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The Media Center Show #182 – Home Server Addins

Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to the Home Server Show’s David McCabe about his top Windows Home Server addins including addins for enabling Windows Media Center integration. I have email on HD Home Run, Extender DVD playback and Sideshow...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 9:15 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show

Video of WebGuide Silverlight application from the Live Mesh desktop.

I noticed in a PDC session Doug Berrett had a Webguide icon amongst his Live Mesh shortcuts and as we have heard nothing about the future of Webguide I was very pleased to see this on10 video showing a demo of Webguide running as a Sliverlight app on...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 11:11 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Live Mesh

My Movies 2.48 and My Movies for Windows Home Server 1.00 Released

Brian Binnerup has updated My Movies to 2.48 and released the 1.0 version of My Movies for Windows Home Server , you can listen to Brian talking about his new application on The Media Center Show #176 . For installation and configuration instructions...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 9:51 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Addins

Tip on getting Media Center Extender sessions to play DVDs from Windows Home Server

Matt Pietrek has an interesting tip on his MSDN blog about getting ripped DVDs to stream from Windows Home Server to Media Center Extenders (in his case an Xbox 360), Matt kept getting "video decoder error". Where a lot of us would get frustrated...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2008 8:56 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Extenders for Windows Media Center

The Media Center Show #178 – Tranquil PC

Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to David Thompson of Manchester based Tranquil PC about their new Windows Home Server the SQA-5H , its is a Intel Atom powered cube based server with space for 5 drives and plenty of innovations including a one...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 12:14 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show, Podcasts

The Media Center Show #176 – My Movies

Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Brian Binnerup developer My Movies of one of the most popular application for Window Media Center. This week Brian released details of the new Windows Home Server version of the My Movies which includes features...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 12:02 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show

My Movies for Windows Home Server Available Now

Over the weekend I mentioned about My Movies for Windows Home Server and today Brian Binnerup has officially released the Windows Home Server addin , this is a server version of My Movies designed for Windows Home Server. It has features like folder monitoring...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 9:36 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

UK Windows Media Center / Digital Lifestyle Meetup

Would you be interesting in meeting like minded enthusiast at meetup next year? I am planning a event in the UK for Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and other digital lifestyle products enthusiast to meetup share tips and stories,see some of...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2008 8:45 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Meetup

New home for my Media Center system

I am not the most tidy of people and when building up a Media Center system over a period of time the cables and components have got a little messy so to help with the WAF I bought a new cabinet. I am currently using Windows Home Server, a home brew Media...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 10:17 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server and Media Center—All in one box

I often wish for an all in combination box of Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server, Adam Thursby and Philip Churchill both spotted a project to build a combined box based on two motherboard. It has two Micro ATX boards, one for Vista and one for...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 3:16 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

See the winner of Microsoft's Digital Home Makeover Competition

Back in March Microsoft announced a competition to win a digital home makeover complete with Media Center and Extenders. Microsoft have announced the winner and produced a video of the makeover. The home is now powered by Windows Media Center, Extenders...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 8:30 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Zune

Watch live streams of The Connected Home Day

You may remember Pete Stagman has put together a “Connected Home Day” in Boston, this is a free event showing novice computer users how to build and secure a home network, use Microsoft Media Center and use Windows Home Server. This Saturday you can watch...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 5:20 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

Tranquil to launch a Atom2 based Media Center System

I can't work out whether it's a Windows Media Center based system or just a "Media Center" system but Tranquil have caused a stir by fan less 7-HSG Atom2 powered Windows Home Server and a Media Center based system. I loved Tranquil's Windows Home Server...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 10:36 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

TV Manager 1.0 for Windows Home Server and Media Center

TV Manager is a Windows Home Server add-in that lets you move your recordings to your Windows Home Server for management and storage, something that I wish WHS had built in out of the box. Version 1 is out of beta and works with XP and Vista and is a...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 9:29 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

The Connected Home - A Full Day of Training

I keep meaning to mention this: Pete Stagman is putting together a “Connected Home Day” in Boston. It’s a free full day of training for the novice computer user. The event will be held at Microsoft’s North East Sales office in Waltham on September 13th...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 10:25 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

The Media Center Show #166 - HP on Windows Home Server Updates

Listen Here This week Microsoft put out Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server, this includes a fix for the data corruption bug, x64 support and extra backup features. Also HP put out an update for the HP MediaSmart Server so HP's Allen Buckner joins me...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 12:20 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show

Microsoft needs a coherent digital lifestyle strategy

While there has been a lot of talk about forthcoming TV features for Windows Media Center (I find it frustrating that some of the testers are breaking NDAs and giving out incorrect information while the rest of us wait for the NDAs to be lifted) and Charlie...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 4:56 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

