MCE Home Server Manager Update

It's been a busy Christmas and New Year in the Lindsay house-hold; I decided it was time I moved to an OCUR system. In addition I’ve been working hard on my MCE Home Server Manager application which allows automatic storage of your recorded shows on a Windows Home Server machine.

So I decided over Christmas that I would buy a new Media Center machine and take the plunge into an OCUR system. I eventually decided upon a Dell XPS 420 with Dual ATI Cable Card tuners. This is now setup and I have re-organized my setup substantially since the video interview with Brian Johnson (if you missed it, you can catch my original interview here: Show us your tech: Steve Lindsay edition)

I made a quick video of what I’ve done since the last video which you can see on this post.

In addition I was interviewed last week by Ian Dixon on his Media Center Show Podcast, you can catch the interview in a couple of weeks when Ian gets back from CES.

Apparently it seems someone over at ehomeUpgrade.com thought I was geeky enough to earn a Digital Home to the Max 2007 award over Christmas which was nice. All I can say guys with what is coming with Media Center and Home Server; 'you isn’t seen nothing yet'.

Finally I wanted to mention I'm about to go into beta on my MCE Home Server Manager application. So I wanted to reveal a few features in advance for you. I'll be posting here when I release so you can snag a copy for yourself. Here are some of the features.

1. Simple install.
2. Move recordings to Windows Home Server drive on scheduled intervals.
3. The ability to configure file types moved (i.e. commercial skip files etc).
4. The ability for the application to automatically cleanup files which the corresponding recordings no longer exist for (i.e. commercial skip files).
5. The ability to move recordings from multiple locations.
6. The ability to configure the watched folders in media center (thus letting you add the Windows Home Server recorded TV share).

Anyway that's all from me for now guys, I'll be back soon with more Media Center / Home Server tips and tricks.