Entertainment 2.0 #103: Round 2!

Nov 19, 2010 by Adam Thursby

Welcome to episode 103 of The Big Show! We’re joined again this week by James Montemagno of RevoHTPC. Like last week’s show, we run a bit long but hopefully you enjoy it. You’ll find links below for all of the information we discuss. While it wasn’t intended when we started this week,...

Enabling Concurrent RDP sessions in Windows 7

Nov 6, 2009 by Adam Thursby

Having recently started using my HTPC directly on the main television in our home has been a good experience. It’s given me access to more content than is available on extender and overall a lot more control of my experience in my main viewing area. One of the issues you come across with...

Using Internet Content With Media Center

Oct 26, 2009 by Adam Thursby

With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft is finally starting to leverage the fact that Media Center runs on PCs. By adding Netflix and Internet TV (that’s actually worth something!) they’re showing that they’ve heard the community and want to provide what a lot of other HTPC solutions are...

Hidden Startup Switches in 7MC

Aug 10, 2009 by Adam Thursby

Missing Remote has the low down this morning from Andrew Cherry on how to make Media Center in Windows 7 start the way you want it to start. I personally like the start up animation and sound that plays, both of which are new to MCE with Windows 7. But if you don’t, you can shut them...