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Media Center Software / Hardware

Popcorn Hour: http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/ XBMC: http://xbmc.org/ PLEX: http://www.plexapp.com/ TVersity: http://tversity.com/ CinemaTube Mini: http://www.brite-view.com/cinemago.php Logitech Revue: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040QE98O/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller= Boxee: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038JE07O And of course there’s always the PS3, Xbox, and many others.  These are just the most popular right now. There’s also apps like iMediaShare for Android that allow you to play media on your smartphone from any DLNA media server (I like http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ personally). I’ll be adding […]

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Funny post from a commenter

Taken from here: http://www.howtogeek.com/76628/online-safety-who-says-macs-dont-get-viruses/ That a computer operating system will ALWAYS be able to be hacked and loaded with viruses. This is reality. The people who make Windows and Mac OS will make mistakes and overlook things. You try making something with billions of lines of code and expect it to perfect. But the real truth […]

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Install Windows from Flash Drive

Only caveat: you’ll need Vista / 7+ in order to use the tools to create the flash drive.  XP isn’t supported. Vista: http://kmwoley.com/blog/?p=345 Win7 / 8: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-install-windows-7vista-from-usb-drive-detailed-100-working-guide/      

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Cool Windows 8 Tips

Windows 8 Bootable Drive: http://pureinfotech.com/2011/09/28/how-to-create-a-windows-to-go-usb-drive-in-windows-8-step-by-step/ How to install Windows 8 Developer Preview on a VM: http://pureinfotech.com/2011/09/15/how-to-install-windows-8-developer-preview-in-a-virtual-machine/     Windows 8 Developer Edition Home: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/br229518       

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