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send2XBMC makes it easy to send either an URL or the address of a remotely shared (SMB) or local media file to your Xbox running XBOX Media Center (XBMC). This can be done by opening the file through the dialog of send2XBMC or by providing the path/URL by a commandline parameter. To use paths with spaces, add quotation marks to the parameter. Be sure to have the Web Interface enabled on your Xbox. Sending multiple files to XBMC at once is allowed.

The latest version can be found at: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2606980/send2xbmc.zip (v4.8.1027)
 

Features

• Video site extraction support (YouTube, Break.com etc. - customizable)
• Explorer context menu integration: send files directly from Explorer
• Opera Browser support
• Total Commander support

Dropbox/Public

This little program allows you to send files and/or folders directly from the Explorer context menu to your Dropbox/Public folder. Afterwards, the corresponding links to the files will be copied to your clipboard, so you can paste them right away in the instant message or email you prepared the files for.

Review by AddictiveTips, Review by Caschy (German)

The latest version can be found at: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/2606980/dropbox-public.zip (v1.4.1110)

Spotify?

Ok, I'll give you a little bit of info about it: Spotify is a new service that allows you to listen directly to a tremendous amount of commercial music without charging you anything and in a fully legal way and in a format that's considered fully transparent (OGG Vorbis -q5). The only thing you'll sporadically encounter is a really short advertisement in between the songs (you'll get used to it and it's not like on the radio or anything).

You know, when you're at a party, and the guy or gal just doesn't have the music fit for that kinda evening. That's of course when Vibe Streamer kicks in.

I just got the new March issue of C't which finally contained another antivirus software review. For me personally, a virusscanner is unnecessary: there's no better protection than using a third-party browser (Opera) and your brain. However, you can't leave other people's computers completely unprotected, so an on-access scanner, at the least for viruses, in the best case also for spyware/adware, is a prerequisite when configuring one's computer. Since there's absolutely no software that's able to identify almost any virus, and protection rates are highly fluctuating between versions and definition files of the respective products, one of the most important criteria for me is the speed of the on-access scanner.

When having a get-together with some friends, one of us was anxious to show us a specific movie. None of us, however, were in the mood for a movie, being sure that we'd fall asleep. Nevertheless, we gave in and watched the movie. It was utter brilliance that reached us. Don't get fooled by the typical prejudices about films marked as 'science fiction', it simply doesn't apply to this movie. Furthermore, don't try to read anything about the movie before you see it, just watch it, it'll take only 80 minutes of your precious time, and it'll be well worth it. Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth was the best movie I saw in 2007, without a doubt.