This week on the show long term listener Brian Frost talks photo tagging and how to get the most of your photos in Windows Media Center. Brian has some great tips on the methods and tools to make the most of your photo collection.  I posted Brian’s tips on the TDL Wiki

I have the weeks news and details of the the new app store for Windows Media Center: MadeforMediaCenter.com

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Links from this weeks show

• Port your recording schedule from Vista MC (pre-TV Pack) to Windows 7 upgrade
• BBC announces timetable for Freeview HD signal availability
• Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 coming next week
• Sky Player live in Windows Media Center
• Introducing MadeforMediaCenter – The app store for Windows Media Center
• MadeforMediaCenter.com Q&A
• Tips & tricks for perfect photo tagging

Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

I want to introduce a project that has been consuming a lot of my time over the last few weeks: MadeforMediaCenter.com. Made for Media Center is an app store for Windows Media Center. Developed with fellow MVP Andrew Cherry of Digital Living Solutions the app store aims to brings together the fantastic selection 3rd party Windows Media Center applications and make them available directly in the 10 foot UI.

As well as being available in the Media Center UI there is also a web based version where you can browse, search and download the applications. The site is in private beta at the moment and we are looking for developers to help test the system and start submitting apps, then we will open a public beta.

The first phase of the rollout will focus on free apps and we will look at paid applications at a later date

Here are some of the features:

• 10 foot native Windows Media Center UI for searching and installing applications
• Web based app store with category and full text searching
• Notifications of application updates
• Community rating and reviews
• Featured apps
• Application publisher accounts with stats
• Social networking features

The site is open for browsing and you can request a user account, we will be approving accounts over a period of time during the beta stage. You can also follow 4MediaCenter on twitter for updates and news

Here are some screenshots

This week on the show I have Dustin Anderson from Vision Audio winners of the 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Installer competition. Vision Audio installed a fantastic solution at a home in Texas with over 30 audio zone and 13 displays. Dustin will be explaining why they selected Windows Media Center and how talks about the components used in the installation.I catch up on email and look at the news items making the blogs.

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Links from this weeks show

• ATI Forum
• Super-simple, no config commercial removal in Windows 7
• ATI cards "struggling" with HD channels in Windows 7 Media Center
• Digital Cable Advisor Tool has been released
• Zune HD 4.3 Firmware details
• New games for Zune HD
• BBC’s DRM Plan blocked
• Windows 7 Ultimate Installer Content Winner

Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to