Let’s just rip off the Band-Aid and get the bad news out of the way: The standard version of Windows 8 won’t include Windows Media Center or the ability to play DVDs by default. Wait! Put down those ...

VLC is my go-to media app because it plays all media. I've been using it for years and never worry about compatibility because it can handle every video or audio file format. It's superior to Windows ...

Edited: I found the "playlist" option under "View" in VLC which seem like a supremely stupid place. But, I found it. It will play all my music just fine. The .m3u playlists, though, seem to be ...

This week I received an email from a reader asking, "Can you tell me how I can convert MKV format video files to the more common MP4 format?" I can think of a few ways to convert video files. These ...