The Media Center Show featuring Jim Collison

Our very own Jim Collison is on Ian’s podcast this week.  Check out The Media Center Show here.
This week on The Media Center Show I am talking to Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center enthusiast Jim Collison about Windows Home Server Vail, Windows Home Server addins and using WHS and Windows Media [...]

Awesome Apartment Setup with Media Center and Windows Home Server

Here is another reason you need to check out the forums at homeservershow.com.  JVK has a post that shows his frankenbuild setup throughout his apartment full of Windows Home Server, Media Center, and even a computer built into a little valet chest.
So I went to Ross (like a TJ Maxx) and found the perfect dresser [...]

Windows Home Server Blog – Syncing Windows Home Server, Zune and Windows Media Center

I usually don’t post about other posts but I thought this one from Joel Burt was a good read.
The title is Syncing Windows Home Server, Zune and Windows Media Center!  It has everything you need to integrate your Zune and Media Center together with Windows Home Server.  It even serves up an acknowledgment about the [...]

SilverPAC evolution 5500 Remote uses Windows SideShow

Here is a quick video on the SilverPAC evolution 5500.  It’s a universal remote control that has Windows Media Center controls built in, Wi-Fi, and Z-Wave.
Imagine sitting on your couch while watching TV, and being able to check sports scores, weather, read email, or even look up movie times, all without having to get up [...]

An adventure in Wiring

by AJ Peck (usacomp2k3)
My wife and I bought our house earlier this year. It is a 3-year old house, but it didn’t have proper communication wiring. There are a handful of phone lines run to various rooms (which we don’t use because we are a cell-phone only house) and another handful of coax lines. Unfortunately, [...]

Do you need Anti-Virus on your Media Center PC’s?

It’s a legitimate question don’t you think?  My case in point.  I have a Media Center Server that does nothing but record shows, serve extenders, and serve other Media Centers. Do I need to install an Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware product on it?  Well, I have Microsofts Security Essentials installed on it whether that is right or wrong.
Do [...]

Lenovo Q110 Nettop Home Theatre PC Impressions

by Christopher Lux (IndyLux)
Sometimes great things come in small packages.  This definitely applies to the Lenovo Q110 nettop.  A nettop is a small form factor PC with similar specs to a netbook but without a monitor.  It can function as a low-powered desktop PC to check e-mail and browse the internet or, if properly equipped, [...]

Okoro Media Systems Facebook promotion

This isn’t exactly Windows Home Server related but a good deal none-the-less!
Hopefully one of our listeners/readers will win!

Okoro Media System will be giving away 1 Special Edition “Cherry Red” Digital Entertainment System to one of our lucky Facebook fans.

“How do I win this system?”
If you are already a Fan on our Facebook page, then there [...]

Okoro Media Systems Releases New Media Servers

How did I let this one slip by me?  Congratulations to Okoro Media Systems for jumping into the Windows Home Server Market.  Okoro has been a long-time builder of high quality SageTV and Media Center servers.
Okoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce [...]

Is the future of Windows Media Center with Windows Home Server?

Ben Drawbaugh of EngadgetHD has a new article discussing Media Center and Windows Home Server on Engadget.
With all the bad news around Windows Media Center this week, many enthusiasts are wondering about the future of Media Center. To say that the past few years have had a few disappointments is an understatement, especially when [...]

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