Developing with the Media Center SDK, Part 1
A few weeks ago, I finally got around to realising a long-held ambition; I built a media center PC. Hardware has come a long way since the last time I tried to have a PC permanently hooked-up to my TV;...
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Developing with the Media Center SDK, Part 2
Last time, I gave a broad overview of the Windows Media Center SDK and introduced my (then-nameless) first add-on, mceNetworkCopy. This instalment (and the next few) of my series on developing for...
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Developing with the Media Center SDK, Part 3
Continuing the series of articles on Media Center development, this post introduces a command button with the standard Media Center look-and-feel: A Command Button Last time, we looked at a UI element...
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In the last post, I introduced a command button for use in Media Center add-ons. In doing so, I demonstrated the idea of input focus, Command objects and rules to dictate behaviour and data-binding....
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A Progress Bar Control for Windows Media Center
This is just a quick post to pass the time between the instalments of my ongoing series on Media Center development. The objective of this article is to show you how to build a simple progress bar...
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Developing with the Media Center SDK, Part 5
In the last instalment, we looked at building a list control for Media Center. This introduced the ModelItem class, which is the basis for building the Model/View-Model in a Media Center application....
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Using WCF for IPC in Media Center Add-Ons Last time, I gave an overview of the design of my network browsing/copying add-on for Media Center. In this instalment, we look at how to use Windows...
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Developing with the Media Center SDK, Part 7
Foreword: There’s actually no Media Center-specific content in this post, but it’s the logical continuation of the series… Background Add-In – A Queue-Based Download Manager Last time, we talked about...
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Developing with the Media Center SDK, Part 8
Once again, there’s nothing Media Center specific in this article, but this is functionality that the add-in requires nonetheless: Storing Network Credentials Securely A few instalments ago, we...
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