I have no idea how the Apple remote works, but this is what I was worried about - overloading the buttons. Sure, if you are in a different mode, you can make the buttons do different things (up=volume up when watching video, but moves the selection up when in the video menu mode), but having a button do different things in the same mode depending on how long you push it really stinks.
Just listing the most basic buttons I use on my PVR - Stop - Play/pause - FFWD - RWD - Skip ahead 30 seconds (or skip chapter in DVD mode) - Skip back 10 seconds - Volume up - Volume down
That's 8 buttons just for basic functionality, which makes me think that the Apple 6 button remote is overloading at least the ffwd/rwd buttons.
Anyone know for sure? I don't have access to a Mac with this remote and FrontRow to see for myself.
I've often wondered if anyone has studied the real world fuel consumption numbers of public transit vs. personal automobiles. I don't mean just the basic idea of "a bus with 20 people on it is better than 20 cars" comparison.
I'd like to find out how many miles that the city buses travel while carrying passengers, and also find out how many litres of fuel that all of the transit vehicles use in a year. That includes fuel used while moving the bus to and from its route with no passengers on it, fuel for the transit cops cars, fuel used while "warming up" the buses for a few hours in the winter, etc.
It should be fairly easy to get the mileage numbers (calculate the distance of each route, multiple by the number of times a bus travels that route), but getting the transit commision to cough up the fuel consumption numbers might be harder.
With that info, you should be able to roughly calculate the "mileage per passenger" for transit. I would hope that it is better than even the most fuel efficient car available, but I'm not so sure it would be.
If the company you are calling is not on that list, just try doing nothing when you call. A lot of times if you don't press any buttons the system will assume you are using a phone without touch-tone and will transfer you to an operator.
The down-side is that you might have to listen to 10 menu options before you get kicked over.
BTW, don't bother trying to go to Kennedy Space Center while you are down there, unless you enjoy paying $100 to spend the day waiting in line for a bus to take you to see the Saturn V gift shop. That place is an absolute zoo any time near a shuttle launch.
When we went several years back, we ended up watching from a state park about 5 miles NW from the lauch pad. You could see both launch pads from where we were, and had a great view of the entire launch. We got there about 6 hours before the afternoon launch, and got great spots right on the waters edge. (It's actually in Titusville, just past Sand Point Park, if I recall correctly.)
Parking is available too if you get there early enough.
Of course, all of this could have changed since the last time I was down there about 4 years ago!
A similar program that actually works is MoodLogic.
Best $40 I've spent on software in a long time.
My technique is to let MoodLogic tear through a pile of MP3s and rename them/tweak the ID3 tags. I then let iTunes arrange them into folders.
As a bonus, you can pick a song you like and tell MoodLogic to create a mix of similar songs from your collection. I think that is what the program was originally intended for, but I use it more for renaming files and ID3 info.
Too true. Global has a show called "Train 48". I'm pretty sure that there are only about 75 people on the planet who watch it, but it only costs $16 an episode to produce, so it's gotta be profitable. I think it's into the third season now.
I would really like to see someone come up with some Mac Mini accessories like the EyeTV 500, but in a package that fits the Mini. You know, lego-style - just clip the EyeTV 500 onto the bottom of the Mini.
Apple should have put a dock connector on the bottom of the mini to support this, but for now a couple of cables along the back are easily hidden. This would make it much more attractive for building a PVR.
Just imaging, snap on a VoIP module, or a PVR module, or a hard drive module. Although it you snap on too many, it might get a little on the tall side!
The PVR-150 has an IR blaster built-in. No idea if MythTV supports it or not. You'd probably have to deal with the nightmare that is LIRC to get it to work.
The PVR-150 MCE/OEM is similar to the PVR-150, but without the IR blaster or receiver, and no 3rd-party software. It also includes and FM tuner.
The PVR-250 has Coax and S-video inputs, and a 1/8" stereo plug for audio input. It also has a IR input for the remote control.
