Archives for December, 2006

Linux HTPC


http://www.linuxis.us/linux/media/howto/linux-htpc/
I post a lot about Microsoft and Mac products but I wanted to share something with the Linux people out there. The article is a little old but it was updated recently with info on dual core processors. It goes through step by step on system requirements and what you will need to get [...]

Mac Mini in your car, not that unreasonable


http://gthing.net/carputer-5-final/
If your like me then you have thought about putting a computer in your car. Well this guy put a computer in his Subaru. He has a break down of price and it isn’t that much. At least I thought it was reasonable. He even has a list of the software needed. He has the [...]

Wii, Wii, Wii all the way home


Well this was an interesting Christmas this year. I didn’t think the Wii was that cool so I decided not to try to get one on release day. But I was wrong really wrong. After hearing a few people talk about it I wanted one. But I wasn’t the only one, my girlfriend really wanted [...]

Turn your Wii or PS3 into Media Center Extender


http://www.redkawa.com/mediacenters/
Well since the site here is suppose to focus on multimedia I have a product here for you. Red Kawa is offering media center software for the Wii and PS3. Both are in early stages but it should be interesting to see what happens. Since I haven’t spent the money on a [...]

Newegg warehouse


http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=2694&p=1
Well if your like me and order a lot of stuff from NewEgg then you will like the article. It is pictures of the California warehouse. It also has some interesting info and some info about switching to UPS. I liked to read that their internal goal is to have packages to the customer in [...]

Stop P2P with P2P


The RIAA is suing everybody it can. Spending millions just to make a point. But what’s the point when you can just make P2P useless. The idea behind P2P is that you can quickly search for a song and there you go. Most users click the first one that has the correct title and download [...]

MCE 2005 add-ons


Well you might remember this list I posted back in November. I wanted to share another site that has a lot of add-ons for MCE 2005. www.benshouse.com has one of the best lists I have seen online. Everything that you could think of is on there. I have installed many things off of the list. [...]

Stream your music online


http://www.streampad.com/
Stream Pad allows you to stream your music with a web browser. So if your like a lot of people and want to listen to all your music at work that you have at home then try it out. It is still in beta but has lots of features. The problem with these types of [...]

Vista Remote


http://www.pvrwire.com/2006/12/21/more-vista-remotes-now-with-sideshow/
PVRWire has a look at the new vista remote. All I can say is I want one. My boring Microsoft MCE 2005 remote doesn’t come close to this remote in looks. This looks like the start to some cool accessories that will be available for Vista MCE. I’m looking forward to it.

Free Mac Software


http://www.opensourcemac.org/
Well lately I have been seeing a lot of “must have”, top 10 lists, and essential Mac apps. Well visit Open Source Mac. There is a long list of software broken into categories for everything you would need to get through the day on your Mac. The software is free. Of course there are paid [...]