An update rolling out today adds the ability to add background art and posters to TV library sections. So if the files are not automatically downloaded from theTVDB or you want to create your own Plex now supports that. The update is rolling out automatically today. Details from Plex: One recurring request we’ve gotten [...]
For Media Center having the correct album art on music files is very important as the media playback experience looks so much better when everything is correct. A lot of users want FLAC support but where frustrated about the artwork problems so they will be pleased to see that WMP Tag Plus has been updated [...]
Back in the UK for this weeks show. Andrew was away at keep fit so Jason Coombes joins Garry and I to talk over the weeks news including my thoughts on China and HP, Windows Media Center in Windows 8, family safety in Windows 8, building Media Center extenders, DTS audio, My Movies and we talk [...]
The Windows version of QuickTime has been updated to version 7.7.2 and only contains security updates and has no new features. The update should be automatic via Apple Software Update. QuickTime 7.7.2 improves security and is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users on Windows. For information on the security content of this update, please visit [...]
An update rolling out today adds the ability to add background art and posters to TV library sections. So if the files are not automatically downloaded from theTVDB or you want to create your own Plex now supports that. The update is rolling out automatically today. Details from Plex: One recurring request we’ve gotten [...]
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For Media Center having the correct album art on music files is very important as the media playback experience looks so much better when everything is correct. A lot of users want FLAC support but where frustrated about the artwork problems so they will be pleased to see that WMP Tag Plus has been updated [...]
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Back in the UK for this weeks show. Andrew was away at keep fit so Jason Coombes joins Garry and I to talk over the weeks news including my thoughts on China and HP, Windows Media Center in Windows 8, family safety in Windows 8, building Media Center extenders, DTS audio, My Movies and we talk [...]
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The Windows version of QuickTime has been updated to version 7.7.2 and only contains security updates and has no new features. The update should be automatic via Apple Software Update. QuickTime 7.7.2 improves security and is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users on Windows. For information on the security content of this update, please visit [...]
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One of the things I wanted to try on the Raspberry Pi was XMBC and there are a couple of projects looking at getting the media application on to the £29 board, it’s early days yet but there are plenty of resources out there if you want to give it a go. I used OpenELEC [...]
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In another very long post on the Building Windows 8 Blog (which now seems to have disappeared) Microsoft talk about the enhanced multi-monitor. I have been using multi-monitors for years and would not like to go back to a single screen. In Windows 8 Microsoft are improving the edges detection with dual monitors, Windows 8 [...]
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Since getting my Raspberry Pi one of things I wanted to get working on it was the Fuse Spectrum emulator, I am not sure why exactly but there is something about the spirit of the Pi that takes me back the era of the 8 bit computer. Having only had limited experience of Linux in [...]
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How about running Windows 7 on a £29 Raspberry Pi? Well you can’t (yet) but Citrix have have got XenDesktop running on the Pi so you can use Windows 7 on the board. It’s a great example of the technology and has some interesting implications for low cost buisness computing in the future. Checkout the [...]
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A couple of years ago I reviewed a new service for the PC connected to the TV called Kylo Browser. The idea of it is a browser designed for the 10 foot interface so from the sofa you can browse web sites with a browser designed for a the big screen. It seemed like a [...]
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The My Movies team have issued an update asking users to upgrade to the latest versions. This is due to security changes with the online service and you need to be on the latest version by June 1st 2012. So that means My Movies for Windows Media Center and My Movies Collection Management need to [...]
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