The PVR-250 MCE (OEM) edition has Coax and S-video inputs, and RCA jacks for audio input. No IR input, as it has no remote control. I don't think you can buy these direct from Hauppauge, they are OEM-only devices.
The PVR-350 is like the 250, but with an S-Video output, MPEG-2 decoder, and an FM tuner.
Do you have a reference to this new law? This is something I have not heard of before. How does the local newspaper get away with photographing all of those people every day? I know for a fact that they don't get consent from every single person you see in the background of every shot in the paper.
Problems with the Overture case (yes, I have one...)
- It's loud. Despite the claims of "silent" operation, the power supply fan and the case fan are in fact quite noisy. Quieter than a standard PC, yes, but not silent. They make the silent claim because both fans are variable speed. Well, stick in an MPEG-2 encoder, a good video card, and an AMD CPU, and both fans will always be running at full speed.
- It only looks good if you don't install a DVD drive. The face is a lovely silver-coloured plastic. But the covers for the DVD drive are not the nice kind that flip up to reveal the drive inside. No, you have to yank off the plastic cover and leave the drive exposed. Good luck getting a drive to match that silver.
You are better off buying a decent desktop PC case and painting it black and silver yourself, and getting a nice quiet power supply and case fan from a company that knows how to make quiet power supplies and case fans.
I've been waiting many, many years for a/. article that deals with this very serious cable routing issue. Now that it has finally been posted, I can delete/. from my bookmarks and get all of my tech news from news.com.com. What a relief!
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The only reason that my ID is so high is because I didn't see any need to sign up for an account for the first couple of months it was available.
I have no idea how the Apple remote works, but this is what I was worried about - overloading the buttons. Sure, if you are in a different mode, you can make the buttons do different things (up=volume up when watching video, but moves the selection up when in the video menu mode), but having a button do different things in the same mode depending on how long you push it really stinks.
Just listing the most basic buttons I use on my PVR
- Stop
- Play/pause
- FFWD
- RWD
- Skip ahead 30 seconds (or skip chapter in DVD mode)
- Skip back 10 seconds
- Volume up
- Volume down
That's 8 buttons just for basic functionality, which makes me think that the Apple 6 button remote is overloading at least the ffwd/rwd buttons.
Anyone know for sure? I don't have access to a Mac with this remote and FrontRow to see for myself.
That's falling with style.
The first myth about Thanksgiving is that it occurs in November. Everyone knows that the real Thanksgiving happens in October.
I've often wondered if anyone has studied the real world fuel consumption numbers of public transit vs. personal automobiles. I don't mean just the basic idea of "a bus with 20 people on it is better than 20 cars" comparison.
I'd like to find out how many miles that the city buses travel while carrying passengers, and also find out how many litres of fuel that all of the transit vehicles use in a year. That includes fuel used while moving the bus to and from its route with no passengers on it, fuel for the transit cops cars, fuel used while "warming up" the buses for a few hours in the winter, etc.
It should be fairly easy to get the mileage numbers (calculate the distance of each route, multiple by the number of times a bus travels that route), but getting the transit commision to cough up the fuel consumption numbers might be harder.
With that info, you should be able to roughly calculate the "mileage per passenger" for transit. I would hope that it is better than even the most fuel efficient car available, but I'm not so sure it would be.
You're missing the big one: Remote Desktop. It's the only reason to use XP. And no, VNC doesn't even come close.
If the company you are calling is not on that list, just try doing nothing when you call. A lot of times if you don't press any buttons the system will assume you are using a phone without touch-tone and will transfer you to an operator.
The down-side is that you might have to listen to 10 menu options before you get kicked over.
BTW, don't bother trying to go to Kennedy Space Center while you are down there, unless you enjoy paying $100 to spend the day waiting in line for a bus to take you to see the Saturn V gift shop. That place is an absolute zoo any time near a shuttle launch.
When we went several years back, we ended up watching from a state park about 5 miles NW from the lauch pad. You could see both launch pads from where we were, and had a great view of the entire launch. We got there about 6 hours before the afternoon launch, and got great spots right on the waters edge. (It's actually in Titusville, just past Sand Point Park, if I recall correctly.)
