The Media Center Show Podcast

The Media Center Show #231 – Tagging your photos

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:24:00 GMT

This week on the show long term listener Brian Frost talks photo tagging and how to get the most of your photos in Windows Media Center. Brian has some great tips on the methods and the tools needed to make the most of your photo collection. I posted Brian’s tips on the TDL Wiki

I have the weeks news and details of the the new app store for Windows Media Center: MadeforMediaCenter.com

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The Media Center Show #230 - Vision Audio

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:29:00 GMT

This week on the show I have Dustin Anderson from Vision Audio winners of the 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Installer competition. Vision Audio installed a fantastic solution at a home in Texas with over 30 audio zone and 13 displays. Dustin will be explaining why they selected Windows Media Center and how talks about the components used in the installation.I catch up on email and look at the news items making the blogs.

[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/iandixon/TDL_MediaCenter_20091112_230.mp3[/mp3]

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Taking a break this week

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:00 GMT

I have been away this week so The Media Center Show is taking a week off, I will be back next week talking Windows Media Center and the digital lifestyle with email, news and an interview

Don’t forget to keep your emails coming in and don’t forget about the TDL Reader the Windows Media Center addin that enables you to get all of the content from TDL directly in Media Center and its completely free!

Download the 32bit or the 64bit version

The Media Center Show #229 – Andrew Edney

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:52:00 GMT

This week Window author and Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney joins me to give us an update on the Windows Home Server world including the latest hardware from HP and Lenovo and an update on Power Pack 3. Plus Andrew talks about Windows 7 and his new Windows 7 book!

I have a roundup of the weeks news and an update on my home Media Center project

[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/iandixon/TDL_MediaCenter_20091029_229.mp3[/mp3]

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The Media Center Show #228 – Windows 7 Launch and Vidabox

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:00 GMT

This week is the launch of Windows 7 and a big thanks to everybody that sent in their favourite features. I take a few moments to discus them and my own favourites on the show and I also have an interview with Vidabox’s Steven Cheung, Vidabox make high end system for the custom market and now offer components for the enthusiast market and I talk to Steven about their Windows Home Server solution, touch screens and custom cases.

As ever I have email and a roundup of the weeks news

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The Media Center Show #227 – Mobile Media Devices

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:40:00 GMT

This week on the show is Kevin Tofel, Jose Ortiz and Derek Dunipace talking mobile media devices like the Zune HD, iPods and the new Archos tablet. We also get to talk about Kevin’s Palm Pre and what he thinks about WebOS.

I have email and a round up of news

[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/iandixon/TDL_MediaCenter_20091015_227.mp3[/mp3]

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The Media Center Show #226 – Sincast

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:26:00 GMT

This week on the show I am talking to Tim Curtis about SinCast, Sincast is a way of disturbing content around the home for synchronised multi-zone audio and video (more details here). I also have a round up of the weeks news.

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The Media Center Show #225 – tubeCore

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT

This week on the show I am talking to Curtis Grey from Tubecentric.tv about tubeCore the Windows Media Center application that enables content like hulu, cbc and other internet conent to play directly in to Media Center

I also have a round up of the weeks news

[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/iandixon/TDL_MediaCenter_20091001_225.mp3[/mp3]

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The Media Center Show #224 – Ben Drawbaugh

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:57:00 GMT

As promised last week here is the interview I recorded with Engadget HD’s Ben Drawbaugh talking about his CEDIA experiences and looking back at how well he did with his predictions, some came off and some didn’t. The main news seems to be around CableCARD and Ben explains what this means to Media Center enthusiasts. I have a round up of the weeks news, email and my first impressions of the new Zune HD

[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/iandixon/TDL_MediaCenter_20090924_224.mp3[/mp3]

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The Media Center Show #223 - Anders Fomsgaard

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

This week I am talking to Anders Fomsgaard a Danish Media Center enthusiast about the state of Media Center in Denmark and we talk DVB-C and getting it to work with Media Center. We also talk about automating Media Center with applications like Girder and controlling Media Center from an iPhone.

