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The popular Windows Media Center plugin, TunerFreeMCE, has been updated in a release the developer, Martin Millmore, is calling a “major” upgrade. The new plugin is now Windows 7-only, forgoing Vista support in order to allow for the numerous improvements it includes. Vista users can continue to…

Earlier this month, we reported on a way that you can get Twitter updates in Windows Media Center using the Media Center Status Application, but now there’s another option. Now you can tweet from TunerFree MCE, the Media Center plugin that delivers a variety of live TV shows and programs from Hulu,…

In July, we told you about a new plugin for Windows Home Server called TV Manager. This plugin lets you copy your recordings from a Vista Media Center PC or XP Media Center 2005 over to your Home Server for storage and management. At the time we originally wrote about it, the plugin was still…

At the end of June, we told you that the Olympics were coming to Media Center. Well, now they’re here! If you haven’t already done so, you have to try out NBC Olympics On the Go on your Windows Media Center PC. This internet-driven TV service from NBC Universal is powered by TVTonic’s platform and…

The web site at MoreMce.com is looking to become the most complete list of plugins, utilities and websites available for Windows Media Center. Unlike some other websites, MoreMce.com will allow users to add the details about new applications themselves, for a truly rich site filled with…

Recently, CinemaNow announced that their service, which lets you legally download and watch movies over the internet, has been made available to Windows Media Center users without the need for an additional app. Prior to this announcement, you had to use a plugin in order to access CinemaNow via…

The Media Center RSS Reader application lets you read RSS news items on your Media Center TV as well as watch and/or listen to podcasts and watch video blogs. Originally developed for XP Media Center, there is now also a version for Vista Ultimate. The application adds a new option to Media Center's…

Superna is a company that makes solutions to connect all your different systems together. They have a software layer that will connect your XP Media Center, Vista Media Center, home automation, and touch panels from various third parties. Oded Vardi from Superna spent a few minutes telling me…

While in Orlando at the Electronic Home Expo, I got a chance to visit with John Oliver from Cutting Edge PC's. Cutting Edge makes some really nice high end Media Center machines with features like Whole House Control and integration with VideoGiant.

Now I know all of you Channel 10 viewers are absolute power users who know how to keep their bits and bytes under your every control. But just in case there's someone out there who needs help getting it all sorted out, the Media Center team is running a contest for the chance to win a complete…