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Date: 10/14/2005

I've had lots of questions recently and no time to really get answers and post them up here. If I...

Date: 07/13/2005

How are HTML apps and add-ins associated with each other? (Can HTML apps trigger add-ins to be...

Date: 06/24/2005

Betanews reports that Gateway/eMachines will be offering a new Media Center PC for $599! The specs...

Date: 06/23/2005

I've decided to take all the questions I get by email and answer them on Fridays in one post, so do...

Date: 06/10/2005

Jason over at Digital Media Thoughts sent me an email about his new article on The Powers and Perils...

Date: 06/09/2005

David Burnett talks to the New York Times on what cameras he uses and why he mainly shoots digital...

Date: 06/07/2005

I've had a couple of questions by email that I should answer (note I've paraphrased some of these):...

Date: 06/03/2005

Sorry I haven't had much (anything) to say for a while. I've been terribly busy on a number of...

Date: 06/03/2005

No, I haven't forgotten about this blog. I've just got back from a long and exhausting holiday and...

Date: 05/03/2005

All the keyboard shortcuts for Media Center for those times when you just don't want to use a remote...

Date: 03/30/2005

The ability to install an iPod in a BMW has been around for a few months now and I hadn't given it...

Date: 03/30/2005

MSN Video Download apparently went live today with a choice of two membership types Premium and...

Date: 03/30/2005

I've always owned Canon cameras and was looking around for a new small digital camera and decided on...

Date: 03/29/2005

MSN Remote Record is live and out of beta. In simplest terms it's a way of browsing the same TV...

Date: 02/24/2005

I get a lot of emails asking for help with people's Media Center and I can't answer them all. Feel...

Date: 02/23/2005

This is pretty cool if you're looking to build your own Media Center PC. Intel have started...

Date: 02/18/2005

There's an update for MCX for Xbox available on Xbox Live now that will allow you to play back...

Date: 02/17/2005

In response to an emailed question from Mike Kaltschnee about how to install applications on Media...

Date: 02/17/2005

I won't make a habit of this, but I wanted to share a picture I took this weekend at the Pike Place...

Date: 02/07/2005

Quite a lot it seems. I own a few domain names. Most I've had for several years and they've always...

Date: 02/02/2005

If you've got a Sony Media Center PC and want an upgrade to Media Center 2005, you'll want to click...

Date: 01/31/2005

I started reading Samuel Pepys diary earlier this year and I've read about half of it so far. Pepys...

Date: 12/31/2004

eHomeUpgrade talks about how to improve the My Pictures experience in Media Center. There's some...

Date: 12/31/2004

Now you can watch copy protected TV on your Extender. Update for the HP model. Update for the...

Date: 12/20/2004

A reminder about tonight's geek dinner... Charlie says he will have some prizes...

Date: 12/09/2004

Right now the method for debugging Media Center applications is pretty much to use Visual Studio...

Date: 12/07/2004

Charlie and I have talked about this for a while and we've finally got around to doing something...

Date: 12/03/2004

The Winter Fun Pack 2004 is now available to download. There's a bunch of things included for...

Date: 12/03/2004

Tranquil PC (via mini-itx.com) have this cool looking Media Center PC available in the UK. It's very...

Date: 12/03/2004

If you've been trying to use MediaCenter.IsApplicationActive and wondering why it doesn't work then...

Date: 12/03/2004

Biometrics just seem cool to me. I’ve watched far too many films where access to a computer or a...

Date: 12/01/2004

Public Beta of the MSN Remote Record Service. This service enables users running Windows XP Media...

Date: 11/23/2004

Coming November 7th.;-)

Date: 11/05/2004

According to AOL's stats, they've blocked almost a billion bits of spam today. That's a lot of spam....

Date: 10/28/2004

Photo iPod Colour screen and everything. Hmm, tempting. Doesn't seem like there's anything else new...

Date: 10/26/2004

To try and make things easier for anyone looking to experiment with building add-ins for Media...

Date: 10/25/2004

HP have announced a new Media Center PC that would look right at home next to other home...

Date: 10/15/2004

I posted an introduction to add-ins earlier this week using C#. I know there are lots of VB...

Date: 10/15/2004

If you've got a Media Center PC and you want to upgrade to Media Center 2005 you need to contact the...

Date: 10/15/2004

Ethan is a PM who works on Media Center and specifically on the extensibility platform that I also...

Date: 10/13/2004

It's not XP Pro either. Media Center should now be thought of as another version of XP just like...

Date: 10/13/2004

If so you can order the upgrade to Media Center 2005 here. If you've got a different brand, check...

Date: 10/12/2004

How to build an Add-in for Windows Media Center Edition 2005 First, the basics... What is an Add-in?...

Date: 10/12/2004

I knew I'd forget a couple of things as there so many new features, here's what I missed: Messenger...

Date: 10/12/2004

Today (October 12th) is the day that Windows Media Center 2005 is launched. There's bound to be a...

Date: 10/12/2004

...in 80 minutes. I think you're going to like it...

Date: 10/12/2004

i just got back from the geek dinner. I met Robert Scoble and a whole load of other people....

Date: 09/25/2004

Robert Scoble is going to be in San Francisco this weekend as well so we're having a geek dinner on...

Date: 09/22/2004

My Star Wars DVDs have arrived a day early so I'm watching A New Hope right now. The picture quality...

Date: 09/20/2004

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