The Media Center Blog

If you haven’t yet looked into wireless Internet services, it might be time to do so. With more and more people – individuals, stores, businesses, etc. – joining the wave of wireless users, the ability to access the Internet while mobile or in remote areas is becoming something that is not just a luxury, but [...]

File this one in the surprising news category. It appears as though Silicondust is in the process of making a CableCARD tuner for Windows 7! With all of the news regarding the failure of CableCARD, the last thing I was expecting was a CableCARD HDHomeRun but it’s awesome news! In a postasking about the possibility [...]

It looks like S1Digital has figured out something that many enthusiasts in the Media Center community have been clamoring for through the years…the ever elusive Softsled. Softsled was a codename for a project Microsoft was rumored to be working on a while back. It would provide a way to turn one of the other PCs [...]

There’s nothing like sifting through your email first thing in the morning and coming across something that excites your geekiness. That’s just what happened to me this morning when I got an email about the upcoming Power Pack 3 release and beta (that I will be downloading as soon as I get home from work). [...]

After reading about the newly added Sports Channel on Pete Brown’s Media Center and Me blog on The Green Button I was overly excited to check it out when I got home. My excitement was quickly dashed, however, when I discovered a big problem with the new channel. IT DOESN’T WORK WITH EXTENDERS! When I [...]

Apparently as of today you can no longer purchase a brand new Dell PC with CableCARD blesupport. A look at their listing of available XPS machines no longer shows the XPS 420, nor any other PC that currently supports CableCARD. This could be interpreted a few different ways. Maybe they are preparing to launch a new [...]

There will soon be a new addition to my family - of Dell computers. That’s right, I ordered yet another PC from the Dell Outlet. If you can’t tell, I’m a fan! Dell is currently offering up some coupons for 20% off Outlet Studio and Inspiron desktops and laptops. The coupon code for desktops is [...]

If you’re currently running, or thinking about running, the Windows 7 Beta, you might want to think about installing some of these items.
First, The Windows Blog details some anti-virus programs that will work with Windows 7. This was very helpful for me since Windows Live OneCare isn’t compatible with Windows 7 yet (I found [...]

After installing Windows 7 on my test PC, I decided to test it out on my recently purchased Acer Aspire One Netbook. In case you’re not familiar with Netbooks, they are meant to be very small and ultra portable but are also underpowered. It works fine for my needs for a laptop as all I [...]

I decided to install the official Windows 7 beta that is available at the Windows 7 website. The primary reason I decided to do so was because I was so excited about taking a look at the changes that were made to Media Center. I wasn’t brave enough to try it on my main PC, [...]