Streaming media from Windows Vista to the PS3

Took me a while to get this to work, but finally I did. This is what I did.

1. Turn on PS3

2. Open Windows Media Player 11 on my PC

3. Click on Library->Media Sharing, which will open the Media Sharing window (see image below)


4. In the window, check the "Share my media" box. Under that you should see "Unknown Device". This should be the playstation. (If you don't see it, reboot the playstation. Sometimes you have to reboot for them to see each other). Click "Unknown Device" and then click the "Allow" button. Click Ok.
**If "Share my Media" is greyed out, click on "Network Settings", and in the Network and Sharing window, next to your network name, click "customize" and check "private network".***

5. Back on the PS3, go to the XMB (XrossMediaBar), go to Music, Video, or Pics, and click "Search for media servers".

6. Once it finds the servers, you should see a windows Icon. (example below)


7. Here, you should be able to see your files.*


*I have found that in order for you to be able to see your media files, you need to put your media into the respective music/videos/picture folders. You can't even put them in sub-folders. Hopefully Sony will do something about this.



***UPDATE***

I just installed this:

Java PS3 Media Server for Windows and Linux | mirror

All I did was turn on the PS3, install it on my PC, and they automatically found each other. I added different drives (including my external drive), and it found everything. I can even play my ripped dvds in the VIDEO_TS folders. Flawless!

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Secret lovers...

So I'm sitting here listening to this song on Grooveshark (awesome site by the way).

One night, probably more than 10 years ago, I was driving home from what seems like the city (dunno), with the radio tuned in to 96.5 KOIT. It was fairly late, so "For Lovers Only" was on, which is the song dedication part. So the DJ comes on, and announces a dedicatoin, from a man to a woman. The dedication being this song. It really threw me off, as this was the first time I was exposed to something like this in real life. I dunno, thinking about it even now makes me feel weird.

A Dream...

A few nights ago, I had a dream. One of those dreams that feels real. So I woke up (in my dream) to her next to me. I immediately remembered we were "dating", but I was keeping it secret (like I always do). I realized we hadn't taken any pics together, and that we should. Then I woke up for real, and in pain...

I guess I am missing something from my life...