Tag Archives: Rich Media

A Primer: H.264 vs. VP8 Quality Shootout and What it Means

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

Note: All comments are my own and may not reflect those of my employer.  This is a living position so I retain my right to edit and note the edits below as the conversation evolves. For years when I worked … Continue reading →

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DOWNLOADS: Spruce up Your Holidays with Windows 7

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

(Ed. Note: Thanks to Techradar for naming our Yule Log Visualization for Windows Media Player one of the Top 60 free apps for Windows at #4) If you know me, you know I can go a little Clark Griswold this time of year.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny, Media Center, Music, Tech, Windows 7, Windows Media Player, Windows Vista, Xbox, XP Media Center | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Windows Media Center: Now with more Digital Cable Goodness

Posted on September 10, 2009 by

At the Windows Media Center event at CEDIA this week, Microsoft announced what many enthusiasts have been waiting for with baited breath: a relaxing of restrictions which made Windows Media Center less attractive to existing PC owners or enthusiasts building … Continue reading →

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HowTo: Add Hulu Desktop to Windows Media Center

Posted on June 4, 2009 by

Mike Garcen of MissingRemote has a good article about integrating the new Hulu Desktop application with Windows Media Center.  Thanks to support for appropriate WMC keymappings and a little XML ingenuity, you can directly launch and navigate the Hulu app from … Continue reading →

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E3 Roundup (The Story so Far and Project Natal)

Posted on June 2, 2009 by

It’s been a busy past 48 hours for the Microsoft team responsible for the E3 press briefing.  If ever there were concern that E3 has lost its luster, this was the presentation to prove otherwise.  A few of the highlights … Continue reading →

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