More HP Webinars

HP are continuing their series of Webinars coving HP MediaSmart devices. Tomorrow (July 10th) Mike Garcen is the guest on a Webinar covering HP’s new MediaSmart Connect extender and July 17th & 22nd HP are presenting webinars on their MediaSmart Server...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 11:02 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, HP, Extenders for Windows Media Center

TV Manager (Beta) for Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server

On WeGotServed.co.uk they have details of a new plug in designed for Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center. The application called TV Manager is an addin or Windows Home Server that copies recordings from Media Center to Windows Home Server for...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 2:32 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

New Innoventions Dream Home Presents Tomorrow’s Connected Lifestyle at Disneyland Resort

Are you going to Disneyland Resort? If so make sure you checkout the new Dream Home, and I will be talking about the home on a future show: ANAHEIM, Calif., June 16, 2008 - Today, the Innoventions Dream Home became latest attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2008 11:50 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Microsoft Surface, Windows Vista

What is broken in your digital home?

Terry on WegotServed.co.uk is asking the age old question on how should our digital home solutions work better together. The main cause for complaint is the lack of integration between Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center, as discussed before...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2008 8:08 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

The Media Center Show #146 - Pasquale DeMaio (Microsoft) - Media Center Enthusiast

Listen Here This week on the show I have two interviews. The first interview is with Terry Walsh from WeGotServed.co.uk talking about the data corruption bug that has hit Windows Home Server and pointing out how to avoid it then I have Pasquale DeMaio...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2008 12:49 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show

Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ to get more entertainment hooks

According to Mary Jo Foley Windows Home Server is going to get more entertainment features: I’ve tracked down (thanks to sources) a couple of new bits, however. The next major version of Windows Home Server is codenamed “Vail,” I hear...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2008 9:01 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

New Blog and forum: Microsoft Coder's Media Life

Please welcome to TheDigitalLifestyle.com Microsoft's Steve Lindsay . Steve is to 'Champion' Media Center and Home Server for several communities and TheDigitalLifestyle.com is one of them. Steve is going to be answering questions in the forums and writing...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2008 8:32 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

Recorded TV Manager to help with Media Center and WHS integration?

As I blogged about here at the moment there is no easy way to link Media Center and Home server without some heavy config work. But according to Philip Churchill Windows Home Server blog Recorded TV Manager could be an answer. This is a addin for Windows...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2008 8:30 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

How do you integrate Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center in your home setup?

smicale in the forums asks how other uses are integrating Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center in their home setups. I am interested to hear how people are using the systems to distribute their content around their home. One of the problems with...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2008 5:24 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server

The Media Center Show #140 - CES Interviews

By Ian Dixon (18mb 53mins 40sec) Vote for the show on Podcast Alley Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS Back with a full show after my CES trip and this is my first batch of interviews from CES. I have Todd Headrick from...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2008 12:55 PM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, Windows Home Server, The Media Center Show, CES

CES Day 2 Round Up

So another packed day at CES. This morning I talked to Todd Headrick from the Windows Home Server team about a year of Windows Home Server and what the newly announced Windows Home Server Power Pack is all about. I talked to Ricavision about the new Sideshow...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2008 8:46 AM by Ian Dixon

Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, CES

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The Media Center Show #182 – Home Server Addins

Video of WebGuide Silverlight application from the Live Mesh desktop.

My Movies 2.48 and My Movies for Windows Home Server 1.00 Released

Tip on getting Media Center Extender sessions to play DVDs from Windows Home Server

The Media Center Show #178 – Tranquil PC

The Media Center Show #176 – My Movies

My Movies for Windows Home Server Available Now

UK Windows Media Center / Digital Lifestyle Meetup

New home for my Media Center system

Windows Home Server and Media Center—All in one box

See the winner of Microsoft's Digital Home Makeover Competition

Watch live streams of The Connected Home Day

Tranquil to launch a Atom2 based Media Center System

TV Manager 1.0 for Windows Home Server and Media Center

The Connected Home - A Full Day of Training

The Media Center Show #166 - HP on Windows Home Server Updates

Microsoft needs a coherent digital lifestyle strategy

More HP Webinars

TV Manager (Beta) for Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server

New Innoventions Dream Home Presents Tomorrow’s Connected Lifestyle at Disneyland Resort

What is broken in your digital home?

The Media Center Show #146 - Pasquale DeMaio (Microsoft) - Media Center Enthusiast

Windows Home Server ‘Vail’ to get more entertainment hooks

New Blog and forum: Microsoft Coder's Media Life

Recorded TV Manager to help with Media Center and WHS integration?

How do you integrate Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center in your home setup?

The Media Center Show #140 - CES Interviews

CES Day 2 Round Up