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10 Useful Apps for Windows Media Center
Lifehacker, the site that brought us 10 Useful Add-Ons for Windows 7, now gives us Top 10 Apps that Boost Your Media Center.
There are a few repeats in there (like the Hulu work-around) but there are also a few goodies like commercial-skipping:
Lifehacker's list includes:
There are a few repeats in there (like the Hulu work-around) but there are also a few goodies like commercial-skipping:
Some commercials are worth their short time commitment, but sometimes you just want to watch exactly 24 minutes of condensed television. Windows Media Center plug-in Lifextender does the job inside your hooked-up PC, while DVRMSToolbox runs through Media-Center-recorded files independently, and can then export them to more generally usable formats than Windows' somewhat locked-down system. (Original posts: Lifextender, DVRMSToolbox)
Lifehacker's list includes:
- Give your tunes the covers they deserve
- Remove ads automatically from recorded TV
- Boost Boxee with repositories and feeds
- Rename files for easier detection
- Plug Hulu into Windows Media Center
- Rip DVDs the easy way
- Schedule TV recording from any browser
- Media center remotes for your phone (or iPod touch)
- Make your router more media-friendly
- Convert and transfer tracks to your portable player
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Ditto, Ben. I’m about to head to Texas for 5 weeks so I guess I’ll have to cave and get a Sling box. Shame on Microsoft.
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I’m a little shocked there is no mention that Lifextender and WebGuide aren’t supported in Windows 7.