media centers

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Software

Ten Ways To Improve Your Media Center Experience

7:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Our sister site Lifehacker put together a list of ten app-based ways to boost your media center’s potential, adding support for remote controls, remote TV scheduling, Hulu Desktop and more. My favorite: Ad removal. Suck on that, ad-supported entertainment! [Lifehacker] More »
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Computers

Microsoft Warns Home Server Users Not to Write to Server or Use Media Managers

4:00AM Wilson Rothman | Acknowledging the “data corruption bug” that’s been ravaging Windows Home Servers since Christmas, Microsoft today warned users NOT to: • “Use applications to directly edit or change files stored on Windows Home Server” • “Use media management programs, such as Windows Media Player, to import files to the Windows Home Server” • “Redirect applications to access files stored in the shared folders” Instead, users are instructed to move files to and from the server only by hand, using Windows Explorer or a command line tool. Promise of a fix was cautiously optimistic, but not exactly speedy: More »
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