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One of the comments that commonly appears in posts about my VMCD utility is "How do i get X decoder to show up in your utility" For decoders that are XP Media Center compatible this has been explained in this post: http://thedigitallifestyle.com/cs/blogs/garry/archive/2007/03/21/tip-using-non-mce-compatible-decoders-with-my-vista-media-center-decoder-utility.aspx I am also working on adding some of the more common but [...]
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A recent post reply to a question by Ian Dixon prompted me to take a look at CITA’s Ten Foot package of utilities. This turns out to be a really nice collection of add-ins for both XP and Vista Media Center. They may not be the most cutting edge in terms of user experience [...]
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I had the chance to visit Grand Designs Live at the Excel in London’s Docklands over the weekend. For our non-UK viewers Grand Designs is a TV programme on the UK’s Channel 4 which each week follows the trial and tribulations of a self-build house project from empty site to interior design. Excellently hosted, it [...]
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Regretably due to non-payment I’ve had to relist my GeeXBox project on Ebay. Its all boxed up and ready to go so if you fancy a bid
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A lot has been written about the performance advantage of adding a memory card or usb stick to your Vista machine to make use of the ReadyBoost feature but one interesting side effect is that it can also reduce the amount of access needed to your hard disk and appear to make it quieter. To [...]
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I recently took up a challenge to build a media center PC for a friend. Having scoured Ebay I found what I thought looked like a really nice case for not too much money. It was also a Barebones system coming with DVD, Floppy and Motherboard. The motherboard only supported a Pentium III up to [...]
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All I can say about this blog from the creator of the DVRMS Toolbox and particularly this entry – is ‘awesome’.
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Don’t know how I’d missed this before but I was browsing Microsofts list of Genuine Advantage offers and came across this: Windows Genuine Advantage Special Offers > Offer DetailsMedia Center Karaoke Plug-in Media Center Karaoke Plug-in is designed for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition. Media Center users can use this plug-in to select audio [...]
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As some of you know I haven’t been very well the past few weeks. I’m pleased to say I’m now well on the road to recovery. I justed wanted to say a big thank you for all the kind messages I received, they really helped. Hopefully within the next week or so I will be back [...]
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Back in the UK for this weeks show. Andrew was away ...