I can’t decide if I want this case for my next Media Center or to use for a server. Either way, I want the new IMSAI Series 2 USB case. It is a reproduction of the computer used by Matthew Broderick in the movie WarGames and the front panel is fully controllable, in fact it [...]

I’ll put my money where my mouth is, and I’m going to give IceGuide a longer run.
I’ve signed up for 3 months, and I will, of course, keep you posted.

tags: center, iceguide, icetv, mce, media, Media Centre, Software

Here’s the scenario: Your guide is working fine. You’ve got one of the custom Australian options implemented, and everything is great.
One day, you notice there aren’t any scheduled recordings coming up. Or, you hit the Guide, to be confronted with two and a half channels of “No Data Available” entries – or worse, it’s all [...]

I’ve spent a weekend and a bit with IceGuide (I’m a dirty man) for Windows XP Media Centre Edition, and I think I’ll need at least another week to work out whether it’s something that’s robust enough to pay for, but so far – and this is preliminary – I’m liking it.
Installation
The installer offers the [...]

Why not make a series? Excellent idea, thanks, don’t mind if I do.
After the rather wordy but well-meaning intro to building the MCE, I figured I’d look at some of the EPG options that are available.
EPGRunner seems to have suddenly decided that tonight would be a No Data Available night, so it seems like a [...]