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News to know: Microhoo redux; Mobile Linux; Jive; Google; Let XP die: Notable headlines: Yahoo launches 'stock market for ads' Larry Dignan: The three week Microhoo countdown begins... Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot Microsoft's letter to Yahoo Paula Rooney: Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile Linux is poised for commercial takeoff in...; Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have it: As the week draws to a close, there are a few Microsoft-related "no's" worth noting -- beyond the no more extensions for Windows XP's preload cutoff date of June 30. Other no's I noticed: Microsoft decided no release of Power Pack 1 for Windows...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-04
Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD: Six months ago, after years of waiting, I finally had a chance to switch my Media Center setup over to a fully digital, cable-compatible, high-definition configuration. How has it worked out? Let's just say you'd have to pry the Media Center remote from my cold dead fingers. ...; Tags: Cable Television, Dell Computer Corp., Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Center, CableCard, Media Center PCs, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-04
Turn your PC into the ultimate DVD changer: The good folks over at Lifehacker have a nifty step-by-step tutorial on how to easily rip your [non-HD] DVDs to your PC. While the back-up files provide nice insurance in case anything ever happens to your original discs, more compellingingly, they make it even easier never to leave your couch. Rip...; Tags: Media Center PC, PC, Media Center PCs, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-03-25
The media center keyboard Apple should have made: I've been bugging Apple forever to release a Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad for use with a Mac media center. The problem is that Apple won't listen because they'd prefer that we buy an Apple TV and use their teensy stick-of-gum Front Row remote. Bah. ...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Media Center PC, Problem, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-14

DVBSBridge for MyTheatre (zip): DVBSBridge products combine ease of use of Windows MCE with the versatility and reliability of dedicated digital TV applications. DVBSBridge seamlessly integrates satellite (DVB-S) and cable (DVB-C) TV sources into Media Center, including support for MPEG-2 HD video and multichannel audio. DVBSBridge enables all native TV control features of MCE...; Tags: Media Center PC, DVBLogic, DVBSBridge, TVs, Media Center PCs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-03-06
J. River Media Center (exe): Collect, Organize and Play. Experience all your media -- music, photos, and video your way - all from a single software program. Connect your PC to your home entertainment hardware and control it all with a remote. Load your music on your iPod while you watch TV. Media Center is...; Tags: Media Center PC, Digital Audio, Music, J. River, Media Center PCs, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-03-03
Windows Home Server 'Vail' to get more entertainment hooks: While Microsoft has shared some details (and code) for its upcoming minor update to Windows Home Server, it has said next to nothing about the next major version. (Like the rest of the Windows client and server teams, the Home Server team is alternating between "major" and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Vail, Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers: Microsoft is in the midst of a quest for new testers for some kind of new Windows Media Center product, which may or may not be connected to "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition (MCE). Late last week, Microsoft posted to its Connect private...; Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Center, Survey, Tester, Fiji, MCE Tester Survey, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Marketing Research, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-29
Seeing red over Microsoft's Macworld spoiler: Microsoft is announcing availability, as of today at Macworld's kick-off, of Office 2008 for Mac. But what else do those dastardly Redmondians have up their sleeves? The 80 GB Zune in red. From the press release: "Responding to consumer excitement for the Zune 80GB,...; Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Macworld, Media Center PCs, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-15
What would an Apple-Adobe merger mean to Microsoft?: We interrupt our ongoing series of Microsoft reorg posts to speculate on one heck of a speculative post by pundit Robert Cringely. Cringely thinks an Apple-Adobe merger makes sense on a variety of fronts. If it ever did come to pass, it would make for interesting ...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Merger, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cringely, SmartFlow, Media Center PCs, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-11
MCEBuddy x64 (1): MCEBuddy takes your large Windows Media Center television recording files and makes them small thus saving you disk space. It also removes commercials and converts your recordings into formats that are usable on other systems and handheld devices. It does all of this automatically with a minimum of fuss and...; Tags: MCEBuddy, 64-Bit, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Handhelds, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-01-11
Microsoft extends the reach of Media Center: It's no secret that part of Microsoft's marketing plan for Windows Vista was to push sales of its Home Premium edition, and every bit of market data I've seen says they've been extremely successful in this effort. As of mid-2007, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,...; Tags: D-Link Systems, Box, Hewlett-Packard Co., Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., DMA2100, DMA2200, Extender Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-01-09
CES: Gadgets galore at Microsoft booth: At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ZDNet blogger Ed Bott looks at new hardware extenders for Microsoft's Media Center software, enabling users to move digital media files from a PC to a TV. He also learns about new partner hardware products launching for the company's Windows Home Server.; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Business Structures, Media Center PCs, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Videos 2008-01-09
Gates gives CES keynote swan song--no fireworks: At his annual Consumer Electronics Show opening keynote address, Bill Gates made a few announcements as he prepares to head into the sunset...sort of. In July this year Bill Gates will no longer be part of the day-to-day operation of Microsoft. He has been gradually moving...; Tags: Software, PC, Xbox Live, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Media Center PCs, Tablets, Game Players, Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-06
What does Microsoft's IPTV reorg have to do with 'Fiji'?: I've been thinking about Microsoft's quiet reorg, via which the company unified the IPTV, Media Center and HD DVD initiatives into a single organization, known as the Microsoft Connected TV business group. Just munging these three teams together doesn't necessarily mean a cohesive set of Microsoft TV...; Tags: Media Center PC, IP Television, Microsoft Corp., Fiji, Media Center PCs, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-12-28
MiraWorldTV (1_Setup): Watch worldwide TV channels using MiraWorldTV. MiraWorldTV is a plug-in for Windows Vista Media Center. It consolidates various streaming TV channels available on the Web, and provides a simple interface for Vista Media Center users. Features support for storing favorite channels and browsing through favorites quickly using Channel Up/Down keys...; Tags: Channel, Media Center PC, MiraWorldTV, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Software downloads 2007-12-14
Media Center for TomTom (exe): This is the first software on the market for playback of video content that supports all TomTom integrated portable GPS navigation devices: GO, GO 300/500/700/510/710/910, One, One New Edition and Rider, and all TomTom accessories, such as Remote Control and Permanent Docking Kit. Media Center software acts as a video...; Tags: Media Center PC, TomTom, Video, Corporate Communications, Media Center PCs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2007-12-13
MCEBuddy (1): MCEBuddy takes your large Windows Media Center television recording files and makes them small thus saving you disk space. It also removes commercials and converts your recordings into formats that are usable on other systems and handheld devices. It does all of this automatically with a minimum of fuss and...; Tags: MCEBuddy, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-12-07
DFX Audio Enhancer for J. River Media Center (exe): Give your digital music files more vibrancy with DFX Audio Enhancement. DFX enhances your music listening experience by improving the sound quality of MP3, internet radio, Windows Media and other music files. Renew stereo depth, add 3D surround sound, restore sound clarity, boost your audio levels, and produce deep, rich...; Tags: Media Center PC, Music, DFX, Media Center PCs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2007-11-27