OK folks, just a quick update. I figured out a few quirks and have hooked it up to my TV now. After dealing with the memory issue the system has been extremely stable and been on virtually 24hrs a day. I got it hooked up to my regular TV (32″ CRT, about 7-8 years old) … Continued
Oh Yeah, I want one of these
Inventor Troy Hurtubise has recently completed a new body suit that he hopes he can sell to US and Canadian military. He has decided to call this suit the “Trojan” and calls it the “first ballistic, full exoskeleton body suit of armour”. From the article From bears to bullets at The Hamilton Spectator: Using the … Continued
HTPC in progress.
OK, so a follow up to my previous to blogs about my homemade Media Center, also known as an HTPC (Home Theater PC). The first two blogs can be found here and here. Well all the parts arrived before my week-off from work. Except one. The CPU. Newegg (who has ALWAYS been good to me) … Continued
One MediaCenter to Rule Them All, Part 2
OK, I’ve settled on a few parts, not much left to decide on. First up is the hard drive. I chose one of the new Samsung Spinpoint drives in a 320GB capacity. Available at newegg for about $90, the full model name is Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD321KJ 320GB. This was a tough choice as … Continued
One MediaCenter to Rule Them All, Part 1
So the quest begins… (cue dramatic music here) I got this hair-brained idea to build my own mediacenter pc. Well, it isn’t *that* hair-brained, or at least I like to think so. If you know me, you have probably heard me refer to my “ghetto tivo” at some point or another. Usually as you are … Continued