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Dish Network's Expanding HD lineup...

posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:35 AM by cavis
Thomas Hawk reports from CES on Dish Network’s new PVR and other HD goodies. I am with Thomas on the hope that Dish and MS (must…..not….be…..bias….) will sign some dort of a deal. Not sure that will happen given the recent Read More
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Orb...

posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:02 AM by cavis
I know this isn’t exactly new product but I just have to say how cool it is. Orb allows you to connect to a home based Windows XP or XP Media Center machine and listen to/watch/view stored content. I just finished watching the season premiere Read More
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A Finnish Time Warp....

posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 8:24 AM by cavis
I picked this up from WFMU’s Beware of the Blog……. It would appear that the Fins have stopped time somewhere in the late 70’s and this video proves it. The music is bad, the hair is bad, the clothing is worse. I think it is Read More
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Now these are small Media Center Cases....

posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 6:16 AM by cavis
I have yet to build a small form factor MCE machine. I want to so I keep my eyes open for appealing, small cases. These are some of the better looking ones I have run across. The down side with these cases is always the lower wattage PSU’s though. Read More
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Windows Media Center, XBox360 and other CES goodies....

posted Friday, January 06, 2006 7:18 AM by cavis
Scoble is at CES and linking to gobs of cool stuff. My fave is the 102” Plasma…..drool! Anandtech has an article on the new ATI OCUR (Open Cable Uni-Directional Reciever) one of the first of I hope several cable and satellite card tuners that will pump Read More
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New Downloads for Media Center - Week Ending - 11/27

posted Monday, November 28, 2005 10:48 AM by cavis
Update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 – KB910393 — Microsoft has released KB910393 Update. This update is intended for systems running Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.Install this update to prevent Read More
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Sony CD "rootkit" signatures available

posted Friday, November 18, 2005 9:06 AM by cavis
The Anti-Malware Team has posted a blog entry annoucing the availability of the signatures to detect and remove the Sony XCP software. Find it here….   Cheers! Read More
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Media Center to Support HDTV without a Set Top Box...

posted Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:44 PM by cavis
Press Release! Finally!   Though I have nothing against my STB’s (they are hidden out of site anyway), I will be happy to get rid of the extra cabling needed to support them. Anytime I eliminate wiring it makes me happy. Also, if I Read More
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Busy Week and Sony DRM

posted Monday, November 14, 2005 4:44 PM by cavis
I wanted to get a post online by today with the results of my loading a Sony DRM enabled CD to an XP Pro System. I have been otherwise distracted by last minute prep for two large SQL Presentations this week. So I am pushing this yet again. I am not going Read More
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Follow-up to Sony DRM...

posted Friday, November 11, 2005 8:38 AM by cavis
I wanted to put up a post last night with my findings on my test system. Well…..I didn’t get in till late last night and didn’t have time to get to it. So it is on my plate for this weekend. I did pick up one of the CD’s that Read More
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Sony hit with lawsuit over DRM rootkit...

posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:25 AM by cavis
Sony has been hit with it’s first lawsuit (class action even!) regarding it’s DRM rootkit technology…. Mark Russonovich’s blog on how he found it on his system…. Short list of affected CD’s… Washington Post article… Slashdot info on the lawsuit… Read More
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New Downloads for Media Center - Week Ending - 11/05

posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:12 PM by cavis
This is the Tweak MCE Power Tool for those that have loaded the Rollup 2 Patch. Tweak MCE PowerToy — Tweak MCE gives you access to systems settings and options not normally exposed in the Windows XP Media Center Edition user interface, including Read More
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New Downloads for Media Services and XP Media Center- Week Ending 10/15

posted Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:47 AM by cavis
Windows Media Connect 2.0 — Installing Windows® Media Connect enables you to deliver music, photos, and videos that reside on your Windows XP PC to devices that support the UPnP protocol. This includes digital audio receivers, connected DVD Read More
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I super take it all back.....

posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:52 PM by cavis
....and as a naturalized Texan I should never have had any pre-conceived notions about how the evening would turn out.Southern California has made me soft which is something I thought only happened north of Bakersfield. My sincerest apologies to my southern Read More
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I Take it all back....

posted Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:21 PM by cavis
....I just found the menu - the list of tracks they have - and they have a kick ass selection.....'Hollaback Girl' playing on the jukebox...Opening with....Incubus - 'Drive'Rest of the set list in the morning...Cheers again! Read More
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