The XBMC Wiki has info on the port of XBMC to Linux; all I can say is HELL FCUKING YES! I will leave Windows MCE in an instant if they can get the functionality/stability of XBMC and it will play HD movies!
For those of you that have never heard of XMBC, here is a link to the user manual...
6.27.2007
6.26.2007
X10 Followup
I installed the phase coupler over the weekend and it seems to have taken care of most of my issues; devices in different rooms work with no problems. The only exception to this is my roommates' room; I think she has a power adaptor or something that is causing devices in her room to have intermittent functionality.
6.17.2007
Windows 3.11
It all started when I found my 'Ultima Collection' CD in my games binder; none of the games (Ultima I - VIII) will run under Windows XP- so I tried to figure out how to get them to work!
After a while, I decided on Microsoft Virtual PC. I setup a VM and configured DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (I had to dig up an old S3 driver to get more than 16 colors!).
After a while, I had wonderful Windows for Workgroups 3.11 up and running:
I installed The Iron Helix and Maabus, but I am still having problems getting any of the Ultima games to run! The Ultima the Reconstruction website has some official and user created patches, but it has proven difficult.
I had to regress back to my old CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT tweaking days:
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICE=EMM386.EXE /NOEMS
DEVICE=CDROM.SYS /D:CDROM01
It looks like I may need to work with the old SoundBlaster settings to get them to work as all the Ultima games appear to run independent of Windows (probably the same issue I am having with NovaStorm and the Crusader Games).
I will have to see if there are Windows 3.11 compatible drivers for my current hardware (GeForce for Win3.11?); maybe a 'bare metal' install may be a little more reliable than the VM world (at least for gaming).
Back to Live Writer (beta2)
Windows Live Writer has updated their client to beta 2 and included better support for Blogger- so it looks like I will try this program again! :o)
I can also do multiple accounts and flip between each (to publish one post to both accounts).
In addition, tumbr looks like it will aggregate different feeds from different blogs into one site- so I am also playing around with broo2.tumblr.com
6.16.2007
Sony GPS Logger
I am not a big fan of Sony (they are arrogant overpriced bastards) but I picked up their GPS-CS1 GPS Logger from Fry's yesterday. This is a small AA battery powered unit that keeps a log of where I go with GPS coordiantes and time stamps stored on the 32MB of flash memory on the unit. Time is synchronized to the GPS satelites internal with the unit.
As long as my camera is close to the correct time (anyone know how to sync a Casio EX-S770 to computer system time?) I can use the included software to load the data from the GPS-CS1 and match it to the time stamp on the picture. I can also overlay the images on Google Maps and have a graphic journal of where Iwas at what time; also known as GeoTagging.
The unit seems to work Ok, but I may return it and buy it from Amazon (for $40 less) or look at another option such as the GlobalSat DG-100 (with the better SIRF III chipset). Option #3 is to find a camera with a built-in GPS!
As long as my camera is close to the correct time (anyone know how to sync a Casio EX-S770 to computer system time?) I can use the included software to load the data from the GPS-CS1 and match it to the time stamp on the picture. I can also overlay the images on Google Maps and have a graphic journal of where Iwas at what time; also known as GeoTagging.
The unit seems to work Ok, but I may return it and buy it from Amazon (for $40 less) or look at another option such as the GlobalSat DG-100 (with the better SIRF III chipset). Option #3 is to find a camera with a built-in GPS!
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