I had been meaning to take a look at the Windows Media Center sideshow gadgets for some time now and since Windows Mobile can host Sideshow gadgets I thought I would give it a try on my HP Mobile. The first part of the installations is to download and install the release version of the Sideshow gadgets...
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Ian Dixon
on 11-11-2008
Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Sideshow, Video, Windows Vista, Windows Mobile
Remember TweakMCE for XP Media Center? Wondered where the Vista equivalent is? Wonder no more as Microsoft have released TweakMC for Vista Media Center (what took you so long guys!) The new application is available on MSDN is also available in source code as a C# project, I always find it fascinating...
Over the last year Windows Vista has come in for a tremendous amount of criticism, some of justified but most of it not and lots made by people that had never used the OS but I get the feeling that the perception is slowly starting to swing back Microsoft’s way. It seems to be fashionable to bash Vista...
Are you going to Disneyland Resort? If so make sure you checkout the new Dream Home, and I will be talking about the home on a future show: ANAHEIM, Calif., June 16, 2008 - Today, the Innoventions Dream Home became latest attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Located in Tomorrowland, the Dream...
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on 06-16-2008
Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server, Microsoft Surface, Windows Vista
Last night I recorded an unboxing video of the HP Dragon that I will be giving away ( as part of the 31 Days of the Dragon ), I should have the video up in a couple of days so in the mean time I thought I would post my first thoughts. The first thing you will notice is the size of the unit, having a...
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on 05-05-2008
Filed under: Windows Media Center, HP, Windows Vista, 31 Days of the Dragon