Tag Archives: Vista

Netflix Arrives for Vista Media Center

Posted on 5/20/2009 by James

Good news for families (like ours) that use VMC (Vista Media Center) in their living room (or I guess anywhere you watch TV). Over the next 48 hours, Microsoft will be rolling out a new plug-in for their software that … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 at RC1

Posted on 5/7/2009 by James

This week Microsoft publicly released the first Release Candidate for the new operating system Windows 7. With this new operating system they hope to erase the bad image of Vista in the minds of computer users (an image that was … Continue reading →

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Giving Netflix a Try

Posted on 12/13/2008 by James

With the release of the new XBox Experience (NXE) on Nov. 19th, Microsoft also released a Netflix Instant Watch software module. With this new piece of software, XBox Live gold subscribers that also have a Netflix account are able to … Continue reading →

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The Frustration of Live TV

Posted on 10/24/2008 by James

It is amazing how different it is to watch live TV after having gotten used to DVRs (in my case Vista Media Center). Having a digital video recorder grab a copy of what we want to watch ahead of time … Continue reading →

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Electronically Savvy

Posted on 10/20/2008 by James

Last night Emma and I were sitting on the bed talking. She said that she wanted to watch a show, so as I reached for the remote and asked her what she wanted to watch. Her response surprised me a … Continue reading →

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