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Can open source kick-start the hardware hobbyist market?

Can open source kick-start the hardware hobbyist market?A bright new paradigm for opensource!So OSS has come of age, after all!Soon opensource will start bringing food to many a table across the globe.The days of proprietary monopoly are numbered.S.KOpen source?Cool dev board, but what's open source about it? OS? Dev tools?The...

Tags: open source, hardware, MythTV

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

FX to test new ad to combat DVR viewers

FX to test new ad to combat DVR viewersHere's a thoughtDo one of the following:Make your ads entertaining to watch instead of annoying.Or with my ReplayTVI can just "skip-skip-skip" those nasty timewasters!Here's another thoughtIf we wanted to see ads, we'd watch the ads, if we're skipping over them, maybe that...

Tags: MythTV, digital video recorder, advertisement, TV

Discussion threads 2006-09-15

iTunes in monthly deal with ComedyCentral

iTunes in monthly deal with ComedyCentralI have a better ideaInstall MythTV, buy a PocketPC, and watch the Daily Show and the Colbert Report for free on a screen twice as large as what is found on the video iPod.Not a subscriotion model!Again a wilfully misleading ZDNet article. This is...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Handhelds, Operating systems, Apple iTunes, Wired News, Apple iPod, Compaq iPAQ, Pocket PC, MythTV

Discussion threads 2006-03-08

Intel, Microsoft join forces for entertainment PCs

Intel, Microsoft join forces for entertainment PCsIntel, Microsoft join forces for entertainment PCsIntel and Microsoft are going in the wrong direction with entertainment PCs. People don't want to watch tv on their PCs, they want their PCs to connect to their existing stereo and tv. LCD/plasma TVs are...

Tags: Desktops, 64-bit, MythTV, LCD/plasma TV, Entertainment PC, Intel Corp., PC, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-01-04

Study: TiVo losing ground to generics

Study: TiVo losing ground to genericsWhy TiVo when you can FreeVo!With the plethora of TV capture cards out there, why would any BUY a TiVo. Any decent PC can become a DVR with a capture card and software like MCE, SageTV, BeyondTV, etc. Just add a second HD...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, Comcast Corp., TiVo Inc., MythTV

Discussion threads 2005-11-16

Worm plays games with victims

Worm plays games with victimsLinux is definitely more secureSince linux doesn't allow anyone to play games, there is no chance that any worm writer will be able to use this technique to spread worms around a Linux network. Phew!Don't bother with the impulse gamesMacromedia really rips of customers with low...

Tags: Games, Operating systems, UNIX, Cyberthreats, MythTV, game, Linux, basement

Discussion threads 2005-01-13

Additional Resources

TiVo control comes to iPhone

TiVo control comes to iPhoneYawn, MS innovated this long agoBy tapping into the extremely innovative [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow]SideShow[/url] feature of Vista something OS X has no answer for, I can interact with my Vista Media PC through my Windows Mobile phone using BlueTooth. Not only can I control all aspects of the...

Tags: DVR, Microsoft Windows, Digital video, TiVo Inc., cable company, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., digital video recorder, cable, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

Ten key differences between Linux and Windows

Ten key differences between Linux and WindowsRe: Shouldn't this be titledNot everything; for example 1) hardware support - not all closed source OS has the same level of hardware support. 2) Command line vs no command line : Many closed source OS has fully functional command line support.3) Multilayered run...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?

Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...

Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Windows Fiji: a world class failure

Windows Fiji: a world class failurepeople should stop complaining for what they still don't know!Did Microsoft announce that it will not be available via Windows Update? NO. So, people should stop complaining for something they still don't know! Just wait and keep your mouth in silence and you'll get this...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, QAM, world class failure, Windows Fiji, Microsoft Windows, Fiji

Discussion threads 2008-08-09

Microsoft (finally) speaks out on 'Fiji'

Microsoft finally speaks out on 'Fiji'Fiji TV Pack update can be found on the interwebs ;PObviously it may not work error-free on untested system configurations, but if you go to one of the Media Center forums you will likely find some threads about it.I am my own OEM... and I...

Tags: Media Center PCs, VMC, Fiji, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., OEM

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

What would (or did) it take for you to switch operating systems?

What would or did it take for you to switch operating systems?Switching OSsAbout a year ago I got a new home laptop my Thinkpad FINALLY died and it came with Vista. Of course I suffered [with Vista] along with everyone else, but what made me switch was that after...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, SuSE, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

The media center keyboard Apple should have made

The media center keyboard Apple should have madeYou left off the obvious choice.A Media Center PC which runs rings arround all of the choices you listed.perfectHalf way through this article I called my friend who has a mac desktop tower hooked to a HDTV in his living room. This...

Tags: Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Mice, dude, keyboard, Media Center PC, Apple Inc., media center keyboard, mouse, Logitech

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promise

Microsoft OSP is a pie crust promiseMS only has our best interest in mind.NOT!Keep it simple stupid is a good standard, MS standard is anything but simple.Let's see if I get this straightThe main gist of the paper is that OSP is not GPL and this, therefore, proves that...

Tags: MS Only, Microsoft Corp., GPL, OOXML

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Is Blu-ray worth it?

Is Blu-ray worth it?AgreedI'm glad this didn't degenerate into something about bitrates, etc. :)RE: Is Blu-ray worth it?I don't even bother with the upconversion! I bought a Sony XBR tube TV with fantastic upconvert circuitry - my Onkyo DVD player's upconversion isn't nearly as good as the native Sony...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, HDMI, Sony Corp., DVD player, TV

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

The polycarbonate all-in-one 22" LCD PC

The polycarbonate all-in-one 22" LCD PCNot a belt sanderThis version is way, way better than your wooden version. But wouldn't a random orbital sander work better? Belt sanders are pretty harsh.A very nice project however...I feel this blog is slowly losing relevance to the tech world. I...

Tags: Blogging, PC, LCD, belt sander, polycarbonate

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Steve Jobs wants you to pay $4 to "space-shift" DVDs

Steve Jobs wants you to pay $4 to "space-shift" DVDsNot surprisingAnd every Apple/Mac/iTunes Fanboi will be all over this lining up in droves to dish out their money just because steve jobs said so.DRM SHOULD DIE and allow consumers legal access to the content they purchased. If I want to...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, DVD, Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next week

Want to test Vista SP1? Anyone can, starting next weekSP1; I hope this fixes the issues...Mary Jo:I am an optimist and I do hope that Vista RC SP1, least the final will fix Vista to make it it even more stable without breaking Apps.Over time, thus far, Microsoft has made...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux Market, vista, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Build the $340 NAS for half the price but double the speed

The thing that has always bothered me with the NAS Network Attached Storage market for consumers is that it's very high margin yet the products deliver very poorly on performance.  While that might be great for the product manufacturers bottom line, it isn't so great when you're the consumer.  Typical...

Tags: Hard Drive, NAS, Media Center PC, Performance, Power Consumption, Watt, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Media Center PCs, Performance Management, Storage, Microsoft Windows, Serial ATA, Linux, Hardware, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-10-22

Microsoft extends Windows Media content to TVs, DVD players

Microsoft extends Windows Media content to TVs, DVD playersWe also need some detail from you:What are the titles of the two Powerpoint books you bragged about having 'co-authored'?Are you kidding?Remove the DRM? That's Microsoft's lock-in device. If they removed that, ANYBODY could use it. They wouldn't be forced to play...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Media players, Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD player, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, AppleTV, WMP, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, TV

Discussion threads 2007-09-25