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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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Off to Berlin for HP’s “Connecting Your World”

Off to Berlin for HP's "Connecting Your World" event - will they hook us up with news on a new MediaSmart Server release?

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SageTV for Windows Home Server v6.4.2 Beta Released

SageTV have released a beta update to their TV recording and distribution software for Windows Home Server (and other platforms).

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Smarter Connections for Your Digital Home

One thing I’m learning about being an MVP at this summit is that you get asked a huge amount of questions from other MVPs about the product area you represent - particularly when you represent a new, exciting product like Windows Home Server. Top 2 questions this week: 1. What’s happening with that Drive Extender bug? 2. When [...]

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Add-in Update: Recorded TV Manager 3.4.5 & MCE Collections Beta

Rick Drasch has updated his add-in, Recorded TV Manager, to version 3.4.5, as well as releasing a new add-in suite for Vista Media Center, called MCE Collections. Recorded TV Manager comes with the following changes: Version 3.4.5 Posted March 24, 2008 Startup Requirements- Improved the startup code regarding problems running the programincluding extended error reporting in the local eventlog. PERFORM_STARTUP_CHECK - Each [...]

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More on the Tranquil PC M one Media Server

Lots of you have emailed asking for more information on the Tranquil PC M one Media Server, especially regarding controlling the server from your lounge. Firstly, the server utilises Sage TV’s Media Server software for Windows Home Server for its Live TV viewing, media recording and EPG service. The M one also comes bundled with a number of [...]

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Exclusive: Tranquil PC to Launch WHS-based M one Media Server

Whilst we’ve been sworn to secrecy, we’ve been aware for a while that Tranquil PC have been working on a new cutting edge Media Server system, and today we can at last reveal some of the details. Launched this Easter weekend, the M one is a Windows Home Server based system which combines 2Tb of internal [...]

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How To: Install Orb on Windows Home Server

If, like me, you have a long weekend coming up thanks to the Easter holiday, you may be looking for a project to work on with your home server. May I suggest working through the following How To developed by WGS forum member GaMeR, which walks you through installing Orb on your Windows Home Server system. Orb [...]

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Add-In Update: TiVo Publisher 1.3

Rob Durfee has updated TiVo Publisher to version 1.3: This update adds the following features: FLAC, OGG, M4A (AAC unprotected) audio formats are now supported. Updated ffmpeg to newer release (2/5/2008, r11870). TagLib# library is now used to read audio file tags. Additional Video Metadata fields are now viewable on the TiVo (e.g., year, cast, ratings). Updated the Video Metadata Editor [...]

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We Got… On TV!

Canadian TV Show DottoTech last week devoted a large section of its program over to Windows Home Server and the HP MediaSmart Server. Host Steve Dotto covered most of the basics of using Windows Home Server in some depth, including the use of WHS as a simple file server to a Mac. If you look carefully, about [...]

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