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Comment Re:MyMovies and XBMC (Score 2) 361

this.

and since the information database MyMovies pulls from is community maintained and vetted, it is far superior to the metadata that you will get from even good metadata sources like IMDB.

You can use MYMovies for frontend interface on Windows Media Center or you can utilize one of a number of other front ends and only use the MyMovies Collection Management DB backend.

The nice thing about this product is that it does store actor/director/crew information, so you can easily pull up any director and see all of the movies in your collection and with a simple click then pull up any of those movies for immediate playback.
I have 20TB+ of movies/tv shows in my collection (yes i own them, i buy dvd's instead of paying for cable/satellite service) and utilize the MM front end and backend and everything is fast to utilize.
Another nice thing about MM is that it is completely free to use for home use and allows for all of the "nifty" special features people like, including screen customization, movie art, etc.

their newest version (still in beta till the end of the month) also now includes specific features for handling tv shows ripped to individual episodes if you are one the "acquires" these.

Comment Re:What idiot trusts the cloud? (Score 1) 401

several including built in options and free to use options including most anything from linux (via cygwin) or via additional program like SyncBack.

throw in things like Dropbox which are cross platform, or *gasp* paid solutions like carbonite or mozy, and those without backup are either uncaring or completely clueless.

hell even my 60 year old mother wanted to know how to make sure her "pictures" sere backed up in case something happened.

Comment Re:THANK YOU! (Score 1) 742

you must not watc ha lot of the Food Network.

it used to be people showing and teaching how to cook.

now it's reality cooking (ace of cakes/dinner impossible/restaurant impossible/throwdown/etc) mixed with "showcase random restaurants" programming (Diners Drive-ins and dives/the best thing i ever/etc) with a few shows still teaching real cooking(Good Eats), and not how to pour stuff out of a box/can/jar into a pan and call it cooking.

That's also why there is now a new channel called "The Cooking Channel".

Comment Re:Hmm... WA politics... (Score 1) 304

my state doesnt even check ID's, and it's one of the most important states for early "leanings" of major elections.

god love walking in, saying your name ONCE, taking a ballot, marking it, and sliding it into an electronic reader.

yeah, a paper trail means it's a better process........

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