Parking is available too if you get there early enough.
Of course, all of this could have changed since the last time I was down there about 4 years ago!
You've got it wrong - FLEA is the correct term, the Four Letter Extended Acronym/Abbreviation.
Best typing tutorial ever. If you like killing zombies, that is.
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Rob
Get off my lawn slackers! Young punks.
A similar program that actually works is MoodLogic.
Best $40 I've spent on software in a long time.
My technique is to let MoodLogic tear through a pile of MP3s and rename them/tweak the ID3 tags. I then let iTunes arrange them into folders.
As a bonus, you can pick a song you like and tell MoodLogic to create a mix of similar songs from your collection. I think that is what the program was originally intended for, but I use it more for renaming files and ID3 info.
I don't know if this would work for you, but check out the features on the GTech-Pro RR.
It's a set of precision accelerometers designed for car racing, but it might give you enough detail that you can use the output to suit your needs.
Looks like it only works with a PC, but for $300 you can't have everything.
I want to see "Concrete: The Movie." The trailers will be action packed! The movie, not so much...
Paranormal stuff, like perhaps Battlestar Galactica? Because it sure isn't science fiction...
Too true. Global has a show called "Train 48". I'm pretty sure that there are only about 75 people on the planet who watch it, but it only costs $16 an episode to produce, so it's gotta be profitable. I think it's into the third season now.
BTW, it's horrible.
...but if it takes 5 years to build a new one you are dead in the water for a long period.
Why build one when you can have two for twice the price?
I would really like to see someone come up with some Mac Mini accessories like the EyeTV 500, but in a package that fits the Mini. You know, lego-style - just clip the EyeTV 500 onto the bottom of the Mini.
Apple should have put a dock connector on the bottom of the mini to support this, but for now a couple of cables along the back are easily hidden. This would make it much more attractive for building a PVR.
Just imaging, snap on a VoIP module, or a PVR module, or a hard drive module. Although it you snap on too many, it might get a little on the tall side!
The PVR-150 has an IR blaster built-in. No idea if MythTV supports it or not. You'd probably have to deal with the nightmare that is LIRC to get it to work.
The PVR-150 MCE/OEM is similar to the PVR-150, but without the IR blaster or receiver, and no 3rd-party software. It also includes and FM tuner.
The PVR-250 has Coax and S-video inputs, and a 1/8" stereo plug for audio input. It also has a IR input for the remote control.
The PVR-250 MCE (OEM) edition has Coax and S-video inputs, and RCA jacks for audio input. No IR input, as it has no remote control. I don't think you can buy these direct from Hauppauge, they are OEM-only devices.
The PVR-350 is like the 250, but with an S-Video output, MPEG-2 decoder, and an FM tuner.
Hauppauge finally put up a page that compares all of their tuners in one spot.
What? No Rebound?
This list is a sham!
Do you have a reference to this new law? This is something I have not heard of before. How does the local newspaper get away with photographing all of those people every day? I know for a fact that they don't get consent from every single person you see in the background of every shot in the paper.
Problems with the Overture case (yes, I have one...)
- It's loud. Despite the claims of "silent" operation, the power supply fan and the case fan are in fact quite noisy. Quieter than a standard PC, yes, but not silent. They make the silent claim because both fans are variable speed. Well, stick in an MPEG-2 encoder, a good video card, and an AMD CPU, and both fans will always be running at full speed.
- It only looks good if you don't install a DVD drive. The face is a lovely silver-coloured plastic. But the covers for the DVD drive are not the nice kind that flip up to reveal the drive inside. No, you have to yank off the plastic cover and leave the drive exposed. Good luck getting a drive to match that silver.
You are better off buying a decent desktop PC case and painting it black and silver yourself, and getting a nice quiet power supply and case fan from a company that knows how to make quiet power supplies and case fans.
Done.
I've been waiting many, many years for a /. article that deals with this very serious cable routing issue. Now that it has finally been posted, I can delete /. from my bookmarks and get all of my tech news from news.com.com. What a relief!