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This week Microsoft’s Jessica Zahn returns to the show to talk about the new music and discovery features in the Zune software and the Zune website, Jessica also talks about new subscription model with the Zune. I have some great tips for getting Media Center content on to an iPod, email and a roundup of the news

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Show Times:

00:50 Coming up this week
01:52 Email: How to get Media Center content on to an iPod
04:50 Fix Zune AC3 issues with DVRMStoWMV
06:32 Video: TunerFree MCE on a Windows 7 Netbook
06:43 Live Mesh in a Car
07:36 Windows Media Center’s New Pictures + Videos Features in Windows 7
08:03 Zune Services coming to TV, PC and Mobile?
09:06 How to automatically download and import HD to Windows Media Center
10:32 Welcome to Jessica
12:00 New music discovery features
14:31 Podcasts in the Zune marketplace
15:55 Multiple Computers
18:00 New subscription model
21:09 Friends
26:00 MixView on the web
29:54 Zune Windows Software
33:17 We want the Zune in Media Center
35:40 Zune Originals
37:03 Zune.net
39:05 Zune Insiders
40:30 What do you think of the audio?

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

This weeks Media Center show is the return on Chris Lanier, The Custom Integrator Show hits show 3 and there has been a ton of great content on the site

• Backing Up Your Mac to Windows Home Server
• Hauppauge Working With Microsoft on Windows 7 HD-PVR Support
• Remember a time before Windows Media Center?
• Video: HP TX2 TouchSmart Notebook Unboxing
• Video: TunerFree MCE on a Windows 7 Netbook
• New Sony Vaio P Series Now Shipping
• Had that laptop for a while, how good is the battery really?
• Episode 18-Welcome the Co-host!
• The Custom Integrator Show Installment 003 is Live
• The Home Server Show 35 - Before you Install
• Live Mesh in a Car
• Windows Media Center’s New Pictures + Videos Features in Windows 7
• TunerFree MCE adds even more awesomeness, goes full screen
• My connected home, pt. 2

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This week Media Center blogger and TGB mod Chris Lanier joins me in an interview recorded a few weeks ago he talks of his disappointment with TV Pack, the Enthusiasts verses Custom Installer debate and this thoughts on Windows 7. I also have your email and news items.

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Show Times:

00:50 Coming up this week
01:30 Email: Recorded TV on a iPod?
03:50 Email: Zune and AC3 audio problems
05:00 Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 Beta Now Available
05:24 The Custom Integrator Show Installment 002
05:47 Microsoft splits Zune team in two, will there be better Media Center Integration?
06:55 Microsoft looking for sports bloggers for Media Center feedback
07:27 Hauppauge Working With Microsoft on Windows 7 HD-PVR Support
08:12 Remember a time before Windows Media Center?
09:00 New blogs
09:29 Welcome back to Chris Lanier
10:24 TV Pack issues
14:00 Release issues
16:05 Why have a TV pack?
17:30 Who is Media Center for?
20:00 Release schedules
24:33 What is the future of Media Center?
27:34 Windows Media Center CE?
31:00 CableCard
35:00 DirecTV
43:00 Custom Installers
44:19 Windows 7
51:05 The blog
51:33 See you next week
Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Time for a post round up. Instalment two of The Custom Integrator Show is out, this weeks Media Center Show is about Next Gen Remote Control and there has been great posts from [tdl] bloggers

• Big Screen EPG (3rd Party EPG Tool for Windows 7) coming soon
• Episode 17
• Ooops! Looks like the homeservershow.com forgot to do a backup!
• Update on RadioTime for 64bit Windows
• DVRMSToolBox to work with Windows 7
• Hulu / Internet TV for Media Center coming soon with SecondRun.TV
• The Ultimate Enthusiast Windows Media Center Competition 2009
• How to Subscribe to The Digital Lifestyle.com
• February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
• Gizmodo test Windows Media Player 12 and Play To
• Media Browser – The AWESOME continues!
• You wanted it, you've been waiting for it, it's finally coming? Hulu for MCE
• Media Center Integrator Alliance Sponsors Media Center University at EHX Spring 2009
• Gizmodo take a look at Windows 7 Media Center
• The Media Center Show #193 – NGRC: Next Generation Remote Control
• Exclusive - Hulu in TunerFree MCE !
• New HP MediaSmart Home Servers
• Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 Beta Now Available
• The Home Server Show 34 - Interview with Via on the A1000, A2000 and NSD-7800
• The Custom Integrator Show Installment 002
• Microsoft splits Zune team in two, will there be better Media Center Integration?
• We need a Flash transcoder
• Microsoft Retail stores, a good idea?
• The real reason why the Media Center TV pack update was OEM only?
• Windows Media Center & WinMo ad

