to Guides, Media Streaming, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

If, like me, you have a long weekend coming up thanks to the Easter holiday, you may be looking for a project to work on with your home server. May I suggest working through the following How To developed by WGS forum member GaMeR, which walks you through installing Orb on your Windows Home Server system. [...]

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Add-In Update: TiVo Publisher 1.3

By on March 10, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

Rob Durfee has updated TiVo Publisher to version 1.3: This update adds the following features: FLAC, OGG, M4A (AAC unprotected) audio formats are now supported. Updated ffmpeg to newer release (2/5/2008, r11870). TagLib# library is now used to read audio file tags. Additional Video Metadata fields are now viewable on the TiVo (e.g., year, cast, [...]

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Add-In: Media Connect Controller

By on March 9, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

Brendan Grant has released a new add-in called Media Connect Controller, which allows you to share more of your shared folders to devices and computers around your home via Windows Media Connect. More Info: Media Connect Controller | Discuss

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The Media Center Show, With Ian Dixon and… Me.

By on February 28, 2008 in Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

It’s a shame that I’m on The Media Center show this week having to discuss the Windows Home Server data corruption bug, rather than other more inspiring aspects of life with Windows Home Server, but there you go. Big thanks to Ian for getting in touch to help us communicate what the bug is all about, [...]

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Welcome to Microsoft’s Steven Lindsay!

By on February 23, 2008 in Site Updates, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

Please give a big welcome to Steven Lindsay from Microsoft, who will be a resident expert here at We Got Served on many aspects of Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center technologies. I’ll let Steve introduce himself, but as well as being a self-confessed digital enthusiast, he’s part of Microsoft’s new Windows Champions initiative [...]

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Data Corruption Bug – The Media Center Show Interview

By on February 22, 2008 in Windows Home Server

Just got off the phone with Ian Dixon who interviewed me regarding the data corruption bug for next week’s Media Center Show. Whilst a few websites appear to have gone into meltdown regarding this week’s KB update, we both thought it was important to get some clarity back into the situation, as well destroy a couple [...]

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HP Moves MediaSmart Server Update Back to April

By on February 13, 2008 in Hardware, Software, Windows Home Server

We’ve just heard from HP that they will be moving their planned February update for the HP MediaSmart Server back a couple of months to early April due to the need for “additional testing”. The update, announced in early January, is set to bring a suite of new features to the MediaSmart Server, including enhanced media streaming [...]

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S1Digital to Launch Windows Home Server Hardware in 2008

By on February 7, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Chris Lanier points today to Ian Dixon’s Media Center Show this week, which has an interview with S1Digital’s Paul Heitlinger about their plans for 2008. I bumped into Paul at the Media Center Show dinner in Las Vegas at CES hosted, and he mentioned that S1 were planning to launch Windows Home Server hardware in 2008. [...]

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Zoostorm Silenced Windows Home Server

By on February 1, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Winning the February 2008 “Strangest Named Home Server” award, comes the Zoostorm Silenced Home Server, which is being made available in the UK by Zoostorm over at PC Nextday. Interestingly, the server is built within a compact AV enclosure, which keeps it cool and quiet and allows you to slot the system under the TV. Specs [...]

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