Podcast: The Digital Lifestyle Show #276 – Jason and Daniel

I return this week while Andrew and Garry are off around the world so this Jason Coombs and Daniel Vieira join me to talk about the weeks digital lifestyle news and we have a chat about how they are using Media Center in their home. Jason uses DVBLink to distribute TV around his home and Daniel uses Media Center as a backup to a Virgin Media box and we talk about streaming verses recording.

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Links from this weeks show:

• Watching Recorded TV Outside of Media Center – 7MC as a back end recorder
• Sony Launch Google TV Powered Internet TV
• Logitech Revue With Google TV Launches
• Is Microsoft betting on Media Center to save its Windows slate bacon?
• Blackgold to launch dvb-t2 tuner – freeview hd here we come
• Windows Phone 7: First Thoughts
• First Impressions of the new Apple TV
• TDL Mobile Show #51

Don’t forget the other TDL Podcasts: TDL Mobile and The Custom Integrator Show

Music by Ian Dixon

The Media Center Show #212 – Play To and Web streaming

This week Simon Many and I chat with Edwin and Gabe, Program Managers in the Windows Experience team at Microsoft talking about “Play To”, DLNA and streaming media over the internet with Windows Media Player. Windows 7 introduces internet content streaming with WMP and you can even stream Recorded TV over the internet

I also have email and a round up the weeks news

In the interview we refer to a list of Play To compatible devices which you can find HERE

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up this week
01:28 Email: Netflix VMC
01:44 Comments from last weeks show
03:12 Email: DVB-T2
05:21 Windows Media Center to get Freeview HD
06:00 Media Browser Beta 2.1.0.0 Released (updated)
06:20 New Xbox for 2010?
07:10 Archos Windows 7 Tablet PC, great for Media Center on the go
08:00 Video: First look at a Air Mouse GO Plus Mouse for HTPCs
08:50 Video: First Impressions of a HP DV2 Notebook
09:00 First Impressions of a HTC G1, or bye bye Windows Mobile
11:03 Wanted for round table, views on Mobile OS
11:42 Welcome to Gabe, Simon and Edwin
13:37 Feedback on Play To
15:04 Play To devices
21:00 Transcoding and Windows 7 support
28:27 Internet streaming with Windows Media Player
37:00 Sharing content and security issues
41:00 Streaming Media in Windows 7 – network settings
43:10 Streaming Recorded TV
48:12 Multiple user accounts and Windows Live ID
1:00:01 Play To in Windows Media Center?
1:03:00 Multi-room support in Windows Media Player?
1:07:00 Microsoft Blog: Media Streaming with Windows 7

Music by Ian Dixon

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The Media Center Show #207 – Round Table

This week I am talking to Garry Whittaker and Jason Coombs in a recording of a live session we did a couple of weeks ago. We talk topics like streaming, Windows 7, Powerline networking and HD Homerun

I also have a round up of the weeks news and email

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Show Times:

00:23 Coming up
01:15 Virtual PC and Windows Home Server?
02:53 Report predicts 85% compounded annual growth rate of Media Center systems through 2013
03:57 Big Screen EPG for Windows 7 – Public Beta Program Now Open
04:11 Linksys Discontinuing Media Center Extender DMA-2100
06:12 Windows Media Center Internet TV Beta 2 is Live
06:29 Windows Media Center Software Development Kit for Windows 7 Release Candidate Now Available
06:52 Charlie Owen moves on from Media Center
07:34 The Windows Media Center Ultimate Enthusiast Contest 2009 Vote
08:10 Podcast: The Custom Integrator Show Installment 00E
08:32 Netflix comes to Windows Media Center
09:40 Welcome back to Garry
10:12 How to fix streaming issues
17:49 Drivers and Windows 7 installs
23:09 Windows Media Center Addin for Windows Home Server
25:29 HD Homerun – now working with Windows 7
27:56 Powerline networking
30:00 Welcome to Jason
41:17 Using Easy Transfer Wizard
47:55 Upgrading to Windows 7
50:27 Live Mesh
58:00 See you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

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The Media Center Show #195 – Zune Subscriptions

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This week Microsoft’s Jessica Zahn returns to the show to talk about the new music and discovery features in the Zune software and the Zune website, Jessica also talks about new subscription model with the Zune. I have some great tips for getting Media Center content on to an iPod, email and a roundup of the news

Addin Reviews can now be posted directly on the Addin Review Wiki

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Show Times:

00:50 Coming up this week
01:52 Email: How to get Media Center content on to an iPod
04:50 Fix Zune AC3 issues with DVRMStoWMV
06:32 Video: TunerFree MCE on a Windows 7 Netbook
06:43 Live Mesh in a Car
07:36 Windows Media Center’s New Pictures + Videos Features in Windows 7
08:03 Zune Services coming to TV, PC and Mobile?
09:06 How to automatically download and import HD to Windows Media Center
10:32 Welcome to Jessica
12:00 New music discovery features
14:31 Podcasts in the Zune marketplace
15:55 Multiple Computers
18:00 New subscription model
21:09 Friends
26:00 MixView on the web
29:54 Zune Windows Software
33:17 We want the Zune in Media Center
35:40 Zune Originals
37:03 Zune.net
39:05 Zune Insiders
40:30 What do you think of the audio?

