Windows Media Center plugin tells Facebook what you’re watching
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Facebook raised some controversy over plans to broadcast users personal information like movie ticket buys and travel arrangements. But the truth is that many Facebook users are perfectly happy to let the world know what they’re up to through frequent status updates. If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t like to go to work, sleep, or the loo without changing your Facebook status, we’ve got a Windows Media Vista Center plugin that could save you a few seconds of typing time every day.
Developer Jussi Palo has put together a little Facebook application that will automatically update your Facebook status to reflect what you’re watching with Windows Vista Media Center. If you’re watching a live or recorded TV program, your Facebook status will include the program name. If you’re listening to a song, the artist and song title will show up. And if you’re watching a DVD or movie, well, you get the idea.
In order to run install the Facebook Media Center plugin you’ll need to download an executable file to your Windows Vista machine, run the installer, and reboot your system. Then you need to login to Facebook. Everything else happens in the background. Unfortunately your login information won’t be remembered, so you may have to login to Facebook each time you restart your PC.
[via Ian Dixon]
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