Hide the standard window control buttons from Windows Media Center by enabling Media Only mode.
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If you're adding more storage to your Windows Media Center HTPC, you can change your settings so the new drive will be used to store all new recorded shows.
Chris Barnes, over at Barnesian.com, has found a workaround that allows him to watch Netflix instant streaming content on his PC despite the fact that it is powered by the diminutive Intel Atom…
If the time is wrong on your Media Center PC, your recordings may start late or cut off too early. Improve the reliability of your time service updates by changing to one of a number of different…
Windows Media Center's Start menu groups your media into nice categories. But what can you do if third-party apps decide to install their own strips in your Start menu? Remove 'em. This week's tip…
If you’ve become accustomed to Media Center’s 30 second-skip and instant replay features for TV, you can add that feature to DVD playback, too. By default, the skip buttons jump between…
At the Digital Media Zone we love Windows Media Center! One of the reasons we love it so much is that it just looks gorgeous on a big HDTV. Even if you never customize it at all it looks great, but…
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Cheap HTPC is a Champ Two weeks ago I decided to create a HTPC on the cheap. The goal was simple build a powerful HTPC for under $500. I put together full list of parts that you can read about in…
A few Entertainment 2.0s ago we discussed building your own low cost HTPC. I have always been a big fan of Intel with my Revo HTPC, however for most people the Atom/ION combination is just not…
One of the biggest advantages to using a computer as the basis of your of your living room DVR is the ability to automate commercial skipping. Everyone remembers when they got their first DVR, and…
In part one, we covered how to lock down native Media Center applications so that you you didn’t have to worry about whether or not your family is being sneaking and trying to watch things they…
Seriously, I won’t judge you if you have content you don’t want me to watch. While our minds immediately wander to some lonely guy trying to hide his extensive adult collection, our focus today is…
