Manage Your Ripped DVD Collection with Multiplex on Mac OS X
Sure there are plenty of people out there who have a large collection of ripped DVD movies stored on their computers, but how many of those are leveraging a movie manager like Multiplex that lets them search their library, attaches movie metadata, provides high-resolution cover art, and wraps it in a mac-inspired management interface? I'd [...]
Acer Unveils the Intel Atom-Based Aspire easyStore Windows Home Server
Sorry folks. This product will only be launching in Japan on March 6, 2009. However, you never know when it might be coming stateside. In the meantime, let me tell you a little bit about this gem. According to PC Watch, two versions of the HS340 series Aspire easyStore Windows Home Server will be available; [...]
Sneak Peek: VMware MVP Hypervisor Virtualizing Windows CE and Android on a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
Learn How to Sync the Content of Two Windows Home Servers Together
In case you've ever been curious if it was possible to sync two Windows Home Server boxes together, the answer is YES. Home Server Hacks has posted a guide on using a freeware tool called SyncToy 2.0 by Microsoft that handles this very duty. Why would you want to do this? Two reasons mainly: 1) [...]
Automatically Download and Transcode Your Favorite TV Shows for Playback in Windows Media Center / Extender
Ben Drawbaugh at Engadget HD has posted an excellent tutorial that shows how one can setup an automated system that will download your favorite TV shows via BitTorrent and then transcode the videos to Windows Media Extender compatible MPEG-2. What's more, the tools he points people to will also apply relevant metadata to the recordings [...]
DVD Jon’s doubleTwist Evolves into a Media Management and Sharing App
VUDU Now Offering 1080p HD and HDX Movie Purchase Options
Now another reason to consider picking up a VUDU box for consuming HD content. VUDU today announced that they will begin selling HD and HDX movies to own. The initial selection consists of 50 films from “top independent studios” with the promise of adding additional releases on the same day and date as the DVD [...]
Squeezebox Gets Napster Music Support
Logitech is announcing that they've added a Napster add-on to their growing list of Squeezebox add-ons that allows Squeezebox Network Music Player owners to tap into their Napster account (unlimited, on-demand service $12.95/mo). With the Napster add-on, people can play their custom created music playlists, search/play songs from their favorite artists, listen to Napster radio [...]