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Customize Windows Media Center: Add Logos, Color-Code Lists, and More

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March 24, 2010
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Customize Windows Media Center: Add Logos, Color-Code Lists, and More
Make Windows Media Center your own by increasing the pause buffer, adding channel logos, color-coding the TV guide, and blocking Internet TV channels. - Rick Broida, PCWorld
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