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Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…

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There has been great anticipation for Verizon Wireless customers to have an iPhone competitor in their pocket.  With the release of DROID, they will have a new love for WHS as well.  The DROID phone runs Google's Android OS and with the new release of SubSonic, they now have an app that can stream music to your phone... for free.  Still waiting on iPhone support.

Version 3.8  of Subsonic has added:

  • New: Implemented Subsonic client for Android phones.
  • New: (Android) Downloaded songs can now be played directly from the Subsonic app.
  • New: (Android) New feature: Download + Play.
  • New: (Android) New feature: Search.
  • New: (Android) New feature: Load playlist.
  • New: (Android) New feature: Delete from phone.
  • New: (Android) New feature: Check for software update.
  • New: (Android) Nicer song listing.
  • New: (Android) More informative error message when not connected.
  • New: (Android) Show artist shortcuts.

For installation instructions to install SubSonic on WHS (applies to other OS's as well): Click Here

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Joe DiFiglia has written 226 Articles at C.O.D.


In early 2000 I became increasingly frustrated with hardware review sites praising less than satisfactory products. The saying: “if you want something done right, do it yourself” applies here. I wasn’t satisfied, so I did it myself; and here we are years later.