Ian's Digital Lifestyle

January 2009 - Posts

• The Media Center Show #191 - Vidabox and Netbooks

  Listen Here (mp3) This week I have the final interviews from CES, Vidabox's Steven Chung talks about the touchpad, bluray servers and their Media Center systems and Warner Crocker talks Netbooks and the demise of UMPCs I also have email and a round up of the news Addin Reviews can now be posted directly on the Addin Review Wiki Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS Vote for the show on podcast Alley - Join The Media Center Show Group on Facebook - Join the Windows Live Group - Follow me on Twitter 00:50 Coming up this week 01:43 Dragon speak software on a Netbook? 03:25 Windows Media Center on a Netbook 03:57 Behind cyberManor's Media Center Ultimate Install 04:46 Updated version of Sideshow for Windows Mobile released 05:28 Playing FLAC files in Windows 7 Media Center 06:00 My Windows 7 Play To experiences on the Play To Wiki 08:20 Integrators Get Opportunity to Influence Windows 7 Media Center 08:45 Media Center and iTV application: Lots of promise but don't get your hopes up 10:20 The Digital Lifestyle.com Survey + giveaway 10:57 What shall we do for show 200? 11:18 Welcome to Steven Chung from Vidabox 11:49 What Vidabox were showing at CES 13:00 Vidabox Windows Home Server 14:07 Extenders 16:16 Pico PC 16:58 Home Automation 23:49 Welcome to Warner Crocker 25:21 What are netbooks? 32:00 Netbooks hitting notebook sales 37:05 What happened to UMPCs? 39:19 What about MIDs? 42:27 Is the Sony Viao P a Netbook? 47:51 Syncing with Live Mesh 50:53 Gottabemobile.com 51:53 Thanks to Warner and Steven, see you next week Music by Ian Dixon Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts Posted Jan 29 2009, 11:38 AM by Iand with no comments

• Post Roundup

  I have not done a post roundup for a while so here are some posts from the last week. There seems to be lots of Windows 7 talk and if you testing the new Play to feature make sure you checkout the Wiki The Media Center Round Table Invitation Loading Custom EPG Data (and Channel Logos) in Windows 7 Fun Video from CES 2009 Video: Random collection of videos from CES The Home Server Show 29 - CES 2009 Interviews Tools for Windows 7 Media Center developers and testers Enqrique Rodriguez: Microsoft's Vision for Connected TV Installing Windows 7 on a HP TouchSmart IQ500 Play To compatible devices Windows 7: Play To feature turns your PC into a Universal Remote Control Microsoft Named Platinum Technology Sponsor for the New American Home 2009 Pictures from the New American Home 2009 Play To questions answered, part one - Multiple Devices and Sync Live TV on a Netbook New Windows 7 Forums Workaround for in-band loading issue in Windows 7 Beta Media Center - UK and New Zealand Play to questions answered, part 2 - Play to and Media Center The Media Center Show #190 - The Awards Show Windows Media Center on a Netbook Behind cyberManor's Media Center Ultimate Install Updated version of Sideshow for Windows Mobile released My Windows 7 Play To experiences on the Play To Wiki Posted Jan 26 2009, 01:42 PM by Iand with no comments

• The Media Center Show #190 - The Awards Show

  Listen Here (mp3) I have a great show this week, I have an interview with Microsoft's Scott Evans talking about the New American Home which includes a whole home Media Center solution and I have The Digital Lifestyle.com Awards show recorded live at CES. The recording features bloggers and enthusiasts talking Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and the winners of the awards. I also have email and a round up of the news Addin Reviews can now be posted directly on the Addin Review Wiki Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS Vote for the show on podcast Alley - Join The Media Center Show Group on Facebook - Join the Windows Live Group - Follow me on Twitter 00:50 Coming up this week 02:13 Email: Help from Ben Drawbaugh - digitalconnection.com/ and engadgethd.com/2006/02/08/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-hdtv/ 04:14 Email: Blueray Media Center Extender? 06:10 Media Center is still a Platform! 09:19 Video: Random collection of videos from CES 09:15 Fun Video from CES 2009 09:58 Tools for Windows 7 Media Center developers and testers 10:25 DISH on Windows Media Center with Windows 7 11:05 Installing Windows 7 on a HP TouchSmart IQ500 11:37 Play To compatible devices 12:24 Follow me on Twitter 13:14 Microsoft Named Platinum Technology Sponsor for the New American Home 2009 13:51 Scott Evans on the New American Home 2009 18:43 The Digital Lifestyle.com Awards 19:20 Introductions 20:50 Best Free Windows Media Center Application: My Movies 23:27 Free applications 24:42 Best Commercial Media Center Application 28:32 Best Commercial Windows Home Server Application: Twonky Server 33:00 Best Utility: MCE MenuMender 34:17 Best Media Center community resource: The Green Button 35:07 Best Free Windows Home Server Application: My Movies 37:04 DVD playback on Media Center Extenders 40:35 Codex on Windows 7 41:50 Vote Stats 44:35 Extender chat 49:27 Windows Home Server usage 54:23 Best Windows Home Server Community: WeGotServerd.co.uk 55:17 CES chat 56:55 Toshiba Media Center Extender 58:58 Xbox RROD issues 01:01:49 Windows 7 01:04:58 Plugs!! 01:06:00 See you next week, what do we do for show 200? Posted Jan 22 2009, 11:15 AM by Iand with no comments

• The Media Center Show #189 - CES Interviews

  Listen Here (mp3) I had a great time at CES, it was good to see Windows Media Center looking so well on Windows 7. I have an interesting selection of interviews taken from CES. There is Gordon van Zuiden from Cybermanor, Lenovo talking consumers products, Todd Headrick from the Windows Home Server team, Mike Nash VP for Windows Product Management at Microsoft, Aaron Coldiron from Microsoft and Ben Reed from the Media Center team, I have email and a round up of news from CES Addin Reviews can now be posted directly on the Addin Review Wiki Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS  Vote for the show on podcast Alley - Join The Media Center Show Group on Facebook - Join the Windows Live Group - Follow me on Twitter Show Times and all the links talked about are on the podcast blog Posted Jan 15 2009, 08:52 AM by Iand with no comments

• The Media Center Show #188 - CES 2009 Keynote

  Listen Here (mp3) This week I am at CES in Las Vegas and so I thought I would do a wrap up of the news since the last show, my thoughts from the keynote and a couple of interviews some familiar faces I bumped in to. You can watch the keynote on Microsoft.com Addin Reviews can now be posted directly on the Addin Review Wiki Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS  Vote for the show on podcast Alley - Join The Media Center Show Group on Facebook - Join the Windows Live Group - Follow me on Twitter Show Times: 00:50 Coming up this week 01:37 Email: Component to VGA? 02:38 Email: WMA lossless and the PS3 03:44 Email: Ditch WMP and Zune software and make it all Media Center 05:57 Interview Steven Hughes from CnstStg 07:39 Why have CnstStg 08:32 Interview with David McCable and Andrew Ednery 12:00 Windows 7 is good, but Vista is not that bad 13:29 Interview Jason Dunn 16:30 Thoughts on the keynote, read the live blog notes 19:06 No Extenders so far 20:00 Zune problems 21:11 A Video History of Windows Media Center 22:00 Touch Screen EEE PC used as a Media Center Remote Control 22:50 HP Unveils New Innovations at Consumer Electronics Show 24:00 Harmony 1100 24:14 Toshiba Extenders 25:38 Home Server news from CES 26:00 Windows 7 Beta 27:00 Follow me on Twitter Posted Jan 08 2009, 02:16 PM by Iand with no comments