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This week I am talking to Oliver Schulze developer of NGRC (Next Generation Remote Control) a web based remote control solution for Windows Media Center which works great on an iPhone. Oliver explains the open source project works and explains some of the features. I also have email and a round up of the news

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Show Times:

00:50 Coming up
01:29 Email: Temperature Sensors
02:05 Email: More on sensors
02:35 Email: Zune / Media Center sync problem
03:36 New Blogger: 1st Post on the Digital Lifestyle
04:15 The Custom Integrator Show #1 – Welcome
04:43 CEA Finalists for 2009 Mark of Excellence Awards
05:12 Microsoft document new Windows Media Center listing format
05:44 Windows 7 HomeGroup Tip: Sharing additional Recorded TV locations
07:07 DVRMSToolBox to work with Windows 7
07:42 Hulu / Internet TV for Media Center coming soon with SecondRun.TV
08:22 The Ultimate Enthusiast Windows Media Center Competition 2009
08:51 February 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista
09:19 Follow me Twitter
09:50 How to Subscribe to The Digital Lifestyle.com
10:00 Welcome to Oliver Schulze
10:11 Oliver’s background
12:10 NGRC
17:04 Control Media Center and Extenders
18:00 How it works
26:08 Open Source project
32:27 Customizing
37:54 Oliver’s blog
39:55 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

It’s been very busy at The Digital Lifestyle.com this last week, we have a new blogger: Windows Home Server MVP and author Andrew Ednery. Andrew has written books on Home Server and on Media Center and will be a great addition to the site. This week we launched the first instalment of The Custom Integrator Show a show for Custom Integrators installing Windows Media Center based systems, I think enthusiast will also enjoy the very detailed content Derek Flickinger the host of show brings. I know I am enjoying co-hosting the show with him, instalment one is out now and instalment two will be out Friday.

Derek was also the guest on this weeks The Media Center Show where he explains his background and the differences between an enthusiast install and a custom install. This week I also posted a couple of Windows 7 videos feature videos.

Here are a selection of posts from me and the other bloggers in the last 7 days:

• Video: Windows 7 Feature Focus: HomeGroup in Windows Media Center

• TunerFree MCE updated to version 2.1

• Video: Windows 7 Feature Focus: Windows Media Center

• Xbox update to fix HDMI Audio issues

• Silicon Mountain Atom-based Allio Lite LCD TV-PC

• S1Digital Product Updates

• Add-In: Windows Home Server Router Control

• Microsoft Announce Windows 7 SKUs

• Video: Windows 7 Feature Focus: Play To

• Get Hauppauge's HD-PVR to work with Windows Media Center

• The Media Center Show #192 – Custom Integrators

• Cover Flow in Media Center?

• The Custom Integrator Show #1 – Welcome

• RadioTime on 64bit Windows

• 1st Post on the Digital Lifestyle

• The Home Server Show 33 - Should you Build or Buy Windows Home Server

• Add Channel Logos to Windows 7 MC Guide

• Microsoft document new Windows Media Center listing format

• Windows 7 HomeGroup Tip: Sharing additional Recorded TV locations

• Cheap and free home theatre hacks

• First look at Boxee

A couple of videos and podcasts out in the last week, plus lots of other content on site. Please take The Digital Lifestyle.com survey, not that many of you have yet so please take it, your feedback is very valuable!

I am also looking for suggestions on what to do for the 200th edition of The Media Center Show, let me know what you think. Here are a selection of posts from the last 7 days:

• Integrators Get Opportunity to Influence Windows 7 Media Center
• Media Center and iTV application: Lots of promise but don’t get your hopes up
• The Digital Lifestyle.com Survey + giveaway
• The Media Center Show #191 – Vidabox and Netbooks
• Media Center University at EHX
• Video Resume finally a reality
• The Home Server Show 32 - Add-In Review Recorded TV Manager
• Video: Review of Atomic Systems’ iStyle Media Center PC
• Windows 7 Beta 2 – nope, RC is next!
• Video: Windows 7 running on a iStyle Media Center system