Check out MPD. I have it running at home and I can control it through a web browser from wherever I happen to be. Permissions can be set by user, and playlist control is incredibly easy.
I searched for this same thing for a while for myself and tried a number of systems, and have stuck with MPD because it just works, always.
I agree with you. I have so little information stored on my PC that I consider "personal" or "confidential". I do some internet banking and purchasing but I consider this to be inherently more secure than giving my credit card to a pimply faced youth at the local diner, or paying by credit card over a cordless phone.
I don't email anything I want to keep confidential, if you do, its just a matter of time until it gets found whether you find out or not.
I do my taxes on my PC and then remove the files when I'm done.
I find less and less stuff to keep on my PC these days, almost everything has an online alternative, and I tend to utilise these services to minimize the impact of my PC going tits up, which in turn means I store much less stuff I care about on there.
Spending a summer in Winnipeg will be the ultimate test for this or any other mosquito product.
There was a few weeks this year where I could even use the front door of my house because for wahtever reason the mosquitos liked to congregate on my door. There would be 20-30 on the door and of course they'll get into the house.
The only thing more annoying than mosquitos outside is mosquitos inside.
Be sure to check out the annual mosquito festival in Winnipeg starting May long weekend and going through until labour day, rain or shine.;)
I want a feature that will simply let me search for pictures taken between date1 and date2. That cannot be difficult as this information is already stored in the EXIF tags.
I totally agree with Linus on this. Without an open system of issues, where is the accountability to get this stuff fixed quickly. Any bottleneck is still a bottleneck.
I'm waiting to hear this report from Borat before I make my judgement. He will lead the way in making our world safer for our children.
See Borat refining his speaking skills here. Select the "Rekognize" video clip.
This might be a little ways down the road for your, but here goes anyway. In my opinion, these are three essential things for your developer and user community to grow:
- bug tracking software (I recommend mantis)
- forums (I recommend anything other than the sourceforge forums)
- code repository (again I recommend using subversion on your own box rather than cvs at sourceforge)
The bug tracking software will allow you to set milestones and log issues so you can build towards those milestones. It gives active users as well as new users a good idea of what work is being done, at what pace, and your intended direction.
The forums are a great place for developer discussion to sort out what the next great feature will be or how to solve the current roadblock. Also makes for great reference material for new users. Almost like self documentation.
And obviously your code repository will give users easy access to checking out the latest changes and also commiting their contributions.
Let your community give you feedback on your project and steer the direction while you act as the figure head to sort out any conflicting needs/wants within the community. Remember that if your users/developers lose interest, your community will suffer.
Check out the xenium ice chip and the Xecuter3 chip. Those will do what you are looking for. A good starting point is probably http://www.xbox-scene.com/ for some more info.
If today's vehicles can only use up to 10% ethanol, how much does it cost to convert an average vehicle to use up to 85% ethanol? Is this financialy feasable for your average vehicle owner and will it save them money, or just help save the world one kilometer (0.62 miles) at a time?
Heh, true true true. But I could play those games for a long long time before getting bored. Heck, I'm still playing Tekken 3 and NHL 2001 on my playstation (got it before it was called a PS one)
I'm assuming that is US$100? I'm in Canada, cheapest I've found is refurb for $150 at Microplay. Do any online retailers offer discounts when buying multiple units? I'm looking to buy 3-4 to setup some buddies.
the only reason I'm waiting for the xbox2 is so it drives the price down ever farther for the xbox. There are so many awesome games with so much playability that I can see myself being happy with a regular xbox for a long time. In fact, probably until the xbox3 comes out. Call me old-fashioned but I don't need the latest and greatest games. Madden 2005, NHL 2005, and DOA: Ultimate is good enough for me.
