Digital
Home and Media Center Services
With the advent of iPODS. downloadable music, digital photography, and
the growth of online video, our home computers are truly emerging to
become viewing and listening "stations" rather than just email and
web browsing machines.
For years, magazines and media have been promising digital
"convergence" where the home TV and the
computer would come together in a single appliance. Dell and
Gateway and many smaller specialized computer manufacturers released
specially configured computers to try and coax computer users to watch
TV on their computers or even to surf the Internet from the TV living
room. Microsoft even released Windows Media Center designed to help
record, organize and systemize video, music and photography in one
machine and its latest software, Vista, has many of these features
built in. And, of course, Apple's iMac wonderfully integrates these
features throughout its systems.
But the simple fact is that trying to put all these features in a single
computer misses the point of the Digital Media "Center" which is to
truly centralize your collection and make it available everywhere you
need it whether in the living room, bedroom, kitchen or even when you
away. And, frankly, it needs the touch of a professional to bring about
its promise.
The real goal of the Digital Home is to centrally store all your
entertainment on a single machine but it is not a computer. It is called
a server and it is media machine from which all your OTHER machines can
access whatever is needed. This begins to transform your home from a
collection of machines to a centrally stored system. The costs can be
minimal to store your digital "stuff" this way and it will transform the
way you use computers. It will make you safer, more secure, and far more
convenient. Your photos, music and video will not only conveniently
accessible, but centrally backed up as well.
GeeksOnTime has learned how to bring about this kind of transformation
from years of experience providing services to
small businesses
helping them centrally manage their business information We can
install a simple central media storage system ranging from a few hundred
dollars to fully integrated music, video and security systems in the
higher ranges.
Isn't it time you used the experts of GeeksOnTime to improve your
computing experience rather than just calling
us for fixes and cleanups? Contact us
today for a no charge evaluation of your home network and start enjoying
real media center benefits of modern computing.