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OzSource Australia Update

9. September 2009

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OzSource Australia Update

You may have noticed all the non Steam content has evaporated from the site, That's because I have split the site and moved the media aspect to www.OzSource.com.au ozsource.org will now remain a Steam fan/info site just the way it has always really been. What's new at Ozsource AU? Printable Home Theater signs and Logo’s I came across this [...]

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Songbird 1.2 Released

19. June 2009

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The Open Source Itunes killer, Songbird has just had an update.  Along with Foobar2000 it is probably the best free music player available. New Features Automatically Organise Library Files Songbird can now automatically organise the files that are contained in your library. Once enabled, it will consolidate your media in one location. You can customise the structure of [...]

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Find $10,000 with Microsoft IE8!

18. June 2009

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In a refreshingly to the point Internet Explorer 8 promotional stunt, Microsoft has buried $10,000 somewhere on the internet.  Be the first to find it and you keep it. How? Visit the IE8 $10,000 competition website and follow tengrand_ie8 on Twitter. But you will never find it using old Firefox. (So get rid of it, or get lost) To [...]

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Boxee Update: Mac, Pandora, Hulu and Radiotime.

7. April 2009

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The Open Source XBMC fork; Boxee, has been going from strength to strength adding some new "most requested" features and also managing to get Hulu into the front end thanks to a unique legal workaround.  The new version is currently only for Mac platforms at this stage with Windows and Linux soon to follow. Download boxee [...]

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Steamworks CEG: DRM Done Well?

25. March 2009

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Steamworks CEG: DRM Done Well?

Digital Rights Management, you have heard the term used in many a negative sentence over the years but can it be done well?  Steam sets an excellent example on how to achieve near perfect DRM but how can this model be extended to all publishers?  Valve has kindly updated their Steamworks 2009 Brochure with a [...]

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PS3 Media Server

16. March 2009

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PS3 Media Server

Until recently, using the PS3 as a HTPC device was a tedious and almost pointless affair.  Installing Linux was a possibility though restricting direct access to the PS3’s RSX GPU pretty much reduced the benefit of using a PS3 in this way. Using software like TVersity was the closest you could get in turning the Playstation [...]

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XBMC MEDIA CENTER

13. March 2009

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In our second Sourced article the spotlight is on the award winning XBMC Media Center. What is XBMC? Originally named Xbox Media Center, XBMC is now a full featured, award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media.  I have been using XBMC since it's transformation from xbmp (Xbox Media [...]

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Hulu Sourced

20. February 2009

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Hulu Sourced

In our first Sourced article the spotlight is on the incredibly popular Hulu Video service. What is Hulu? Simply put, Hulu is a commercially supported online content distribution website for streaming TV shows, movies and trailers at Hulu.com and other online destination sites - all for free anytime.  The Hulu service is only available in the U.S. [...]

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Gabe Newell: Entertainment as a Service 2009 DICE Keynote

20. February 2009

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abe Newell is one tuned in bloke. In his keynote speech at the 2009 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit, Gabe pretty much puts into perspective what all gamers have realised for a long time, direct to his Peers.

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Friday Roundup 06-02-09

6. February 2009

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Gaming Unreal Tournament 3 deathmatch with 4-player Wiimote support. On a serious note, Steamworks support has also been added, those who own a retail copy may now register it with Steam, free of charge. Why not try your hand at building your very own Portal gun replica with Harrison Krix Steam TF2 has a new critical hits system. Steam now [...]

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