I don't have an xbox, gamecube, or PS2 myself but I have friends with each, and the modded xbox stands out from the others by a million miles. I know where my money is going once my squirreled away cash gets big enough (and the wife isn't watching too carefully while we're in the electronics shop:)
First of all, never said that Nintendo was stupid. If you read my first post, I actually say they've got a solid system. The point I'm trying to get across is for a bit more money, you can build a system based on an xbox that will play equally as well as a GamcCube plus have all the added abilities that many people would enjoy in their living room without adding yet another piece of hardware to the mix. Not everyone will want that added functionality, but it fits my needs quite nicely. I think the biggest thing that hurt nintendo is not having the ability to play DVD's. DVD players have been the number 1 seller for the last 4 Christmas's, people want that feature badly. So if you are already buying a game system and you need a DVD player, the xbox and PS2 look alot more attractive than a GameCube.
No you obviously can't do this out of the box, and the same is true for most PC's you buy today. And if you get the right mod-chip you can turn it off and use xbox live without problems.
I'm definately not arguing that a PC is more flexible and gives you more options, but for a home theatre style setup, a modded xbox is an excellent fit. It does require you to do some intermediate modifications to your xbox (or pay someone else to do it) but once you have it setup you basically don't need to touch it ever again. The problem with the PC is you are often changing the configuration or upgrading to new versions of virus checkers or spy ware removers. You can definately leave your PC alone once it is setup, but speaking for myself, that is easier said than done. With the xbox, there is no reason to change or update anything, plus you aren't going to break anything by having someone install a great new screensaver or other useless software that messes up some other part of your config. And to top it off, you have a huge library of games to choose from that you know are going to work on your hardware. No compatibility issues, and up to four players.
There is no better way to get video/audio/etc to your living room than with a piece of hardware you already have there. I know you can find those stereo component cases, but then that is just another box to administer and at a much higher cost than an Xbox.
The convenience and ease of use for anyone in the house (not just a power user) to turn on the xbox and select some music or a movie is difficult to rival on a PC. And the day my wife let's me put a PC in the living room is still a long way away. She's waiting for the new micro form factor about the size of a stamp before that will ever fly.
When you compare price and functionality you can't beat a modded xbox.
I'm not surprised. When you buy a gamecube, you get a great little gaming system for a very affordable price from a long time player in the games market. The problem with that is, when you buy a PS2 or Xbox, you also get a DVD player, and have the option of modifying the xbox to become so much more. Can a gamecube: - play movies over the network - play your (legal) mp3 collection on your home stereo - use it as a file server - play MAME - surf the web - IRC - and of course, play DVD's
For me there is no contest for functionality. The major thing that the GameCube has going for it though is tons of great games for kids.
The news:// link issue reported is for "Mozilla 1.7.5 and below, Firefox versions before 1.0". Firefox 1.0 has been out for weeks already and most extensions have been updated to work with this new version. The mozilla 1.7.5 is the current version, but if these are the 3 biggest security issues that can be found, then that only cements my position as a long-time firefox user. I'd hate to see a post on slashdot everytime there are 3 issues of this severity found for IE.
There is always the talk of this tax being applied to blank media sales in Canada, but I can't say I've been affected by it.
I routinely by 100 blank CDs for CDN $33. That is 33 cents a piece which to me seems to be awfully low for having even your lowest estimate of 21 cents tax per CD.
I'm not disagreeing with you about the fact the tax has been implemented, but if it has, I sure haven't noticed.
Myth TV is also a Tivo style device that allows the pausing of live tv as well as recording shows, a nice xmltv based scheduling system, and a sharp interface.
my machine isn't fast enough (400 Mhz) to run this, but take a peak.
Slashdot Mirror
Check out MPD.
I have it running at home and I can control it through a web browser from wherever I happen to be. Permissions can be set by user, and playlist control is incredibly easy.
I searched for this same thing for a while for myself and tried a number of systems, and have stuck with MPD because it just works, always.
