The Digital Media Zone (The DMZ) has been born out of a need.  A need to share as much information about the digital media we use on a daily basis.  No matter what media you consume or how you consume it, this is the site you need to be reading.

Once we’re up and running, we’ll have content related to all things media related.  Whether you use an HTPC to control your home A/V system, enjoy taking your content with you using a portable device, or are looking for content you don’t even know exists, we’ll be covering it.

Our Bloggers:

Josh Pollard

Long time Windows Media Center user and cheap geek, Josh has been around technology his whole life. He’s spent his entire career in the software development industry. In addition to his passion for Media Center he is also a mobile gadget nerd. You will never see him with more than a few feet away from his Windows Mobile phone, or without a set of Bluetooth stereo headphones on his ears. Josh is also the co-host of the Entertainment 2.0 podcast with Adam Thursby where they spend an hour every week talking about the latest Windows Media Center news.

Adam Thursby

Five year Media Center user, Zune lover and all around computer/internet geek, Adam has been blogging about Media Center since the middle of 2008.  After using the application for a few years, he decided to start sharing knowledge and news with other Media Center users as well as evangelize the product to others who hadn’t discovered the joy of having an HTPC.  Adam is currently the co-host for the Entertainment 2.0 podcast, a weekly show with Josh Pollard dedicated to Media Center news and just having a good time with it.

Adam currently lives in upstate New York with his wife, two crazy boys and two dogs.  He also currently used Windows Media Center to control the content on four televisions as well as a Zune 80 to take his content with him while on the go.

Phil Lozen

Phil’s been tech obsessed most of his life. Despite choosing the wrong side in the HD disc format war, he’s now happily moved to the Blu-ray camp and readily admits he’s an HD addict. Phil’s also a Windows Media Center user and Xbox 360 gamer.

He’s been writing his own blog off and on for a couple years (www.livinghighdef.com) and spent a year as a freelance writer for Electronic House magazine’s Web site. His spare time is spent with his wife and two kids in Michigan and dreaming of his ultimate home theater.

Phil is the co-host of “Seen in HD” with Adam Thursby, which looks at all things HD.

Josh Shenkle

Five+ year veteran media center user. Over the years I have built over 20 media center pc’s whether it has been to upgrade an existing system in my setup, or to build a media center pc (HTPC) for friends or family. My other passion besides HTPC’s and Media Center is Home Theater. After purchasing my first home with a blank slate in the basement, I completely finished it off, building a home theater with a 120″ front projection setup and 7.1 surround sound system. So between Media Center and Home theater that is what you’ll find me talking about here.

Like Adam Thursby, between the two of us are probably the only Zune users you’ll find. I started out with an iPod nano but eventually found my way to the Zune and the Zune software and never looked back. Also like Josh Pollard I too am a mobile phone/smart phone gadget nerd. In my “day job” one of my job responsibilities is to test out new phones, specifically windows mobile phones, and test them out with our exchange server and trouble shoot end user issues. I am also a Blackberry convert as I recently got a Blackberry Storm for personal use and absolutely love it!

I am a huge forum troll, you can find me on AVSforums, TGB, Missingremote, Hardforums, and even the AU media center forums, look for my UMDivX screen name. I like to help out where I can when it comes to HTPC’s and media center in general, so if there are questions to be had, I try to answer them the best I can.

If I am not trolling the forums you can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/umdivx

Pete Stagman

Pete Stagman has been in the IT field for over 20 years.

First, while in the U.S. Army repairing Apache Attack Helicopter Fire Control Systems.

Many years and many jobs later, he is now the Director of Operations for the New England Region of Global Digital Forensics, a network security company based out of Dunedin, FL.

In his spare time, Pete builds and tests Media Center PCs and Windows Home Servers and is a Microsoft MVP in Media Center. He also runs the New England Digital Media User Group, which meets at the Microsoft office in Waltham, MA on the 3^rd Wednesday of every month.

You can view his blogs at http://www.nedmug.com/Blogs/tabid/139/Default.aspx

You can also Follow Pete on Twitter. http://twitter.com/tyrstag