Archive for 'Jeromy's News'
MediaPortal Forum upgrade complete!
19 August 2006Well running a forum is always fun, for sure when you actually have people use it. :p
I’ve upgraded the MP forums from phpBB 2.0.21 to VBulletin 3.5.4 (Yes a 3.6 upgrade is coming)
The move is complete in terms of database info but with the help of infinityloop we’re adding new features for both users and [...]
Tim and Steph are parents!
24 July 2006Tyler Michael Lukenbaugh was born at 6:53 PM CST at Bass Memorial Hospital in Enid, OK. He tipped the scales at 7.13 pounds and stretched out to 21.25 inches long. I thought it was hard to see my baby sister have her first kid, but to see the Tim & Steph become parents in person [...]
MediaPortal 0.2.0 Released!
3 July 2006The MediaPortal team has released 0.2.0! This is a huge milestone for the entire dev team, testers and everyone involved. I’m so happy the guys that have put hundreds and thousands of hours into this are making headway towards a much better product to kick (insert competition here)’s ass!
Read more at the MP home page, [...]
Google, eBay And Amazon To AT&T: We’ll Build Our Own Network
12 April 2006AT&T and the telcos are threatening to charge Google and other Web sites extortion-type fees unless Google and others pay for adequate bandwidth. But Google and others may soon have this answer for them: No, thanks. We’ll build our own fat pipe into customers’ homes.
I love this kind of news. Wanna overcharge us for using [...]
The little box that could… stop spam!
31 March 2006Ran across this awsome little box for home users to stop spam in their inboxes. Seems a bit like a barricuda for home users. Reviews look good, check it out.
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How to build a dead silent PC
27 March 2006yep that humming noise you have to hear 8 hours a day can be completely silent, you read that correctly, absolutely no noise.
My family can attest to me needing to do this. With a file server in the closet and a HTPC in the living room, silent computers are becoming the norm.
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Perfect cartoon!
20 March 2006First day at a new job is always a nervous one. Do I smell, will people think my humor is rude, did I iron my shirt well enough. This carton from dilbert.com pretty much took all that away.
It Looks Like Google’s Buying Sun After All
16 March 2006Found this link from a digg article, BlogCritics, He discusses Google for sure buying Sun. Some may throw this idea to the wind by saying Sun is too big of a company for Google to buy. After just announcing the Writely purchase, the Sun purchase seems like comparing dump trucks to toy cars.
It makes sense [...]
A concise apt-get / dpkg primer for new Debian or Ubuntu users
12 March 2006Anyone that knows me well knows I prefer Debian over any other distro. Don’t fear apt-get, welcome it.
Here is an excellent concise guide to master how to use apt-get to manage your linux machine and keep it up-to-date. A truly informative read.
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Ever wonder how movies are played at the theatre?
12 March 2006If you are into tech, like me, you are cursed [or blessed, depending on how you look at it] with wondering how everything works… Well today I plan on answering one of your questions [if you didnâ��t already know] how movies are played in the movie theatre.
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