This week I am talking to WGS blogger Jim Clark about his writing on Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center. Jim writes some great detailed articles and has long history with computers (back to the XT days!).

I also have a round up of the weeks news and email.

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:04 Email: Media Center Forums
02:40 Videos of Netflix in Windows Media Center
03:00 Media Center Addin: TunerFree PVR
04:02 Vista Application to Hide Media Center Menu Strips
04:30 Windows Audio Changer for Windows Media Center
05:20 Welcome to the Home Server Blog
06:01 Ben Drawbaugh on the future of Home Server with Media Center
06:42 Metrological's Mediaconnect TV points to a PC based CE future?
08:09 Service Pack 2 for Vista available to download
08:44 The Custom Integrator Show Installment 00F
09:21 Welcome to Jim Clark
12:00 Using a LCD display with Windows Home Server
17:42 Jim’s background
23:00 Windows 7 testing
27:00 Windows Vista
28:35 32bit v 64bit
30:18 Virtual machines
35:50 Jim’s posts
47:35 Jim’s most used addins
48:12 Media Center Health Monitor
1:02:00 Codec support
1:08:00 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

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

It’s a day late but here it is anyway this weeks post round up. There was a lot of talk about Extenders last week and I think its a device type under threat from lack of support by manufactures, Microsoft and maybe customers. This week on [tmcs] I talked to Windows 7, Powerline and HD Homerun and on The Custom Integrator Show we finished talking networking. Also launched this weeks was the TDL Home Server blog and we are looking for contributors for the blog

• Ben Drawbaugh on the future of Home Server with Media Center
• How to add Windows Home Server shared folders to Live Mesh
• How to install the WHS addin for Windows Media Center
• Vista Application to Hide Media Center Menu Strips
• Media Center Addin: TunerFree PVR
• Videos of Netflix in Windows Media Center
• Microsoft Opens the Curtain for Netflix in Windows Media Center
• Netflix comes to Windows Media Center
• HP Confirms Discontinuation of MediaSmart TV and Connect Receiver
• Charlie Owen moves on from Media Center

This week I am talking to Garry Whittaker and Jason Coombs in a recording of a live session we did a couple of weeks ago. We talk topics like streaming, Windows 7, Powerline networking and HD Homerun

I also have a round up of the weeks news and email

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up
01:15 Virtual PC and Windows Home Server?
02:53 Report predicts 85% compounded annual growth rate of Media Center systems through 2013
03:57 Big Screen EPG for Windows 7 – Public Beta Program Now Open
04:11 Linksys Discontinuing Media Center Extender DMA-2100
06:12 Windows Media Center Internet TV Beta 2 is Live
06:29 Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 Release Candidate Now Available
06:52 Charlie Owen moves on from Media Center
07:34 The Windows Media Center Ultimate Enthusiast Contest 2009 Vote
08:10 Podcast: The Custom Integrator Show Installment 00E
08:32 Netflix comes to Windows Media Center
09:40 Welcome back to Garry
10:12 How to fix streaming issues
17:49 Drivers and Windows 7 installs
23:09 Windows Media Center Addin for Windows Home Server
25:29 HD Homerun – now working with Windows 7
27:56 Powerline networking
30:00 Welcome to Jason
41:17 Using Easy Transfer Wizard
47:55 Upgrading to Windows 7
50:27 Live Mesh
58:00 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

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

Here is a roundup of posts from the last week. On Sunday I published the finalists for the Windows Media Center Ultimate Installer contest, there are some great setups so take a look at the entries and vote HERE.  On The Media Center Show I talked to Tim Cutting from Niveus about the new ZONE product range and on The Custom Integrator Show we talked networking.

• Tip: Adding items to Extras Start Menu in Windows 7
• Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 Release Candidate Now Available
• Windows Media Center Internet TV Beta 2 is Live
• Linksys Discontinuing Media Center Extender DMA-2100
• Yammm - Yet Another Media Meta Manager
• Multiple tuners, Windows 7 RC and channel merging
• Theme7MC.com from Hack7MC
• Big Screen EPG for Windows 7 – Public Beta Program Now Open
• Report predicts 85% compounded annual growth rate of Media Center systems through 2013
• BBC video on Microsoft’s Future home
• Great Guide on How to install a CableCARD tuner in your DIY Media Center
• Streaming Media in Windows 7 – network settings
• Engineering Windows 7 blog talks Media Streaming with Windows 7
• Windows 7 on track for 2009
• How are you finding Windows 7 RC?