Music by Ian Dixon

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The Media Center Show #191 – Vidabox and Netbooks

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This week I have the final interviews from CES, Vidabox’s Steven Chung talks about the touchpad, bluray servers and their Media Center systems and Warner Crocker talks Netbooks and the dimise of UMPCs

I also have email and a round up of the news

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00:50 Coming up this week
01:43 Dragon speak software on a Netbook?
03:25 Windows Media Center on a Netbook
03:57 Behind cyberManor’s Media Center Ultimate Install
04:46 Updated version of Sideshow for Windows Mobile released
05:28 Playing FLAC files in Windows 7 Media Center
06:00 My Windows 7 Play To experiences on the Play To Wiki
08:20 Integrators Get Opportunity to Influence Windows 7 Media Center
08:45 Media Center and iTV application: Lots of promise but don’t get your hopes up
10:20 The Digital Lifestyle.com Survey + giveaway
10:57 What shall we do for show 200?
11:18 Welcome to Steven Chung from Vidabox
11:49 What Vidabox were showing at CES
13:00 Vidabox Windows Home Server
14:07 Extenders
16:16 Pico PC
16:58 Home Automation
23:49 Welcome to Warner Crocker
25:21 What are netbooks?
32:00 Netbooks hitting notebook sales
37:05 What happened to UMPCs?
39:19 What about MIDs?
42:27 Is the Sony Viao P a Netbook?
47:51 Syncing with Live Mesh
50:53 Gottabemobile.com
51:53 Thanks to Warner and Steven, see you next week

Music by Ian Dixon

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The Media Center Show #162 – Warner Crocker on going mobile

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I have a great show this week, Warner Crocker from Gottabemobile.com talks about making your digital lifestyle mobile. We talk about the rise of the low cost mobile PCs, UMPCs, tablet PCs and MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices)  and how the product categories are getting blurred.

I also have your email, news items and don’t forget about the HP Webinar on the new MediaSmart Connect I will be a guest on

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The Media Center Show #157 – Microsoft’s Hakan Olsson

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Continuing on from last weeks conversation about Extenders, Hakan Olsson from Microsoft returns to the show to talk about HP’s entry into the market and the other Extenders available. I also have an interview with the winner of the HP HDX Dragon Entertainment PC, Paul was very please to win the unit so I called him up to find out his plans for it. As ever I have your email and news items.

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Thanks to the show sponsor Techradar.com

Show Times, links and all the details in the show notes

The Media Center Show #153 – Intelliremote

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Back after a week off and this week talking to Melloware about Intelliremote. Intelliremote is a great application for expanding the use of a Media Center remote so you can control applications like iTunes and take advantage of scripting functions.
Plus I have a catchup of news items and Email.

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Thanks to the show sponsor Techradar.com

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The Media Center Show #141 – NextGen Home and Extenders

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At CES I visited the NextGen home (see this video), it was built to show off Media Center, Home Automation and Life|ware. Actors took you around the home showing off Media Center in the kitchen, living room and bedroom. After the tour I sat down with Mike Seamons from Life|ware and Scott Evans from Microsoft to talk about the aim of the home and the technology behind it. I also managed to interview some of the Extender manufactures. I talked with HP, Samsung and Linksys to find out more details on their extenders and networked products.

I have email, news items and software to giveaway

Thanks to the show sponsor Tech.co.uk

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The Media Center Show #136 – Steven Hughes

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Welcome to the final show of 2007 as I take a break for Christmas. I have a great show this week, Microsoft MVP and Gadget fan Steven Hughes returns to the show to talk about some of his favourite gadgets and gifts for Chistmas including, Media Center remotes, audio equipment, GPS devices and Zunes. I have news items and an update on my Media Center Health Project

Thanks to the show sponsor Tech.co.uk

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00:51 Welcome to the show
02:04 Media Center Video on10.net, Steve’s Blog
02:56 Big Screen Photos V2
04:30 Dell CabeCARD FAQ
04:39 Media Center Health Monitor – Signup for free
07:55 CES 08
08:13 The Media Center Show Awards
08:52 A message from One Voice
09:50 Welcome to Steven
11:45 Steve’s new setup
17:00 Audio Equipment
20:39 Harmony Remote
27:07 RF Remote Controls
28:00 USB Network server
32:00 GPS Units
41:20 Zune
45:22 Zune accessories
48:29 Zune Originals
54:33 iPhone
58:18 Google Maps
1:00:00 Amazon Kindle
1:09:56 Digital Picture Frames
1:11:07 CES 2008
1:12:09 See you Jan 3rd!

Music by Ian Dixon

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