A must have program, that's free.

As I sit here watching Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott's Dude, Where's My Car? (nothing too good on TV obviously) I am setting up the beta of a newer social media center. Boxee is:

a social media center. With Boxee you can play videos, music and pictures from your computer, local network, and the Internet. You can also share with your friends what albums you're listening to, what movies and TV shows you're watching, send recommendations and more. Since we do not want to bore you with too much text, we have decided to let our users show you what Boxee is, in their own words, so watch these short clips to better understand what the fuss is all about. You can also read a little bit more on what's boxee in this great New York Times piece or in another one by the New York Post. (From their website)

Here are a few features available at the moment.

• Boxee gives you access to thousands of free TV shows and Movies (popular ones at that).
• It also supports many applications.(Netflix, Pandora, Youtube, CNN, etc)
• It plays tons of video formats. (AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, etc)
• It plays physical media formats. (CDs, DVDs, Video CDs)
• It even supports subtitle formats.

Basically what I'm saying is, this free program (download at www.boxee.com) is very cool for people who haven't connected their entertainment systems to their computers and internet. It even works through Apple TV.

Since this social media center program is only in beta, I'm hoping to see a lot more out of it.