Brian Johnson

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FrameIt: Photos Delivered to your Digital Photo Frames

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jul 31st @ 9:39 AM
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Ever since digital photo frames came available, I've been dreaming of the day you could make them more useful by displaying more dynamic content on them. Now Windows Live FrameIt makes getting this content to your digital photo frames easy and fun. FrameIt allows you to choose data from a number of set sources, or it lets you add your own RSS feeds to a collection that can be picked up automatically by your digital photo frame. Sources include learning sites, digital photo collections, news and information sites, entertainment sites, and your own RSS feeds.

If you don't have a digital photo frame that supports FrameIt, you can still use the RSS feed generated by the program to pull the data into a screen saver or any other RSS reader for a similar effect. Also be sure to check out the FrameIt blog to get more details and updates about the product.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Digital Photography, frameit, frames, Live

AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jul 30th @ 7:35 PM
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World of Warcaft is currently the most popular massively multiplayer online role playing game in the world with over 10 million monthly subscribers. The interface is configurable through a rich extensibility system and one of the best tools around for creating AddOns for World of Warcraft is a program built on the Microsoft Visual Studio shell called AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft. Channel 9's Dan Fernandez caught up with Gabor Ratky and Attila Kisko, two of the developers of AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft, to talk with them about the how they built the progam, and how it's used to make AddOns for the game.$0 $0[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Coding4Fun, extensibility, Visual Studio, world of warcraft

Media Center University Episode 5

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jul 17th @ 11:50 AM
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The CE Installer blog posted Episode 5 of the Media Center University series this week.

This episode is the second half of Todd Rutherford's presentation on integrating Windows Media Center into a whole home solution and focuses on content acquisition. Topics covered include online content and streaming along with personal media content.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Home Entertainment, Media Center, Media Center University, vist, windows

Media Center University Part 4

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jul 13th @ 7:07 AM
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The CE Installer blog has posted Part 4 of the Media Center University series. In Part 4, Whole House Integration of Media Center Systems, Microsoft's Todd Rutherford provides guidance on integrating WMC with automation systems and designing WMC solutions.  

Topics covered this week include Automation System Integration, Controlling Media Center from Control Systems, Controlling Automation Hardware from Media Center, and more.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: electrionics, entertainment, Media Center, Windows Media Center

Media Center University Part 3

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jul 3rd @ 3:15 PM
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They've posted part 3 of the Media Center University series at the CE Installer Blog. If you're at all into home entertainment systems, you need to check this out. 

In the final segment of Optimizing Media Center for Entertainment & Networking, Mike Seamons walks through Extender set up, network tuning, Windows Home Server and some different deployment topologies.[Click to read the full post ]
Tag: Windows Media Center

JD, Nic, and Brian Podcast - Episode 8

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jun 25th @ 8:08 AM
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This week in the JD, Nic, and Brian Podcast, we talk about Shutter Speed, Nic's new photogaphy show on Channel 10, we discuss talking with bloggers about WorldWide Telescope, and finally JD hints at plans to build a car computer.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: astronomy, blogging, computers, Live Meeting, photography, Surface

Media Center University – Part 2

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jun 25th @ 7:44 AM
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Check out the CE Installer Blog, where Mike Seamons continues his presentation of Optimizing Media Center for Entertainment. In this installment, Mike discusses the steps he takes to optimize Windows Media Center. He discusses removing all unnecessary software, installing Windows Updates and other configuration.  Additionally, he discusses how to integrate Zune with WMC.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: CE, Media Center, tips, windows, Zune

Media Center University at the CE Installer Blog

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Jun 10th @ 10:24 AM
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We shot some talks given by professional consumer electronics installers for a series called Media Center University at the Electronic House Expo (EHX) this spring in Orlando. These talks are now becoming available online at on the CE Installer Blog. The speakers in this series are some of the top home entertainment system installers in the US. This is great information if you're interested in using Windows Media Center as the basis (or even just a part) of your home entertainment system.

Consumer Electronics Installer Blog : Media Center University: Optimizing for Entertainment & Networking – Part 1

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Tags: Home Entertainment, Media Center, Media Center University, Vista

JD, Nic, and Brian Podcast - Episode 7

Posted By: Brian Johnson | May 13th @ 9:44 AM
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This week, G. Andrew Duthie joins us to talk about Maker Faire, the Zune 2.5 update, and much, much more...[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Maker Faire, online, robotics, TechEd, Vista, Zune

New Jersey Autonomous Vehicle

Posted By: Brian Johnson | Apr 29th @ 6:05 PM
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This weekend I visited The College of New Jersey where I was able to shoot some video of the New Jersey Autonomous Vehicle (NJAV) and talk to some of the student team members who built the robot.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: College, engineering, robotics, students, university
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