I have a round up of news including the first news on the new Zune HD

[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/iandixon/TDL_MediaCenter_20090917_223.mp3[/mp3]

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The Media Center Show #222 Small Form Factor PCs

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:49:00 GMT

This week Missing Remote’s Mike Garcen returns to talk about the rise of small form factor PCs that could have the potential to be a replacement for Extenders. Mike and I discus the pros and cons of the PCs and how they can fit in with our home networks. I also have email, a news roundup and the details of Microsoft’s Windows Media Center CEDIA announcements.

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00:23 Coming up this week
01:15 Email: DVB-C in Windows 7
03:32 Email: MKV to Extenders
06:27 Are you using any Media Center alternatives?
06:50 Zune to Retire Every Player But Zune HD?
07:36 NControl iPhone Media Center Remote
08:17 Windows Media Center developer job opportunities
08:52 Become a UK Windows Media Center TV Ambassadors and win a tuner
09:28 Microsoft’s CEDIA Windows Media Center Announcements
12:43 Welcome to Mike
15:23 SFF PCs
18:59 What to expect from a nettop
21:49 Taking over from Extenders?
33:00 Server storage
44:21 Mac Mini
47:20 Connecting to the cloud
50:27 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

The Media Center Show #221 – My Movies 3.0

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:05:00 GMT

An early show this week because My Movies 3.0 is out and the developer Brian Binnerup explains about the new UI written for Vista and Windows 7 Media Center and he talks about the new features. My Movies has for a long time been one of the most popular Media Center application around and the new version looks great.

I also have email and a quick catch up of the news

[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow221577.mp3[/mp3]

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Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

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The Media Center Show #220 – S1Digital

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:24:00 GMT

This week Paul Heitlinger from S1Digital talks about their new range of products including a Windows Home Server based Digital Entertainment Platform that streams CableCARD content around the home. Paul also talks about their new Bluray changer for Media Center and other products

I also have email and a quick catch up of the news

[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow220625.mp3[/mp3]

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:05 Email: TV with Media Center?
02:16 Email: Media Center with Rogers? HD PVR
03:48 Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 RTM Now Available
04:46 Can Windows Media Center go beyond the enthusiast market? Does it matter?
06:00 My Movies on next week show My Movies 3.0 Screenshots and release date
06:23 Welcome to Paul from S1Digital
10:00 CableCARD OEM
14:00 Media Center Systems
17:06 Windows 7 Upgrades
19:40 TV Pack
23:34 New product line, Digital Entertainment Platform
33:18 Streaming CableCARD
46:27 Bluray Changer
54:44 Future for Media Center?
55:23 CEDIA
56:00 Thanks, see you Tuesday

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

The Media Center Show #219 – TV on the PC?

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:25:00 GMT

A Great show for you this week. I have Ben Drawbaugh, Garry Whittaker, Mike Garcen and Josh Shenkle talking about a range of topics including do you want “TV on the PC”, TV markets, downloading content and Ben’s CEDIA predictions. Plus I have email and a roundup of the weeks news

[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow219176.mp3[/mp3]

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:20 Email: Is a HP Media Smart the best Extender?
03:06 Email: TV tuner setup issues
04:27 Big Screen EPG v0.4e Released
05:02 Magic Slideshow for Windows Media Center V1.1
05:28 More Zune HD news
06:48 Engadget HD: CEDIA Media Center Predictions
09:53 Welcome to the guests
10:16 PC on the TV?
14:29 Where does TV on the PC leave Media Center
18:02 Microsoft focus issues?
21:03 CableCARD
24:00 Using Vigirn Media with Media Center
24:57 HD PVR
30:26 Tuners
38:00 Cable charges
48:10 Leaving a whole open
53:00 TV Markets
57:07 Zune market in Windows Media Center?
01:04:00 Gold Media Center membership?
01:08:00 Ben’s CEDIA predictions
01:13:00 Managed Copy
01:17:00 See you in a couple of weeks

