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OK so, the PS3 has DLNA capability, and this is great!  Set Windows Media player to share out, add everything to your library, and you’re set…right?

Wrong.

DLNA doesn’t really stream every format (MKV anyone?) and it has issues with large libraries of MP3s, which are becoming quite common these days.  It also doesn’t support Internet content like youtube videos, or hulu.com.

There are a few things you can run on your server that can help with this issue.

The first is tversity.  This amazing product allows for podcasting, vidcasting, live transcoding, and support for big libraries and custom folder interface on your PS3.  This product runs on windows, and streams to any device, invluding your cell phone, any web browser device, your Wii, your PS3, and on and on.  You can use it to stream out to the Internet, too, getting full access to your entire media library from anywhere in the world.

The second product is a new one, right out of beta, which supports Hulu, CBS, ESPN, Netflix online streaming, and Youtube.  This one is great, and I’m really excited to see it.  It will eventually cost $30, and is worth every penny.  It is called PlayOn, head on over to MediaMall’s site and check it out!

If you’ve ever listened to Sirius Satellite Radio online, you know their web client sucks.  The login is a pain, there are too many clicks, it bugs you every 90 mins, and its just a general pain to use.

Enter starplayr, the UI can use some work, but it allows for nice features like auto login, quick stream changes, links and artwork based on the artists, and a panel of “favorite” channels. 

It works with XM, too!!

I’m competing in Rails Rumble 2008 this year with my PBG peeps and Nate Ostgard. Its a 48 hour competition to write a web application using Ruby on Rails! Check out our live blog here, and the final product once it is done!  To get an idea of what we’re working on, check out some preliminary text from our about page (first draft hehe)

iheartgames is a new way to schedule console games with your friends and family. If you’re tired of playing with strangers, or not having enough people online to get a great multiplayer experience, then iheartgames has you covered.

iheartgames lets you add your list of games on any console from our complete and updated database of games from metacritic.com. It also manages a fully featured friends list with tons of contact methods, so you know your friends will always know when you want to play.

You, or any of your friends, can schedule game times for any game in your list. Notifications (twitter, SMS, etc.) will go out automatically to any of your friends owning the game. They will then be able to reserve their spot in your game until all available spots are filled. With iheartgames, you are guaranteed a full house with people that you trust across all platforms. Pickup games are a thing of the past with iheartgames.

One of my favorite authors of all time, the man who changed my mind about post modernism and showed me that commentary and opinion could be funny and tragic and beautiful and unbelievably complex died last week. His opus, Infinite Jest, changed my life :

If you haven’t read it, please do yourself a favor and check it out. The man was profound and playful and the best sort of intellectual. His other writings are similarly impressive and he will be missed by many.  This generation has lost one of its most brilliant artists.

At the recent PASS meeting for the Las Vegas Chapter, I gave a quick talk on filtered indexes for SQL Server 2008.  I posted a powerpoint presentation over at slideshare.net, check it out!