I agree with you. I have so little information stored on my PC that I consider "personal" or "confidential". I do some internet banking and purchasing but I consider this to be inherently more secure than giving my credit card to a pimply faced youth at the local diner, or paying by credit card over a cordless phone.
I don't email anything I want to keep confidential, if you do, its just a matter of time until it gets found whether you find out or not.
I do my taxes on my PC and then remove the files when I'm done.
I find less and less stuff to keep on my PC these days, almost everything has an online alternative, and I tend to utilise these services to minimize the impact of my PC going tits up, which in turn means I store much less stuff I care about on there.
I made it to the main page and clicked on the download button and I just get a blank page.
Is there a mirror kicking around or a *cough* torrent *cough* to download this?
Spending a summer in Winnipeg will be the ultimate test for this or any other mosquito product.
;)
There was a few weeks this year where I could even use the front door of my house because for wahtever reason the mosquitos liked to congregate on my door. There would be 20-30 on the door and of course they'll get into the house.
The only thing more annoying than mosquitos outside is mosquitos inside.
Be sure to check out the annual mosquito festival in Winnipeg starting May long weekend and going through until labour day, rain or shine.
Why is the answer for questions like this always: You need a Mac.
you know what, I should get one.
I want a feature that will simply let me search for pictures taken between date1 and date2. That cannot be difficult as this information is already stored in the EXIF tags.
Does any viewer/cataloger actually support this?
I totally agree with Linus on this. Without an open system of issues, where is the accountability to get this stuff fixed quickly. Any bottleneck is still a bottleneck.
I'm waiting to hear this report from Borat before I make my judgement. He will lead the way in making our world safer for our children.
See Borat refining his speaking skills here. Select the "Rekognize" video clip.
He better hope Viagra, Tampax, or Preperation-H doesn't take him up on the offer.
Energizer would be a good thing I suppose.
As long as shitforbrains.com doesn't get their foot in the door.
Subversion definately can be a pain to setup, but I've found it to be worth the effort.
One tool that gives you an excellent and basically unrivaled look into your code with subversion is trac.
Definately worth checking out for any subversion users.
This might be a little ways down the road for your, but here goes anyway.
In my opinion, these are three essential things for your developer and user community to grow:
- bug tracking software (I recommend mantis)
- forums (I recommend anything other than the sourceforge forums)
- code repository (again I recommend using subversion on your own box rather than cvs at sourceforge)
The bug tracking software will allow you to set milestones and log issues so you can build towards those milestones. It gives active users as well as new users a good idea of what work is being done, at what pace, and your intended direction.
The forums are a great place for developer discussion to sort out what the next great feature will be or how to solve the current roadblock. Also makes for great reference material for new users. Almost like self documentation.
And obviously your code repository will give users easy access to checking out the latest changes and also commiting their contributions.
Let your community give you feedback on your project and steer the direction while you act as the figure head to sort out any conflicting needs/wants within the community. Remember that if your users/developers lose interest, your community will suffer.
Check out the xenium ice chip and the Xecuter3 chip. Those will do what you are looking for. A good starting point is probably http://www.xbox-scene.com/ for some more info.
If today's vehicles can only use up to 10% ethanol, how much does it cost to convert an average vehicle to use up to 85% ethanol?
Is this financialy feasable for your average vehicle owner and will it save them money, or just help save the world one kilometer (0.62 miles) at a time?
Heh, true true true.
But I could play those games for a long long time before getting bored. Heck, I'm still playing Tekken 3 and NHL 2001 on my playstation (got it before it was called a PS one)
I'm assuming that is US$100? I'm in Canada, cheapest I've found is refurb for $150 at Microplay.
Do any online retailers offer discounts when buying multiple units? I'm looking to buy 3-4 to setup some buddies.
the only reason I'm waiting for the xbox2 is so it drives the price down ever farther for the xbox. There are so many awesome games with so much playability that I can see myself being happy with a regular xbox for a long time. In fact, probably until the xbox3 comes out.
