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Add-In Update: TV Manager v1.01

TV Manager receives a new update, bringing new features to the popular add-in.

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Building the Ultimate Media Center (Part 2 - Hardware)

So now I know what I want this new PC to do, and I’ve decided on what hardware I want, it’s time to put the beast together. I’ve been building my own PC’s on and off for the past 10 years or there about, so it’s not too much of a daunting challenge.

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Online Media: Yougle (and Time For a New Box)

Yougle is an add-in which extends your Media Center so it can play online video/audio from sources such as Youtube, live365.com and some others. Their source list isn't very extensive but they've got Shoutcast and Youtube which makes up for a lot.

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Building the Ultimate Media Center (Part 1)

I love TV. I love PC’s. What could be better for me than to combine the two together? Media Center has to be one of the best things I discovered after upgrading to Vista.

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IFA 2008: Toshiba Qosmio G50 With Gesture Control

Touchscreens are like so last year.

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MyMovies Media Center Plug-in

There are a lot of plug-ins for MC out in the wild, but very few of them are actually useful on a day to day basis. MyMovies is one of the useful ones. James Quintin tells you why.

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TweakMC for Media Center Released by Microsoft

TweakMC has been released this week on MSDN by Microsoft, it is a set of useful commands for Media Center Edition, adding additional flexibility to various areas of Media Center.

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How To: Play DVD’s in Windows Media Center Stored On Your Windows Home Server

Recently, I began ripping my DVD collection to my WHS Videos folder. My plan was to be able to view them from Vista Media Center.So I ripped/copied several of them over to my WHS, fired up VMC and became frustrated quickly because I could not find a way to point VMC over to my WHS folder. Grrrr!

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Media Center University Expands Again

Microsoft is certain that it wants to reach out to professional consumer electronics installers. Microsoft hosted a program called Media Center University at the Spring Electronic House Expo in Orlando last April as part of an effort to educate professional CE installers about the potential of Media Center in professional installations.

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Controlling Media Center From Your Windows Mobile Device

Ever heard of Windows SideShow? No? You’re not alone. I’ve been using Vista since it was first released to the public and I never even noticed that it was in the Control Panel. Perhaps because Microsoft has let it take a backseat in the Vista world and there has been very little hardware released to [...]

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