Browsing articles from "September, 2011"
Sep
30
2011

Building A Digital Media Home Theatre

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I remember the days when we used to shop for VHS tapes and DVDs. Technology has come a long way in the past 10 years. With the advent of the digital age in music, TV, movies and other mediums it appears it is here to stay. Blu-Ray is the latest rage and even more is the ability to copy Blu-Ray discs to different video codecs. There are some great authoring software available to assist you [...]

Sep
24
2011

Benefits of a Home NAS Part 2

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Here is an article from Josh Saddlers blog about his decision making process for either a building your own or buying a NAS device. In this article he reviews file serving types, filesystems, interface, and media serving capabilities.

Sep
17
2011

Building “Windows 8″ – Video #2

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A look at the new customized “Windows 8″ user interface. You can customize almost any thing in Windows 8. You have no limits! Preview of the Windows 8 metro user interface.  In this concept video, the author has updated from  Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 to the upcoming windows 8 as shown in the video by Microsoft. This mode has a tile metro start screen and other tweaks. Watch the video and look for yourself.

Sep
17
2011

Windows 8: The “Ocho” for Tablets, Phones

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The next iteration of Microsoft’s iconic operating system will be optimized for smartphones and tablets. Too bad it may not be launched until next fall.

Sep
16
2011

Building “Windows 8″ – Video #1

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REDMOND, Wash. – June 1, 2011 – Today, at the D9 Conference, we demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,” for the first time. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windows, from the chip to the interface. A Windows 8-based PC is really a new kind of device, one that scales from touch-only small screens through to large screens, with or without a keyboard and mouse.

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