Call me old-fashioned but I don't need the latest and greatest games. Madden 2005, NHL 2005, and DOA: Ultimate is good enough for me.
I don't have an xbox, gamecube, or PS2 myself but I have friends with each, and the modded xbox stands out from the others by a million miles. :)
I know where my money is going once my squirreled away cash gets big enough (and the wife isn't watching too carefully while we're in the electronics shop
First of all, never said that Nintendo was stupid. If you read my first post, I actually say they've got a solid system. The point I'm trying to get across is for a bit more money, you can build a system based on an xbox that will play equally as well as a GamcCube plus have all the added abilities that many people would enjoy in their living room without adding yet another piece of hardware to the mix.
Not everyone will want that added functionality, but it fits my needs quite nicely.
I think the biggest thing that hurt nintendo is not having the ability to play DVD's. DVD players have been the number 1 seller for the last 4 Christmas's, people want that feature badly. So if you are already buying a game system and you need a DVD player, the xbox and PS2 look alot more attractive than a GameCube.
No you obviously can't do this out of the box, and the same is true for most PC's you buy today.
And if you get the right mod-chip you can turn it off and use xbox live without problems.
I'm definately not arguing that a PC is more flexible and gives you more options, but for a home theatre style setup, a modded xbox is an excellent fit. It does require you to do some intermediate modifications to your xbox (or pay someone else to do it) but once you have it setup you basically don't need to touch it ever again. The problem with the PC is you are often changing the configuration or upgrading to new versions of virus checkers or spy ware removers. You can definately leave your PC alone once it is setup, but speaking for myself, that is easier said than done.
With the xbox, there is no reason to change or update anything, plus you aren't going to break anything by having someone install a great new screensaver or other useless software that messes up some other part of your config.
And to top it off, you have a huge library of games to choose from that you know are going to work on your hardware. No compatibility issues, and up to four players.
There is no better way to get video/audio/etc to your living room than with a piece of hardware you already have there. I know you can find those stereo component cases, but then that is just another box to administer and at a much higher cost than an Xbox.
The convenience and ease of use for anyone in the house (not just a power user) to turn on the xbox and select some music or a movie is difficult to rival on a PC. And the day my wife let's me put a PC in the living room is still a long way away. She's waiting for the new micro form factor about the size of a stamp before that will ever fly.
When you compare price and functionality you can't beat a modded xbox.
I'm not surprised.
When you buy a gamecube, you get a great little gaming system for a very affordable price from a long time player in the games market.
The problem with that is, when you buy a PS2 or Xbox, you also get a DVD player, and have the option of modifying the xbox to become so much more.
Can a gamecube:
- play movies over the network
- play your (legal) mp3 collection on your home stereo
- use it as a file server
- play MAME
- surf the web
- IRC
- and of course, play DVD's
For me there is no contest for functionality.
The major thing that the GameCube has going for it though is tons of great games for kids.
The news:// link issue reported is for "Mozilla 1.7.5 and below, Firefox versions before 1.0".
Firefox 1.0 has been out for weeks already and most extensions have been updated to work with this new version.
The mozilla 1.7.5 is the current version, but if these are the 3 biggest security issues that can be found, then that only cements my position as a long-time firefox user.
I'd hate to see a post on slashdot everytime there are 3 issues of this severity found for IE.
I use bossogg
There is always the talk of this tax being applied to blank media sales in Canada, but I can't say I've been affected by it.
I routinely by 100 blank CDs for CDN $33. That is 33 cents a piece which to me seems to be awfully low for having even your lowest estimate of 21 cents tax per CD.
I'm not disagreeing with you about the fact the tax has been implemented, but if it has, I sure haven't noticed.
Myth TV is also a Tivo style device that allows the pausing of live tv as well as recording shows, a nice xmltv based scheduling system, and a sharp interface.
my machine isn't fast enough (400 Mhz) to run this, but take a peak.