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This week Microsoft's Steve Lindsay joins me to chat about his home Media Center setup and the custom developments he has been working on. Steve is involved in a program called the Microsoft Champion program and has volunteered to evangelise and support Media Center and related technologies and has started a a new blog on TheDigitialLifestyle.com.  Steve is very passionate about his home Media Center system so its interesting to hear how he has set it up. I have email, news items and software to give away.

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Show Times:

00:50 Coming up this week
01:59 Email - Xbox 360 v Linksys Extender
03:34 Email - DVB-S on Media Center? http://shop.blackgold.tv/product/3540.html
05:12 Email - Listener happy with his new extender, what is your story?
06:20 Email - Software winner  (Bigscreenglobal.com)
07:14 Update for Media Center on Windows Update, is it working for you ok?
08:06 Media Center in the home of the future
08:45 mcePicasa
09:50 TheDigitalLifestyle.com on Microsoft.com
10:22 Goodbye HD-DVD, bring on digital downloads
11:24 Unboxing a HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server
11:36 A message from One Voice - download a free trial
12:39 Welcome to Steve
13:00 Background on Steve
17:26 Steve's Channel 10 video
20:00 Steve's custom system
26:50 Windows Home Server
29:00 Network usage
36:17 Using Extenders
37:54 Webguide
41:36 Home Automation on Media Center
43:45 MCML applications
47:23 Integrating components
55:00 future developments
1:00:00 Link to the video, Steve's new blog on TheDigitalLifestyle.com
1:03:00 Details on the live show

Music by Ian Dixon

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