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Place-shifting software maker Orb Networks announced it's signed up its 1 millionth registered user. We've been using Orb for years to stream video from our PC-based PVR across the web, but in case you're not familiar, here's how it works.

You install a client on your PC and it scans specified directories for audio, video, and photos. When you login to mycast.orb.com from any computer, PDA, or mobile phone, you can stream video from your home PC. You can also use Orb to watch live TV using your PC's TV tuner card. Just make sure that card's not scheduled to record something else, as we've found that Orb stop BeyondTV recordings in order to stream live TV.

While Sling Media gets all the attention (and rightfully so, since the Slingbox is easy to use with or without a PC), Orb is free and a handy addition to any home theater PC.

Along with a self-congratulatory press release marking the 1 million customer mark, Orb also released a couple interesting facts about what people have been streaming. For example, Pink Floyd, Linkin Park, and Metallica are the top three music artists streamed. Sportsl, local and national news, and Seinfeld, Mythbusters, and Scrubs have topped the TV streams.

[via Mobility Site]