The case choices so far are:
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| Streacom's FC05 OD (untested) |
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| A-Tech Fabrications NAS4x (but can't handle full i5 processor) |
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| HDPlex's H5.S Series (but product currently unavailable) |
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Thursday, 17 November 2011
Getting Closer to the Next Project
Just working out costs and benefits for a new fanless desktop. Inside the case we don't need that much so will go for a low power Intel Core i5 processor and as much storage as possible.
The case choices so far are:
So still a bit of thinking to do. In the meantime, let's upgrade the Lorne media centre yay!
Further Info:
The case choices so far are:
Further Info:
Monday, 10 October 2011
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Sound-Style-Power-Connectivity-Value
Ezzy has been listening to more music at home via the TV, so we thought we would look into something a little more portable and less energy-intensive. Here are some of the options:
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| Lifetrons Drumbass IIIe |
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| UFi UCube USB-Digital Speakers |
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| Philips Fidelio Prime DS9000 |
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| Sonos Play 3 |
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| Yamaha TSX80 |
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| Yamaha TSX140 |
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Monday, 4 July 2011
[Solved] Front LED Too Bright
I looked into tweaking the voltage to the LED but the risk/reward pay-off wasn't there.
Instead I have opted for a small piece of transparent plastic which I shaded in with a Sharpie.
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Saturday, 21 May 2011
[Solved] To NAS or Not to NAS
BUT
Somehow we filled up the 2x1TB drives on the HTPC, so the question becomes, is the Next Project a NAS or is it a new media PC (Sandy Bridge?) to replace the one at Lorne? In particular, I am intrigued by the promise of WiDi 2.0, which might solve the problem of the bad connection infrastructure at Lorne.
SOLUTION?
In the end I went with upgrading the HTPC HDDs to 2x2TB HDDs. I used WD Caviar Greens (combination of low power consumption and "brand name" reliability) so now we have 4TB of storage capacity (plus the old 1TB drives can be used in the Next Project).
Switching over the drives was fairly standard but, partly for fun, I installed a new USB3.0 card, and then used a cheap HDD dock to transfer the files (max speed observed was about 49MB/s - not earth-shattering but much faster than the USB2.0 speeds I was looking at, plus now I can use USB3.0 devices).
Now to copy those archived files onto the new HDDs and fill them up too.
Saturday, 30 April 2011
eBay Results
Cotton Hammock $5.00 (donated to charity)
USB Multi-Display Adapter $20
DVico FusionHDTV DVT-T Nano $11.83
Intel 2.4GHz 4MB Core 2 Duo T7700 $60
Aiwa HV-MX100u VCR $25
Alan Pinkus Ladies Gold & Silver open toe heels size 9 $1.25
Monday, 21 March 2011
Next Project
I am not sure what the Next Project will be yet, but I know it will look cool:
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Or maybe:
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Saturday, 12 February 2011
Windows 7 Starter Kit
Time to upgrade! Especially since Ezzy needs a new laptop for her Ph.D.
We chose the Asus Ezy PC 1215N (Black) based on size, looks, and ability to run some basic apps.
Here's what I'm installing this afternoon:
- AVG Anti-Virus
- Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Reader
- MS Office 2007 (have the install DVD)
- 7-Zip
- K-Lite Codec Pack
- Internode Monthly Usage Meter
- PC Coach
- iTunes :(
- Skype
Further Info:
Windows XP Starter Kit
2nd Baby Arrived (father doing well)
Baby News
RKHTPC
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Thursday, 30 December 2010
Xmas 2010 Menu
- Chicken drumlets in honey & soy
- Beijing "lobah" duck
- Cha siu
- Potato salad
- Bok choy noodle salad
- Pumpkin, pine nut & pomegranate salad
- Fresh cooked prawns
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Who said...
Genius is born - not paid.
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
If you're at Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, "Boy, these are good cigars!"
Further Info:
Good Memes Never Die
Jack Handey Quotes
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
If you're at Thanksgiving dinner, but you don't like the stuffing or the cranberry sauce or anything else, just pretend like you're eating it, but instead, put it all in your lap and form it into a big mushy ball. Then, later, when you're out back having cigars with the boys, let out a big fake cough and throw the ball to the ground. Then say, "Boy, these are good cigars!"
Further Info:
Good Memes Never Die
Jack Handey Quotes
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
New Puppy!
Time to customise ringtone + SMS tone = 1 hour + #ERR
HTC Legend
Time to customise everything = considerably less
Monday, 9 August 2010
Android XBMC Remote Mock-Up
Credits:
android-xbmcremote
IMDb: Aliens (1986)
App Inventor
Further Info:
XBMC Skin Mock-Up: "Pred"
Desktop Mock-Up (First Try)
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
T-Shirts &/Or Android Apps I'd Like to See
KDE 4.4 ≠ Gnome 2.3
CONTAINS ACCELEROMETER :)
小皇帝
R.I.P. MIX. BURN.
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT
Try fewer keywords, dude
204 ERROR
PSEUDORANDOM PANDA
Monday, 7 June 2010
Who said...
"Who's doing what with huh?"
"Donald where's your trousers?"
"I know what that word means."
"And yet you still won't tell me!"
"Because one egg is un oeuf!"
"It all makes sense, in the comics you know who the arch villain is going to be. He's the exact opposite of the hero! And most time's they're friends like you, and me."
"Oh, we got both kinds, country AND western!"
"An angel doesn't make love. An angel is love."
"It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!"
"Can everybody just notice how much fire I'm not on?"
"Hi, my name's Plenty"
"You just shot at your imaginary friend next to a truck full of 400lbs of nitroglycerine!"
"I'm a mean hm... hm... servant of God."
"No, the towels you can keep."
"I could stand to hear a little more."
"Or the fact that you steal my clothes?"
"Miggs is dead."
"Oh yes! A bolt of lightning into a huge copper conductor. I thought you lived at a school?"
"I'm not locked in here with you! You're locked in here with ME!"
"Bite my shiny metal ass!"
"Donald where's your trousers?"
"I know what that word means."
"And yet you still won't tell me!"
"Because one egg is un oeuf!"
"It all makes sense, in the comics you know who the arch villain is going to be. He's the exact opposite of the hero! And most time's they're friends like you, and me."
"Oh, we got both kinds, country AND western!"
"An angel doesn't make love. An angel is love."
"It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!"
"Can everybody just notice how much fire I'm not on?"
"Hi, my name's Plenty"
"You just shot at your imaginary friend next to a truck full of 400lbs of nitroglycerine!"
"I'm a mean hm... hm... servant of God."
"No, the towels you can keep."
"I could stand to hear a little more."
"Or the fact that you steal my clothes?"
"Miggs is dead."
"Oh yes! A bolt of lightning into a huge copper conductor. I thought you lived at a school?"
"I'm not locked in here with you! You're locked in here with ME!"
"Bite my shiny metal ass!"
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Windows XP Starter Kit
- Windows XP (have the install DVD!)
- Dell drivers (Sigmatel C-Major Audo, Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller, Dell Wireless 1450 WLAN - R61603 R89437 R151517)
- NVidia drivers (Geforce GX Go5200)
- AVG Anti-Virus Free
- Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Reader
- Microsoft Office (have the install DVD!)
- 7-zip
- BurnAware Free
- K-Lite Codec Pack
- Windows Media Player 11
- Zune Desktop Theme (darker themes use less power!)
- Internode Monthly Usage Meter
Alternatively, I may just give up on Microsoft and give Kubuntu 10.04 a try. Or on the other hand, maybe it's time to put the second child to work.
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Thursday, 8 April 2010
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