It would seem that “a bunch” of Zune 30s are going kaput this morning everywhere, Tech Crunch is reporting. There’s a fix that I’ve read a couple of times that involves reseating a wire going to the battery. If you’re going to give that a go, you best go get one of these T-Shirts and [...]
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I thought it was just my Zune but apparently not (and here), reports are coming in of the 30GB version of the Zunes locking up and then no rebooting. Mine is total locked nothing I can do with, I hope there is a way of fixing it as I have about 30 hours of flying [...]
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How would you like to win a full licence of My Movies for Windows Home Server? My Movies for Windows Home Server is a single add-on program for Windows Home Server, providing a set of features around movies and music, making it the perfect solution for adding, identifying and maintaining movie and music data on [...]
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[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow187139.mp3[/mp3] Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Windows expert Ed Bott about Window 7, there is a lot to look forward to in 2009 with Windows 7 and I talk to Ed about the new version of Windows and how the development process for Windows 7 differs from Windows Vista. I also [...]
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On the Engineering Windows 7 blog there is a detailed post on HomeGroups in Windows 7. Home Groups should make it much easier to share content between machines around the home, including sharing content between Windows Media Center system, I think it will be one of the best features for users with multiple systems and [...]
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[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow187139.mp3[/mp3] Listen Here (mp3) This week I am talking to Windows expert Ed Bott about Window 7, there is a lot to look forward to in 2009 with Windows 7 and I talk to Ed about the new version of Windows and how the development process for Windows 7 differs from Windows Vista. I also [...]
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Press release time! and I should be interviewing Niveus next week at CES NIVEUS MEDIA AND ADI SERVE UP PREMIUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT Available through ADI, the Niveus Media Server – Vail Edition provides a no-nonsense, high-performance entertainment experience. Milpitas, CA – December 30, 2008 – Niveus Media has teamed up with ADI to distribute [...]
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I hope you had a great Christmas, I am talking it easy this week as I prepare for CES and here are some of the posts on [tdl] from the last week: Unboxing an Amilo Xa3530 Entertainment Notebook Niveus Media and HDGIANTS Team Up To Deliver Premium Movie Collections Join The Digital Lifestyle Windows Live [...]
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Electronic House has a really nice article about a Senior MS Exec and his 11,000 square foot home powered by Media Center and Lifeware. Check it out here: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/top_microsoft_exec_shows_off_media_center_based_home
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Official Press Release from HP, don’t forget to check out my video of the new Windows Home Server Box HP Launches New Home Server for PCs and Macs HP MediaSmart Server centralizes digital media and files for backup, remote access, sharing and uploading to social media sites PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 29, 2008 – HP [...]
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