Another busy week on TheDigitalLifestyle.com, the server decided to fill all the available disk space causing it to go down on Friday just I was travelling back from Microsoft, fortunately Richard Miller sent me an email and with the EEE PC and Internet Connection Sharing I was able to sort it out from the M40 motorway, andway here is a roundup of the posts from the last week or so:

UK Windows Media Center / Digital Lifestyle Meetup

Would you be interesting in meeting like minded enthusiast at meetup next year? I am planning a event in the UK for Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and other digital lifestyle products enthusiast to meetup share tips and stories,see some of…

Freeview HD arriving Autumn 2009

Freeview are planning to launch a HD service in the UK next year starting with Granada (my local region). In the press release Ilse Howling, Managing Director of Freeview said “With Freeview on PS3 and Media Center and HD just around the corner,…

moreTV: remote recording

Olcay Buyan sent me details of a new Windows Media Center application for Germany called moreTV. The addin is a Vista Media Center application for their remote recording server that is already available for STB. The app adds extra services to Media Center…

Media Center MVP for another year

Microsoft have let me know I have the honour of being a Windows Media Center MVP for another year. It’s great being part of the such vibrant and lively community and the reason why I keep doing the blog and the podcast. As I said when I got renewed last…

The Media Center Show #175 – The Mark Of Excellence Awards

Listen Here (mp3) This week on the show I am talking to Roland Graham from CEA about the Consumer Electronics Association Mark of excellence award , this is an award presented by CEA’s TechHome Division to honour outstanding achievement in custom home…

PCMag.com’s guide to Media Center TV Pack

PCmag have an interesting article on Windows Media Center TV Pack, it highlights the features, the pitfalls and how to install TV Pack.  Adam Thursby points out it has some good information on how to get CleanQAM working well. Checkout the rest of…

MSNBC News Beta for Windows Media Center

There is a new MSNBC addin for Windows Media Center user in US and Canada, I haven’t been able to try it myself but according to Brandon LeBlanc on The Windows Experience Blog it gives you quick access to the latest election news, top stories and weather….

CEA Opens Nominations for 2009 Mark of Excellence

The Mark Of Excellence awards are not something I have have talked about before on the blog but seeing how a lot of the entries relate to Windows Media Center I thought it was worth a mention. There are some interesting categories that will be interesting…

New home for my Media Center system

I am not the most tidy of people and when building up a Media Center system over a period of time the cables and components have got a little messy so to help with the WAF I bought a new cabinet. I am currently using Windows Home Server, a home brew Media…

dBpoweramp’s RipNAS Essentials for Windows Home Server

dBpoweramp has released RipNAS essentials for Windows Home Server users. As the name might imply, RipNAS enables CD ripping directly to your WHS. Even HP’s MediaSmart Server! From dBpoweramp.com: RipNAS Essentials™ is an ideal companion to any Windows…

Windows Home Server and Media Center—All in one box

I often wish for an all in combination box of Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server, Adam Thursby and Philip Churchill both spotted a project to build a combined box based on two motherboard. It has two Micro ATX boards, one for Vista and one for…

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