mceWeather wins an award at "The Media Center Show Awards 2005" in the category "Best Online Spotlight Application". This was voted directly by the users of Media Center. Thanks!

- Updated mceAuction to version 1.2.2: The error "mmcache not installed" was fixed (no need to install mmcache or anything else extra) and some other minor problems. Just take a look at the changelog to see the list of changes.

- Updated mceContacts to version 1.2.1: Now you can also browse all your contacts on your Microsoft XBox360! See changelog for entire list of changes.

mceAuction and mceContacts can now be installed on the same computer again without any interferences.

Updated mceWeather to version 3.0.2: you can now choose from 60 default satellite images, get your weather in spanish, can use mceWeather from XBox360, and much more. If you already have mceWeather installed, you do not need to download and install anything: on the next start of mceWeather you will see the latest version!

Updated mceAuction 1.2.1: This update fixes a problem with eBay users not correctly created in mceAuction so that they were not available on Media Center Extenders. If you do not experience any problems with user accounts, you do not need to update.

- tucows.com reviewed TapiRex and rated it highest available . Only a few programs get this high rating! Read the details on this page.

- TapiRex verion 1.1 available: This new version adds CAPI-support to the program and some more new function. The version history lists all changes. You can download the new version from the download page. Please uninstall all previous version and all plugins before updating to this new version.
If you have purchased a license-key for TapiRex 1.0, just enter it in this new version; it's still valid.

- mceContacts 1.2 has been released: this update adds some more functionality to the plugin (e.g. import of contacts from Skype® or Windows Address Book (WAB)) and can now directly start Skype-calls via mcePhone for Skype. Please take a look at the changelog for detailed changes. Your license key from any previous version will still be valid in this new version.

- Affiliate program available: earn 20% per sale from any customer you drive to this website. And even better: get an initial deposit of 15€ (~ 19US$) just by signin in to the free affiliate program! See affiliate program pages for details.

Just updated mceWeather: Any text-input-problems with installed Microsoft Windows XP Media Center® RollUp2+3 have been resolved. If you already have mceWeather installed, you do not need to reinstall it: on the next start of the program, you will get the latest version from the server.

New Beta 3 of mcePhone for Skype available. This new beta runs much more stable and has no problems with Microsoft's RollUp 2+3 Updates for XP Media Center 2005. Just download and install this new beta from the download page. While in beta, the plugin will be free. (I will never sell a software in beta stadium like other software companies do...)

In the press:
Many words have been written about this page and it's software in the past weeks. I just wanted to present the newest snippets i found:
Microsoft presents mceAuction on their website for Windows XP Media Center Business resources
has announced my MCE plugins in a news as "Windows Media Center with Voice over IP telephony"
eBay® presents my MCE plugins in their Develeoper newsletter as "Cool Windows Media Center Apps for eBay and Skype"
Microsoft Germany announces mceAuction in their newsletter "Windows XP Media Center 2005 raises new trends in christmas' shopping"
I am proud of every single line of text written about my software or this website.

mcePhone for Skype has been added to the official Skype Extras Gallery. In the according Developers Blog entry, the plugin is called "Pretty dam cool..."! Uh, thanks for that.

Quick update for mcePhone for Skype to Beta 2: Problems on some user's Media Center to show incoming calls should now be fixed. Please just install Beta 2 to get notified of incoming calls in MCE.

mceAuction: Updated version of mceAuction available: Some new functions have been added to this new version 1.1 (i.e. a button to directly add any auction to your watchlist in "My eBay") and lots of minor bugs have been fixed. See changelog for changes. Download the newest version right here.
To keep your existing eBay users and settings from a previous installed version, just download and download this new version, run it without previously uninstalling any older version and answer "No" in setup on the question if "userdata.mdb" should be replaced.

mcePhone for Skype: This new plugin for Windows XP Media Center brings the full power of Skype to your tv. See details page for more info. The first beta 1 is available on the download page.

New Version 3.0 of mceWeather released. Some very exciting features have been added to the program. For example, you are able to add your own Urls for satellite images and you can set multiple favourite cities which can then be switched very fast. Take a look into the list of changes or just download the newest version.

Minor Update of  mceTapiRex: The settings for the plugin are now accessible from TapiRex. You do not need to download and reinstall TapiRex itself, just download and install mceTapiRex from the plugin-page.

Minor Update of the speech-output plugin for TapiRex. The problem with unsaved speed and volume has been fixed. Download available from the plugin-page. You do not need to download and reinstall TapiRex itself, just download and install the speech output plugin..

TapiRex Version 1.0 released: after a long beta period (thanks to all Beta testers for their helpful hints!), the program is now available as Version 1.0. The history shows the changes. If you have installed a TapiRex beta, please uninstall this beta and then install the new 1.0; your trial period will be reset to 30 days when installing the new 1.0.

updated Beta 12 of mceTapiRex: A bug found his way into the last beta so that no more calls where shown in the Media Center Interface. Please just uninstall mceTapiRex from your Media Center PC and install the new Beta 12 from the download page. The main program TapiRex is not envolved in this update and can be left installed as Beta 11.

new Beta 11 of TapiRex available: several issues have been fixed with the help of many users. There are also some interesting new features in this version like the speech output of a call. The changelog lists the changes.
Another major change is that the plugins are now available through the plugin-page. The setup asks which plugins to install and then downloads and installs the selected plugins automatically. But you can also download the plugins one-by-one from the plugin-page, too.

mceHideSVP available: this little hack for Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center® hides the "stopped" in the left bottom corner after stopping a film or music file. All details and download available from here.

Server-upgrade done: this whole site moved to a new server. This had to be done because the visitors and downloads are continuely growing every month. If you get an error message anywhere or encounter a problem. just let me know.

- mceAuction has been released as Version 1.0. This version has been tested and certified by eBay®.

- Beta 10 of TapiRex available. This new beta is now extensible by plugins. There is an SDK available for everyone. So anyone could develop plugins for the program. I hope that some interesting plugins will be available in the future.

A new Beta 4 of mceAuction Beta available. This new beta fixes the problems mentioned in the history. Download the newest version from the download page.

mceAuction Beta available for download. This new Plugin for Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center 2004 and 2005 will bring eBay right into your liviung room.

new TapiRex beta available: there is a new beta 9 of TapiRex available for download. Thanks to the many very helpful feedback of the users, i could eliminate some bugs and stabilize the software. The version history shows the cahnges and the program can be downloaded from the download page.

- the moving is done: the complete office including all servers and technics have moved to the new office location (nearly 500km north of the old one). The new address is printed in the about screen.

- new beta 8 of TapiRex available: many new features have been added to the program and many problems could be solved. The changes in detail are listed in the version history. You can download the program directly from the download page.

announcing mceAuction: this new plugin for Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center® will bring you eBay® into your living room. Download will be available soon.

Fixed error in mceWeather. Due to an update of the webserver, there was an error message in mceWeather; this error is now resolved. You do not need to download and install the program again, because that was a problem on the server.

Thanks for all the help with TapiRex! There is a new download available with all the fixes from the list of changes.

Added TapiRex and mceTapiRex to the site. This product is currently in beta, seems to be stable enough after testing for a few months to make it available to everyone.