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Build your own Multimedia PC

Jeremy Jones — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:31:00 +0000

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/build_your_own_multi_media_pc

Electronic House has an article about building a multimedia PC. The article is long and gives some good information if your planning on building your first multimedia PC. They talk about HD video/audio and which components they used. I would say it would be good for a beginner to read. They do talk about overclocking the CPU which I wouldn’t recommend for a first timer building a multimedia PC though.

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1 year of keeping stats

Jeremy Jones — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:26:00 +0000

In the past I haven’t really kept any stats on this site. It was a year ago today that I decided that I wanted to work hard on the site and make it something. I have been pleased with how far it has come. Before I started actually devoting more time to the site almost 100% of my traffic was to my original post about the mineral oil computer. Now that post has only accounted for about 23% of the traffic on the site, and it continues to drop as I have other popular posts. In the past year I have had over 8,000 visits and over 12,000 page views. This was all while working a full time job and building my house, which after 9 months is almost completed. I have also changed the URL from blogspot to my own domain. I did this because eventually I might switch over to my own servers like my other sites. There are two screen shots of some of the stats. Thank you everyone for visiting.

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EOS wireless now shipping! New products on the way?

Jeremy Jones — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:18:00 +0000

I posted about EOS wireless in January. The product is now shipping and reviews are showing up on their site. The product looks really promising, but I haven’t personally used it. A user posted a comment on my original post yesterday about

new products coming out including outdoor speakers and an independent audio transmitter.

The user referred to customers so my guess is it’s someone from EOS. This is good news for people that purchase the system for full house music. Soon they will be able to take the sound outside. I have emailed them for more information and will post when I hear back.

UPDATE:

I got a response back from EOS Wirless. There are some new things coming out. Not immediatly but it is still something to look forward too. Below is the response from the email.

1) Eos can already be used outside. While it is not waterproof you can
simply plug it into a plug and turn it on. I use mine at home that way.
2) Wireless transmitter: This will be sold to people who do not want
speakers on their transmitter dock. This product will be shipping in Q1
2008.
3) The outdoor speaker which will be water resistant will be shipping in
June 2008.

It also looks like I will be able to demo the current system. I will post a review after I have some time to play around with it. Check back for that, I’m excited!!

http://www.eoswireless.com/

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Leopard 10.5 demo videos

Jeremy Jones — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 03:11:00 +0000

These are some sweet videos of the new features in Mac 10.5 (Leopard). I wasn’t that thrilled with Safari for Windows, but I am really excited about getting the full version of 10.5 on my MacBook Pro. There are 15 videos below that are labeled so you will know what you see.

UPDATE:
Sorry the videos where removed by the site. I’m deleting the links to speed up the site.

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old xbox, new appleTV interface

Jeremy Jones — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:22:00 +0000

hackedgadgets.com

Turn your original xbox into a AppleTV look alike. It has happened and looks good. Now you have something to do with that old xbox that is collecting dust. You have to have a modded xbox for this to work. Check out the videos below. Click here for the full instructions.

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Drobo: a better way to store data

Jeremy Jones — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:11:00 +0000

I want one. I have 100s of GB of data and this is something I could use to store all my data in a safe place. It is easy to use and expand storage as your needs grow. The price is $499 but that doesn’t include hard drives. Expensive yes, but what you get with that is a device that preserve your data and expands with you. If only I could find some more money.
http://www.drobo.com/

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10 things to know before going High Def DVR

Jeremy Jones — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:38:00 +0000

gizmodo.com

10 things to consider before upgrading your DVR to high definition. I personally am waiting awhile before I need my recording in HD. Reason 1 below is why.

1) Are you cheap? This is the biggest and most important question. Admit it, you’re cheap. Hell, I’m pretty cheap too. Do you really need to spend $500 or $2000 for a system only to have to keep on paying rental or subscription fees of nearly $100 a month? Do you really want to watch that much TV? If not, then renting a HD DVR from your cable company or building your own Myth TV or XP Media Center Edition box with an over the air (OTA) HD recorder could be for you.

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WWDC: Thoughts and Safari for Windows

Jeremy Jones — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:32:00 +0000

http://www.apple.com/safari/

I couldn’t go to the WWDC so I decided to watch the live updates online. I thought it was pretty blah. A few new features in 10.5 and with the iPhone. I liked it better when they would talk about this cool new stuff and I could run out and buy it right after the keynote. I would still be on a high from the keynote and spend money I normally wouldn’t spend. With 10.5 and iPhone I have to wait. Waiting makes people lose enthusiasm. The only thing that did come out of it is Safari for Windows. The new version is 3 and really it does what they claim, SPEED. It is really fast loading image heavy websites. The only problem is I have become so comfortable with Firefox that just speed isn’t enough for me to switch. Plus one of the things I like in Vista is transparent menus for the programs. Safari doesn’t allow this along with iTunes. I know they are trying to create a product image but it feels like it doesn’t fit with the OS. My feelings are that the WWDC of 2007 was a disappointment. I’m sure that I’m not the only one.

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CableCard info links

Jeremy Jones — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:26:00 +0000

Well engadget and gizmodo have had a bunch of posts on CableCard. Below is a list of links with some information on CableCard.

1. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hands_on/cablecard-media-centers-shipping-get-a-sneak-peek-now-261816.php

2. http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/21/vista-cablecard-media-center-pcs-what-do-you-want-to-know/

3. http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/21/installing-a-vista-cablecard-media-center-pc-part-1-fiasco/

4. http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/21/installing-a-vista-cablecard-media-center-pc-part-2-perfecto/

5. http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/22/get-your-vista-cablecard-coverage/

The list is in no particular order. Just some good posts with some good information about cablecards.

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Review: Elgato EyeTV Hybrid

Jeremy Jones — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:16:00 +0000

http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/03/11/review-elgato-eyetv-hybrid/

This site has a nice review of the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid. I bought the EyeTV 250 and I’m now wishing I would have went with something more portable for my MacBook Pro. The review has some nice screenshots with some great detail of setup. Here is another review by TUAW here.