This week I am talking to Tim Cutting co-found of Niveus Media makes of high end Media Center systems about their new ZONE line of affordable Media Center systems that could interest enthusiasts as well as custom installers

I also have a round up of the weeks news

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Show Times:

00:30 Coming up this week
01:15 Hack to make your PC OCUR compliant
02:10 Upcoming features for Media Browser
02:40 Podcast: The Custom Integrator Show Installment 00D
03:20 Windows 7 on track for 2009
04:03 How are you finding Windows 7 RC?
04:59 Engineering Windows 7 blog talks Media Streaming with Windows 7
05:55 Streaming Media in Windows 7 – network settings
06:35 Forums , chat room and wiki
07:40 Follow me on Twitter
07:47 Welcome to Tim
09:08 Background on Niveus
11:21 High end streaming
12:12 The new ZONE line
18:54 ZONE specs
23:09 Wireless / wired
27:00 Movie Browser
29:13 CableCARD ready
32:50 Using Tivo with a ZONE
36:24 Niveus ZONE community
45:16 Windows 7
48:47 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

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

I skipped doing a postround up last week due to work/life getting in the way of blogging so here is this weeks round up of posts from the last week. The Media Center Show was a recording of the TDL coffee morning and The Custom Integrator Show focused on Network hardware. Here are some of the other posts from last week:

• Episode 29: More Cable Card and New Toys
• Preview of new Media Browser Features
• Upcoming features for Media Browser
• Hack to make your PC OCUR compliant
• Testers needed for new Media Center app: TubeCore - PlayOn/TVersity front end
• Demo: Syncing from Windows Media Center to your Windows Mobile Phone
• Samsung Q1 up and running with Windows 7 and sound!
• Recording programs that are off the air

This week I have a recording of the TDL coffee morning from a couple of weeks ago where I was joined by Garry Whitiker, Adam Thursby, Josh Pollard and Jon Dickinson and we chatted about a range of topics including Windows 7 beta testing.

Since recording the session my HD Homerun issues with Windows 7 are now fixed and the Windows 7 release candidate is out.

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Show Times:

00:27 Coming up this week
02:00 Checkout the forums
02:20 Members adventure blog
02:39 Windows 7 update
03:00 Problems with the Nova-t 500 and Windows 7
04:00 Samsung Q1 up and running with Windows 7 and sound!
04:27 Streaming Media in Windows 7 – Streaming your collection over the Internet
05:25 DivX Solution for MKV in Windows 7
06:25 Demo: Syncing from Windows Media Center to your Windows Mobile Phone
06:40 Welcome to the coffee morning
07:28 HD Homerun
10:34 Signal Strength in Windows 7
16:10 Welcome to Josh Pollard and Jon Dickinson
18:38 Testing troubles
22:00 Beta leeks
23:15 Drivers
29:57 3rd party apps
32:57 Zune
35:00 HomeGroup
38:43 Sharing content over the internet
40:26 Windows 7 of 512mb or ram
42:00 Windows 7 on a netbook
45:00 Sony Vaio P

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

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

This week I am talking to Engadget HD’s Ben Drawbaugh about a whole range of topics from Windows 7 to Overscan, getting rid of Cable by using Media Center to MKV playback

Plus I have email and roundup of the news

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Show Times:

00:27 Coming up this week
01:03 Email – My perfect solution
03:09 Email – HD Home Run DVB-T Video
03:55 The Custom Integrator Show Installment 00C
04:30 Resources from 1st Uk Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server Usergroup Event (updated)
05:10 Windows Media Center Addins Wiki
05:39 Windows 7 Release Candidate April 30th for MSDN and May 5th for Public
06:59 Streaming Media in Windows 7
07:06 My Movie Finder for 7MC
07:34 The Windows Media Center Ultimate Enthusiast Contest 2009 Deadline
08:16 Welcome to Ben
09:00 The Engadget HD Podcast
10:23 Windows Beta testing
14:02 Multiple Tuners in Windows 7
14:37 Getting rid of Cable
20:27 Paying for content
23:59 Xbox 360 local content on Media Center Extender
25:30 Internet Content in Windows 7 Media Center guide
29:29 Home Group in Windows Media Center
32:40 Windows 7 wish list
35:00 Power DVD and Bluray
38:20 Audio and Bluray
39:40 Overscan
46:40 Ben’s MVK to dvr-ms post
49:40 X264
52:30 Xbox 360 fans
56:20 VGA v HDMI
1:00:00 Home Automation and device switching
1:07:00 Ben’s site BJDraw.com

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

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