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YouTube Will Soon Block Access From Set-Top Devices
6:20AM Kevin Purdy | It won’t affect your PS3, Wii, TiVo or other licensed YouTube partners, but Google’s streaming video service will start blocking access to TV-connected devices as of December 2. More »
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4:10AM Kevin Purdy | Adam thinks XBMC is the best media centre around, but I roll with Boxee for its many awesome plug-ins. Here’s how I turned a relatively cheap, yet surprisingly powerful home-theatre PC into a DIY Boxee Box for my HDTV. More »
Build A Powerful Boxee Media Centre
4:10AM Kevin Purdy | Adam thinks XBMC is the best media centre around, but I roll with Boxee for its many awesome plug-ins. Here’s how I turned a relatively cheap, yet surprisingly powerful home-theatre PC into a DIY Boxee Box for my HDTV. More »
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Replace Your Mac Mini’s IR Receiver For Non-Apple Remotes
8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re using a Mac Mini as a media centre and want to use a non-Apple remote control with it, this tutorial can help you keep your Mini’s sleek form factor and avoid ugly IR receiver dongles. More »
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Boxee Box To Come Preloaded With The Popular Media Centre
8:30AM Adam Pash | Love the free media centre application Boxee? The folks at Boxee announced today that they’ve partnered with an electronics company to release a dedicated device designed specifically to get Boxee up and running with your home theatre with minimal effort. More »
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Apple TV Update Stops Your Media From Disappearing
9:30AM Adam Pash | If you’ve got an Apple TV and you updated to Apple TV 3.0 a couple of weeks back, it’s time to update yet again to 3.0.1 — if you’d prefer your content to not temporarily disappear until it’s re-synced, that is. It’s a pretty big bug, and presumably pretty annoying, so grab the update for the fix. [Apple via TUAW]
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Boxee To Launch Beta Early Next Month With Loads Of New Features
8:30AM Adam Pash | Boxee has taken the media centre world by storm in the last year, which is why it’s always a surprise when we’re reminded that it’s still only an alpha release. Until December 7th, that is, when Boxee is rolling out an official beta release. More »
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Orb Streams Your Media To Any Computer On Windows And Mac
5:30AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac only: Free application Orb lets you access music, video and other media stored on your computer from virtually any device (Wii, PS3, mobile phone, etc). It’s been around a while on Windows, but today it’s also available on the Mac. More »
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XBMC 9.11 Alpha Improves Playback And Skinning Powers
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: XBMC media centre has dropped a 9.11 alpha release for all platforms, with quality fixes on all three computer platforms and more powerful skinning abilities. If you’re not afraid of a bug or two, it’s yours to grab. More »
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3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Streaming video, digital DVD backups, DVR recording—it’s all possible from your TV-connected media centre, and you don’t need a system administrator to pull it off. These apps make filling and controlling your media centre PC even easier. More »
Top Apps That Boost Your Media Centre
3:00AM Kevin Purdy | Streaming video, digital DVD backups, DVR recording—it’s all possible from your TV-connected media centre, and you don’t need a system administrator to pull it off. These apps make filling and controlling your media centre PC even easier. More »
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