October 2005
The Archives
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10.14.05NRK makes one of the world’s largest Media Center servicesThe Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation has just released it's comprehensive service for media center PCs. First out is Windows Media Center Edition. The service makes NRK's vast archive of content on the net available from a GUI that is tailored for use on a TV with navigation through a remote. Users get access to more than 20 000 video clips and 12 radio channels with three weeks of archive on the main channels. This is one of the most comprehensive services ever made for Windows Media Center's Online Spotlight broadband portal. Microsoft Media Center Edition was choosen because it is the first media ...
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10.13.05Apple Media Center – At last!Apple has finally released its 10-feet GUI. They call it the Apple Front Row Media Experience and it looks like a full screen iPod user interface. Of course Apple bundles it with an amazingly stylish remote control. This is wonderful. Give them a year or so, and you will see some fantastic combinations of sexy hardware and software. What I miss in the Apple Front Row Experience as far as I can judge from the Apple web site at this point are: - PVR functionallity with an electronic program guide - A system for including broadband services (Like Microsoft Online Spotlight or ...
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10.11.05A quick update on the home theatreMy new QPVision 37" LCD is now in place. Things start to look good. It's time for a short collection of links: 1. First, build a cabinet 2. Then install a silent fan in the cabinet 3. Silence the parts of the computer that is noisy 4. Choose your frontend 5. Set up your advanced remote 6. Make your content available everywhere 7. Follow the important blogs... Edit: The speakers in the picture are Anthony Gallo Nucleus Micro
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10.08.05Making champagne of cheap white wineI promised to get back to Bernt and Bjarne's Champagne Blog when they had tested their theory on making champagne of cheap white wine. Yeah, I know - that's impossible. But at least, they actually made sparkling wine! Head over to The Champagne Blog and check out the video.
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10.07.05Amazing circlesOyvind has made a very nice Flickr set of what he calls "Fantastic circles". I would call them amazing, beautiful and inspiring. Flickr set: link Post on Oyvind's blog: link