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Many questions - MSAS, playing WAV files and what to develop Media Center apps with

I've had lots of questions recently and no time to really get answers and post them up here. If I haven't answered you question it's because I don't know the answer and haven't had enough time to get to the bottom of it yet. First of all I had a couple Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:28 PM by mcreasy | 8 Comments

This week's questions (actually last week's): More on HTML and add-ins

How are HTML apps and add-ins associated with each other? (Can HTML apps trigger add-ins to be launched?) HTML and add-ins can both be part of the same application, that is each is a different entrypoint of the application. The association takes place Read More...
Posted Friday, June 24, 2005 5:18 PM by mcreasy | 3 Comments

Media Center PC's are getting cheap!

Betanews reports that Gateway/ eMachines will be offering a new Media Center PC for $599! The specs are pretty impressive for such a cheap computer: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 1GB DDR SDRAM 200GB hard drive ATI Radeon Xpress 200 8 in 1 media reader Rewritable Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:45 PM by mcreasy | 7 Comments

This weeks questions - always on top and registering add-ins and HTML together

I've decided to take all the questions I get by email and answer them on Fridays in one post, so do please continue to email me any questions you have. That said, here's this weeks questions: How can I keep the Media Center window on top so I can work Read More...
Posted Friday, June 10, 2005 5:22 PM by mcreasy | 0 Comments

How to disable a Media Center add-in

Jason over at Digital Media Thoughts sent me an email about his new article on The Powers and Perils of a Platform . Jason talks about the trouble he had when a Media Center "plugin" went bad and couldn't be uninstalled. It's not clear if it was an HTML Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 6:06 PM by mcreasy | 4 Comments

Questions answered

I've had a couple of questions by email that I should answer (note I've paraphrased some of these): What fonts should I use for my HTML Media Center application and can I use Flash? The SDK is where to go for design guidelines for HTML applications (the Read More...
Posted Friday, June 03, 2005 5:56 PM by mcreasy | 2 Comments

Back at work

No, I haven't forgotten about this blog. I've just got back from a long and exhausting holiday and now I'm back at work and catching up on what I've missed. I'll have some photos to share and a few stories to tell once I know what day of the week it is Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:43 PM by mcreasy | 5 Comments

Media Center keyboard shortcuts

All the keyboard shortcuts for Media Center for those times when you just don't want to use a remote control are documented here . Update: If the page doesn't display, try again later, it's propagating around servers or something like that I'm told Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:29 PM by mcreasy | 7 Comments

MSN Video Download

MSN Video Download apparently went live today with a choice of two membership types Premium and Basic. Premium is $19.95 a year and has more content than the free Basic membership. Not wanting to commit myself to a membership yet I signed up for the Basic Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:35 AM by mcreasy | 5 Comments

MSN Remote Record

MSN Remote Record is live and out of beta. In simplest terms it's a way of browsing the same TV guide as your Media Center PC uses and then remotely instructing your Media Center PC to record something. Pretty clever stuff. There's a small download for Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:34 AM by mcreasy | 9 Comments

Emailing me with tech support requests

I get a lot of emails asking for help with people's Media Center and I can't answer them all. Feel free to email me with things you'd like me to write about, but please understand I can't answer all the emails or provide tech support for you. If you have Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 23, 2005 10:01 AM by mcreasy | 5 Comments

Intel Barebones Media Center PC

This is pretty cool if you're looking to build your own Media Center PC. Intel have started producing barebones systems in a case that wouldn't look out of place with other A/V equipment. All you need to add is a CPU (an Intel P4 of course), hard drive Read More...
Posted Friday, February 18, 2005 9:01 AM by mcreasy | 1 Comments

Update for Media Center Extender for Xbox now available

There's an update for MCX for Xbox available on Xbox Live now that will allow you to play back CGMS-A content (HBO etc...). You should get prompted about the update next time you log into Live. If you don't have Xbox Live you can request the update here Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:15 PM by mcreasy | 2 Comments

Installing applications on Media Center

In response to an emailed question from Mike Kaltschnee about how to install applications on Media Center I thought I'd provide my thoughts on the subject. First, do you really need to install something? Let's tackle what do if you just want to create Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 17, 2005 1:38 PM by mcreasy | 13 Comments

Sony will offer an upgrade to Media Center 2005

If you've got a Sony Media Center PC and want an upgrade to Media Center 2005, you'll want to click here . Read More...
Posted Monday, January 31, 2005 9:33 AM by mcreasy | 0 Comments
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