Plex 9 Preview

Plex/Nine First Peek from Elan Feingold on Vimeo.

The folks at Plex are getting ready to release a HUGE update to their media management app and, judging by the video above, this is gonna be a giant leap forward for those of us using the software to manage and playback our media libraries.

Check it out – and then (like me) begin obsessively checking every day to see if it’s been released yet!

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My Mac's HTPC Software

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Using EyeTV With Plex

Using EyeTV With Plex

When I switched from XBMC to Plex, I lost little functionality beyond their beta EyeTV plug-in.

But this was a tough hit to take because I split my time between the two programs: EyeTV for my live TV stuff and Plex for my movies and TV library. Combining the two has always been a dream but doesn’t seem to be in the cards based on El Gato’s total lack of interest in making EyeTV more of a media manager than it already is.

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Mac Mini as a Media Center

Mac Mini as a Media Center

As a brief introduction to what this site is all about, I wanted to detail exactly how my Intel Mac Mini acts as a media hub to demonstrate what YOUR Mini can do for you!

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Live HDTV over a Home Network

Live HDTV over a Home Network

I’ve had a couple of request lately for a chart detailing exactly how my HDTV/Mac set-up is, well, set up. So I opened up Photoshop and put this together, detailing all of the components involved in viewing and recording free(!) HD programming onto a Mac and then watching it over my home network on multiple Macs.

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StarPlayr – Sirius for Mac

StarPlayr – Sirius for Mac

I’m all about consolidating as many components into as few devices as possible. But sometimes additional hardware is unavoidable. This is how I felt about my beloved Sirius Satellite Radio. Commercial-free channels like Chill, Alt Nation, and (yes) Big 80s mean I’ve been willing to add a Sirius receiver to my spartan set of HTPC hardware to get the amazing programming into my Mini.

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