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Lifextender: Vista Media Center Commercial Remover

17. October 2007

One advantage that Media Center PCs have over their Tivo and DVR brethren is the ability to remove commercials from television recordings. Lifextender is the latest plugin for Vista Media Center that does just that, automatically remove commercials. From Lifextender’s website: Lifextender is pretty simple. It scans the directory that Media Center records TV to […]

AnyDVD: Ripping Blu-ray and HD-DVD with Artificial Intelligence

17. October 2007

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Update: Slysoft is currently offering AnyDVD HD at a 20% discount through April 20. Now is a great time to get a copy. Slysoft has updated AnyDVD HD, with apparently some type of “artifical intelligence.” From the press release that has been sitting in my inbox for a couple of days: With today’s release of […]

NBC Bringing Tonight Show and Jay Leno to Web

16. October 2007

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Starting October 16, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno is making its way online. This is becoming a recurring trend of networks offering shows online. I like it. From MediaWeek: The Tonight Show will become the second late night talker that NBC offers online on a regular basis. Back in August, the network began posting […]

As a Gaming Platform, the PC Reclaims Its Crown

12. October 2007

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With every new generation of consoles, many pundits declare that PC gaming is dead. I have been hearing it for years. I must admit I have been pretty jealous of Xbox 360 games like Gears of War for some time with little competition from the PC world, which has been pretty stagnant outside of World […]

Harry Potter DVD to Include PC and Portable Versions

11. October 2007

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The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD will include versions of the movie for portable devices and PCs, according to Warner Home video. From the Ars Technica article: Although it’s not clear how exactly the technology will work—and Warner has not yet responded to our requests for comment—the easiest way for Warner […]

Sonos to Release Soundbridge 100 Soon

10. October 2007

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Sonos is releasing their Soundbridge wireless extender this month (October 24th). It seems like Sonos is always adding nice features like Pandora integration. The Soundbridge 100 will keep you from having to tether a ZP80 or ZP100 to your router. From Automatedhome.com: So for example you may want to use a new ZoneBridge to plug […]

Belkin Announces n52te SpeedPad

5. October 2007

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I got an e-mail this morning with a press release for Belkin’s n52te SpeedPad. I have never used one of these hybrid keyboards designed for first person shooters. I have always been intrigued, but I have just never made the jump. Maybe I will have to look into getting one with the release of Unreal […]

4 Tips for Back-ups with Acronis True Image 11

4. October 2007

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I have used Acronis True Image back-up software a lot of the last couple of years, both at work and at home. True Image basically takes a snapshot of your computer which can be re-installed in the event of data loss. From Acronis’ website: Acronis True Image includes our patented disk imaging backup technology. You […]

TBS and MLB Launch Online Channel for Playoffs

3. October 2007

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TBS, which will be broadcasting the Major League Baseball Playoffs (hopefully in HD), will tap into the Internet to provide more in depth coverage of October baseball. From the press release: TBS, which will begin televising Major League Baseball’s National League Divisional Series beginning Oct. 3, will complement its television game coverage with an online […]

Floppyhead Turns One Year Old

2. October 2007

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I started this blog a year ago on October 2, 2006, not knowing if anyone would actually visit this site. Last month I had 15,000 visitors and 29,000 page impressions according to Awstats. Not too bad but I hope to grow things even more in the next 12 months. I just wanted to thank everyone […]

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