MediaPortal Forum upgrade complete!
Written on 19 August 2006 by AdministratorWell 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 admins to make it an even better forum.
I hope to continue hosting this forum for the MediaPortal project and am glad to finally have some help running it. Below are the new admins that will help run the forums. Just wanted to give them a big Thank You!
Infinityloop
mPod
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Check out the main MediaPortal website @ www.team-mediaportal.com or the forums @ forum.team-mediaportal.com
Tim and Steph are parents!
Written on 24 July 2006 by AdministratorTyler 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 actually brought tears to my eyes.
I drove 85mph all the way home and good thing i did, i walked in the hallway and we could hear Steph just starting to deliver Tyler. While we were standing outside their room door, the moms started to cry and Debbie to told mom to stop crying. Tears of joy sure seem to flow easier then those of pain.
Now we’re hoping that Tony & Jennifer can hold off with their second one until after Labor Day :p
Congrats Tim and Steph, no doubt you’ll make great parents.
MediaPortal 0.2.0 Released!
Written on 3 July 2006 by AdministratorThe 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, Click Here.
Visit the forums, Click Here
Or go straight to SF and get the wonderfull and yummy 0.2.0 release, Click Here
Google, eBay And Amazon To AT&T: We’ll Build Our Own Network
Written on 12 April 2006 by AdministratorAT&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 your stuff? We’ll just build our own!
The little box that could… stop spam!
Written on 31 March 2006 by AdministratorRan 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.
How to build a dead silent PC
Written on 27 March 2006 by Administratoryep 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.
Perfect cartoon!
Written on 20 March 2006 by AdministratorFirst 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
Written on 16 March 2006 by AdministratorFound 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 for Google to buy Sun. Afterall, a Google engineer was interviewed last week talking about their use of off the shelf parts. While this is a great way of getting started, you start wasting space by having 10 desktop computers to replace 1 reliable server. In the BlogCritics post he mentions the G-Drive as being a catalyst of the purchase. Do you really want all your documents, email and spreadsheets stored on off the shelf parts that could and usually do fail at a high rate? Or would you want your stuff stored on a cluster of Sun servers.
Don’t get me wrong, i’m not a Sun zealot and think that Sun is the answer for everyone. But when your stepping up to the plate with what Google is and wants to offer, generic computers just can’t fill the bill.
A concise apt-get / dpkg primer for new Debian or Ubuntu users
Written on 12 March 2006 by AdministratorAnyone 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.
Ever wonder how movies are played at the theatre?
Written on 12 March 2006 by AdministratorIf 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.
