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meta<browser/> 2.0 (Preview)
meta<browser/> started off as a fun project to gather metadata for Media Browser, one of the best Media Center plugins I’ve used, and chances are, if you’re reading this, you are already a user of Media Browser. Over the year meta<browser/> has had a decent following and has helped many people (including myself) in organizing [...]
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by <>< on Nov 13th, 2009
Storing metadata locally
Questions keep popping up on how exactly one benefits from storing metadata locally, and how it differs from MediaBrowser’s ability to fetch metadata. I’ll briefly try to explain…
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by <>< on Nov 4th, 2009
Wired Home
We just bought a new house and are now in the “settling down” phase, well, at least my wife is…the geek in me always wants to tinker with things and find other ways to do things that were already easy to do in the first place. I was lucky enough to get a house that [...]
Read Article ›by <>< on Nov 1st, 2009
Media Browser 2.1.3.0 (Phoenix) released!
It’s a couple of days earlier than its projected release date of the 22nd, but who’s complaining? Taken from the announcements section in the Media Browser forums, here’s the changes and newly added features:
CHANGES
Added: Parental Controls Facility
Can control media based on metadata rating, or conversely block everything
PINEntry, added support to match diamond [...]
by Jon on Oct 20th, 2009
Media Browser YouTube contest!
Taken directly from the Media Browser forums:
CONTEST: Create a Video of Media Browser in Action
Create a video of Media Browser in action, maybe show off your customizations. Or teach the new generation a thing of two about Media Browser and get your video posted on Media Browser’s homepage.
Prize
If selected your video will go up on [...]
Read Article ›by Jon on Oct 8th, 2009
by Jon on Sep 15th, 2009
7MC to get native Netflix add-on.
Windows Media Center 7 will get an updated Netflix interface according to this article over at AppScout.com. There was quite a bit of excitement when it was introduced a few months ago for Vista, but lost a lot of its luster when it was found to not support extenders and, well, just not have [...]
Read Article ›by Jon on Sep 11th, 2009
CableCards and OEM? Not so fast, my friend!
I’m a day late, but it’s been hectic at work. Anyway, live from CEDIA in Atlanta, GA (near my home of Lawrenceville), Microsoft has officially announced that they have partnered with CableLabs to bring you OEM-free cablecard tuners for Windows 7…effectively breaking the ties that OEM providers previously had on them.
I’m not going to [...]
by Jon on Sep 10th, 2009
Windows 7 and 7MC…let’s get started.
Now that Windows 7 RTM versions (with real keys) are beginning to trickle their way into our HTPCs, I wanted to start compiling what you consider are the absolute “must haves” when it comes to utilities, tools, plugins and tweaks.
I have been doing some research for this on my own over the past week or [...]
by Jon on Sep 4th, 2009