Recent content by tomsmoot

Hey, I have a free day to n00b it up and as I was brushing up on some VBScript I came along this program called WinLIRC. It's GNU so the source is available in VB6. Also claims several plugins for Girder, Winamp, and stuff. Looks like it must be setup for use with specific IR hardware. Didn't...

@ Waynedb- I have heard a lot about SageTV. how do you like it? I assume you haven't used Media Center. Probably difficult for us to compare them. I would have to say using Media Center is much similar to say WMP9-ish (of course that's MCE '05), with the extra-large view (I think they called it...

That is all truly amazing. Thank you. I am downloading the HSDK right now and have spent some time 'hands-on' with the builder. The weblinks idea is brilliant. I will look at that. I'm still not getting the feel for Premise yet, but I will eventually. I think I'm over-complicating things...

Kids are visiting Mom for the summer, so I have some free time. Looking forward to getting further into premise. As for my idea, I think there are easier options that don't include Premise like shared storage (NAS or whatever). I just like the idea of being able to have one screen or one...

Hi, I know this might not be what you are looking for, but I was looking into something similar and found a program called LANIC. It's supposed to allow intercom-type communications over a LAN. I never used it so I can't promise anything. Maybe I will set it up and see how it goes. Maybe it's...

Hi all, I have an interesting question and/ or idea. I have several windows computers throughout my house, and premise server on one downstairs. I can play my media files just fine through premise in my room without any zones or anything setup other than the media files in premise. Each...