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Date: 10/14/2005
Many questions - MSAS, playing WAV files and what to develop Media Center apps with
I've had lots of questions recently and no time to really get answers and post them up here. If I...
Date: 07/13/2005
This week's questions (actually last week's): More on HTML and add-ins
How are HTML apps and add-ins associated with each other? (Can HTML apps trigger add-ins to be...
Date: 06/24/2005
Media Center PC's are getting cheap!
Betanews reports that Gateway/eMachines will be offering a new Media Center PC for $599! The specs...
Date: 06/23/2005
This weeks questions - always on top and registering add-ins and HTML together
I've decided to take all the questions I get by email and answer them on Fridays in one post, so do...
Date: 06/10/2005
How to disable a Media Center add-in
Jason over at Digital Media Thoughts sent me an email about his new article on The Powers and Perils...
Date: 06/09/2005
David Burnett on digital photography
David Burnett talks to the New York Times on what cameras he uses and why he mainly shoots digital...
Date: 06/07/2005
Questions answered
I've had a couple of questions by email that I should answer (note I've paraphrased some of these):...
Date: 06/03/2005
Yes, I'm still alive.
Sorry I haven't had much (anything) to say for a while. I've been terribly busy on a number of...
Date: 06/03/2005
Back at work
No, I haven't forgotten about this blog. I've just got back from a long and exhausting holiday and...
Date: 05/03/2005
Media Center keyboard shortcuts
All the keyboard shortcuts for Media Center for those times when you just don't want to use a remote...
Date: 03/30/2005
iPod your BMW
The ability to install an iPod in a BMW has been around for a few months now and I hadn't given it...
Date: 03/30/2005
MSN Video Download
MSN Video Download apparently went live today with a choice of two membership types Premium and...
Date: 03/30/2005
Canon SD500 first impressions
I've always owned Canon cameras and was looking around for a new small digital camera and decided on...
Date: 03/29/2005
MSN Remote Record
MSN Remote Record is live and out of beta. In simplest terms it's a way of browsing the same TV...
Date: 02/24/2005
Emailing me with tech support requests
I get a lot of emails asking for help with people's Media Center and I can't answer them all. Feel...
Date: 02/23/2005
Intel Barebones Media Center PC
This is pretty cool if you're looking to build your own Media Center PC. Intel have started...
Date: 02/18/2005
Update for Media Center Extender for Xbox now available
There's an update for MCX for Xbox available on Xbox Live now that will allow you to play back...
Date: 02/17/2005
Installing applications on Media Center
In response to an emailed question from Mike Kaltschnee about how to install applications on Media...
Date: 02/17/2005
OT: Photo from this weekend
I won't make a habit of this, but I wanted to share a picture I took this weekend at the Pike Place...
Date: 02/07/2005
What's in a name?
Quite a lot it seems. I own a few domain names. Most I've had for several years and they've always...
Date: 02/02/2005
Sony will offer an upgrade to Media Center 2005
If you've got a Sony Media Center PC and want an upgrade to Media Center 2005, you'll want to click...
Date: 01/31/2005
17th Century Blog...
I started reading Samuel Pepys diary earlier this year and I've read about half of it so far. Pepys...
Date: 12/31/2004
Improving "My Pictures"
eHomeUpgrade talks about how to improve the My Pictures experience in Media Center. There's some...
Date: 12/31/2004
Got an Extender? Got HBO? You'll want this update.
Now you can watch copy protected TV on your Extender. Update for the HP model. Update for the...
Date: 12/20/2004
Geek dinner tonight
A reminder about tonight's geek dinner... Charlie says he will have some prizes...
Date: 12/09/2004
What would make debugging Media Center applications easier?
Right now the method for debugging Media Center applications is pretty much to use Visual Studio...
Date: 12/07/2004
Media Center Geek Dinner - Thursday December 9th
Charlie and I have talked about this for a while and we've finally got around to doing something...
Date: 12/03/2004
Winter Fun Pack 2004 includes TweakMCE for Media Center 2005 users
The Winter Fun Pack 2004 is now available to download. There's a bunch of things included for...
Date: 12/03/2004
Tranquil mini Media Center PC
Tranquil PC (via mini-itx.com) have this cool looking Media Center PC available in the UK. It's very...
Date: 12/03/2004
MediaCenter.IsApplicationActive isn't implemented
If you've been trying to use MediaCenter.IsApplicationActive and wondering why it doesn't work then...
Date: 12/03/2004
Giving the PC the finger
Biometrics just seem cool to me. I’ve watched far too many films where access to a computer or a...
Date: 12/01/2004
MSN Remote Record Beta
Public Beta of the MSN Remote Record Service. This service enables users running Windows XP Media...
Date: 11/23/2004
Digital Joy
Coming November 7th.;-)
Date: 11/05/2004
AOL Spam stats
According to AOL's stats, they've blocked almost a billion bits of spam today. That's a lot of spam....
Date: 10/28/2004
Photo iPod
Photo iPod Colour screen and everything. Hmm, tempting. Doesn't seem like there's anything else new...
Date: 10/26/2004
Sample Media Center 2005 Add-in download
To try and make things easier for anyone looking to experiment with building add-ins for Media...
Date: 10/25/2004
Cool new Media Center hardware
HP have announced a new Media Center PC that would look right at home next to other home...
Date: 10/15/2004
Would you like an Media Center add-in sample in VB.NET?
I posted an introduction to add-ins earlier this week using C#. I know there are lots of VB...
Date: 10/15/2004
Having trouble getting the Media Center 2005 upgrade?
If you've got a Media Center PC and you want to upgrade to Media Center 2005 you need to contact the...
Date: 10/15/2004
EthanZ is blogging
Ethan is a PM who works on Media Center and specifically on the extensibility platform that I also...
Date: 10/13/2004
Media Center is not XP Home
It's not XP Pro either. Media Center should now be thought of as another version of XP just like...
Date: 10/13/2004
Do you have an HP Media Center PC?
If so you can order the upgrade to Media Center 2005 here. If you've got a different brand, check...
Date: 10/12/2004
How To Build An Add-In For Windows Media Center Edition 2005
How to build an Add-in for Windows Media Center Edition 2005 First, the basics... What is an Add-in?...
Date: 10/12/2004
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (part two)
I knew I'd forget a couple of things as there so many new features, here's what I missed: Messenger...
Date: 10/12/2004
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Today (October 12th) is the day that Windows Media Center 2005 is launched. There's bound to be a...
Date: 10/12/2004
Something's coming...
...in 80 minutes. I think you're going to like it...
Date: 10/12/2004
Geek dinner
i just got back from the geek dinner. I met Robert Scoble and a whole load of other people....
Date: 09/25/2004
Geek dinner in San Francisco
Robert Scoble is going to be in San Francisco this weekend as well so we're having a geek dinner on...
Date: 09/22/2004
Han does NOT shoot first!
My Star Wars DVDs have arrived a day early so I'm watching A New Hope right now. The picture quality...
Date: 09/20/2004