As a number of bloggers have correctly pointed out in recent months, the basic purpose of DRM is to create artificial scarcity for what's essentially an unlimited resource. In other words, the cost ...
In October I was unpleasantly surprised to find out that Windows Media Player 11 isn't supported on any version of Microsoft's own HTPC platform, Windows Media Center Edition, prior to the 2005 vers...
So it looks like Blu-ray may be on its way to "winning " the format war. If rumors that Paramount will be exercising a clause in their HD DVD contract allowing them to switch sides in the...
It seems that the patent licensing firm responsible for the dumbest patent I've ever seen is suing Netflix for recommending DVDs to their customers without paying a licensing fee for "optimiz...
At the beginning of the year I rid myself of any standalone video or audio players and started using an HTPC with Windows XP MCE 2004. My choice of media center software was the result of getting a ...