Music by Ian Dixon

Technorati tags: Windows Media Center, podcasts

Clubhouse tags: clubhouse, media center, windows media center, how-to

The Media Center Show #218 – Microsoft’s Ben Reed

podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (The Digital Lifestyle (Ian Dixon)) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:24:00 GMT

Nice short show for you this week, Microsoft’s Ben Reed senior product manager for Windows Media Center talks supported TV formats in the Windows 7 version of Windows Media Center. Windows 7 adds support for some new formats and builds on the Windows Vista TV Pack, Ben explains the updates and talks multi-tuner support. Plus I have a round up of the weeks news.

[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow218606.mp3[/mp3]

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:30 Podcast: TDL Mobile Show #2
01:55 The Custom Integrator Show Installment 016
02:03 TunerFreeMCE to support MSN Video and work on Extenders
03:06 Windows Home Server Demo Video
03:32 Cat out of Bag: Netflix Officially Supported in Win 7 Media Center?
04:48 The Members Blog
05:05 Welcome to Ben Reed
07:00 New TV formats in Media Center
08:46 Mixing tuner types
14:59 Freeview HD in the UK
18:47 World TV formats
21:34 Internet TV
22:25 Planning for Windows 8
24:00 Thanks to Ben
24:13 Great show coming up next week!

The Media Center Show Podcast

The Media Center Show #231 – Tagging your photos

The Media Center Show #230 - Vision Audio

Taking a break this week

The Media Center Show #229 – Andrew Edney

The Media Center Show #228 – Windows 7 Launch and Vidabox

The Media Center Show #227 – Mobile Media Devices

The Media Center Show #226 – Sincast

The Media Center Show #225 – tubeCore

The Media Center Show #224 – Ben Drawbaugh

The Media Center Show #223 - Anders Fomsgaard

Video: Dish Network Media Center tuner in action

Ceton CableCARD tuner

Hauppauge to Sell CableCard Tuners by End of 2009

Video: First Impressions and Unboxing of The Xtreamer

First look at the Zune HD

Microsoft Introduces a Powerful New Zune Media Player, PC Software and Online Services

Screen shots of the Zune 4.0 Software

The Media Center Show #222 Small Form Factor PCs

The Media Center Show #221 – My Movies 3.0

The Media Center Show #220 – S1Digital

The Media Center Show #219 – TV on the PC?

The Media Center Show #218 – Microsoft’s Ben Reed

The Media Center Show #217 – Mobile Platforms

The Media Center Show #216 – MCEZone and WHS PP3

The Media Center Show #215 – Zune HD

The Media Center Show #214 – Chris Lux

The Media Center Show #213 – Ed Bott

The Media Center Show #212 - Play To and Web streaming

The Media Center Show #211 – Streaming Content

The Media Center Show #210 – Mediavue

The Media Center Show #209 – Secondrun.tv

The Media Center Show #208 – Jim Clark

The Media Center Show #207 – Round Table

The Media Center Show #206 – Niveus

The Media Center Show #205 – TDL Coffee Morning

The Media Center Show #204 – Ben Drawbaugh

The Media Center Show #203 – Sheldon Witney

The Media Center Show #202 – Media Browser

The Media Center Show #201 - TunerFreeMCE

The Media Center Show #200 –Three Wise Men

The Media Center Show #199 – Round Table and Windows Home Server PP2

The Media Center Show #198 – AMD Dragon

The Media Center Show #197 – Almost Live from EHX Spring 2009

The Media Center Show #196 – "Play To" in Windows 7

The Media Center Show #195 – Zune Subscriptions

The Media Center Show #194 – Chris Lanier returns

The Media Center Show #193 – NGRC: Next Generation Remote Control