Oy, Jim,
I'm happy to hear that you're after the Windows XP Media Center Edition market. I want exactly what Microsoft is offering with their Media Center, but there's no way that I'm going to go buy a new PC for it.
The front-end is disgustingly simple to learn and use. If you were to walk up to me and say, "Kurt, what do you want Hairstyle to be like?" I would fire up MCE and say "Just like this." I can't say it enough, it's the perfect UI for this type of app, especially if paired with a remote control. Absolutely gorgeous, easy to use front end.
Oh, and did I mention the TV programming guide? OMFG. I just put in my zip code and it's picture-perfect TV listings. I can even schedule TV programs to be recorded via the listing page, which features "Record" and "Record Series." I dunno what "Record Series" does, but I bet it records the same show, every time it's on that channel or perhaps once per week.
The back end of MCE, of course, is tied to your WMP library, your "My Pictures" and "My Videos" folders. This is where I say "pshaw!"
I will say, however, that folder-based image support seemed to make more sense than album/database-based images. I don't use MC for images, I just put them in my "My Pictures" folder. Somehow, using a database to catalogue jpgs and bmps just seems weird to me. But that's because I just haven't done it yet, hehe.
Anyhow, rock on Hairstyle. Here's hoping you can grab that market.
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