Tag: Windows

• Is Cablecard really Dead? (and ideas for FCC on how to fix)

  For years, industry pundits have claimed that Cablecard is dead.  Cablecard, which enables consumers to get local and premium HD cable television programming directly into TV’s and Media Center PC’s via a digital cable tuner. It seemed poised to unlock consumers from the underpowered, much maligned cable boxes many rent from their cable provider and often…

  Sean A.

  December 17, 2009

  Tech, Television, Windows 7, Xbox

  Devices, Movies, Tech, Television, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Media Player, Xbox

• DOWNLOADS: Spruce up Your Holidays with Windows 7

  (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 love the holidays and spreading a little Christmas cheer.  So here are a few of…

  Sean A.

  December 1, 2009

  Funny, Media Center, Music, Tech, Windows 7, Xbox

  Diversions, Funny, How To, Media Center, Music, Rich Media, Tech, Television, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Media, Windows Media Player, Xbox, XP Media Center

• HowTo: Add Hulu Desktop to Windows Media Center

  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 within Windows Media Center.  I’ve confirmed this works (mostly) with Windows 7 as well, though…

  Sean A.

  June 4, 2009

  Media Center

  How To, Hulu, MCE, Media Center, Movies, Rich Media, Tech, Television, Windows, Windows 7