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I’ve setup a support forum mainly at this stage to help the beta testers discuss the issues their experiencing and features they’d like to see in Photato.  There is also a category to discuss ideas for new Media Center add-ins, which hopefully I’ll be able to tackle after Photato.

The forum requires registration to contribute, but the discussions in the main categories (with the exception of the Photato beta testing category) are viewable without registration.

For anyone interested, the forum has been built using the Vanilla open source forum.  It’s only just been setup and currently has the default theme and styling.  I hope to integrate this (and the blog) into the overall site design at a later date once my main site is live.  If you notice any problems with the functionality of the forum please post the details in the General category or email forum.support@armchairware.com.

Thanks.

I am looking for beta testers for Photato.  I will be starting a private best test very shortly, so if you are interested in volunteering please email photato.beta@armchairware.com and include some details of your Media Center setup i.e. version of Windows, PC specs and whether you have an extender.

Thanks.

Welcome to the armchairware.com blog. I’m going to be initially using the blog to post announcements about the development of Photato, the inaugural product from armchairware. Photato is a photo viewing add-in for Windows Vista Media Center built using Facebook Platform. It’s designed to give you access to all your Facebook photos through your TV using your Media Center remote - no more crowding around your laptop screen in the study, simply enjoy your photos with your friends and family on the big screen.

Here are a few screen shots from an early version of the product.

Main menu

Choose to view your friends’ albums, tagged photos of your friends, your own albums and tagged photos of you.

Album browser

Browse through the cover photos of your friends’ albums or your own albums and choose one to view in detail.

Photo browser

Move through a stack of photos from an album, one after another.

Hopefully these have given you some idea of what the product is all about. I’ll be posting details of new features and screen shots over the coming weeks, so please come back soon.

Martin.