Once you have that invitation you can download the boxee application. Versions are available for the Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Navigating

boxee is designed with TVs and their remotes in mind. Although the Mac boxee application works perfectly well with a mouse and keyboard, you can be forgiven if you instead use an Apple Remote if one came with your iMac or laptop, or use the keyboard's arrow, Return, and Escape keys to navigate around the interface. It lends itself to that kind of control.

The interface bears seven entries along the left side--Video, Music, Pictures, Profile, Downloads, Settings, and Exit. The local temperature and time are displayed in the bottom left corner.

When you select Video you'll see options for Movies, TV Shows, Internet, and Sources. Select Movies and you'll see movies you access locally--either on your hard drive or local network. TV shows, same idea. Select Internet and you have access to streaming content via CBS, CNN, Comedy Central, Hulu, Movie Trailers, RSS feeds you've added, MySpaceTV, Next New Networks,. On Networks, Public Torrents, Revision3, and YouTube.