But it costs Dell more to do their own distribution and then support it rather than using Red Hat's. Linux users need to realize that not everyone can support all the big distributions. Choice is a great thing, but it just doesn't always work. Be happy the hardware is supported with Linux and install whatever you want.
But, people aren't calling Dell wanting 14 different kinds of Windows. Coming up with a Dell distribution doesn't solve the problem of people wanting Debian, Red Hat, SuSe, etc... I don't see why yet another distribution would suddenly please everyone.
You answer to the "too many distros!" excuse is to add another Dell branded distro?
I think Dell is right. They are in the business to sell a lot of PCs fast and cheap. They can't support 5 different distributions. The fact that they support one shows that the hardware is supported..so just use what you want.
I took the boot camp to learn a lot and only miss 2 weeks of work..and I did. But yeah, most boot camps are just teaching the test. I was pleasantly surprised.
I took the CCNP Boot Camp at Global Knowledge a little over a year ago and was very happy. A lot of hands on work with some of the best instructors I've ever had. We covered a lot of real world scenarios that I use constantly now.
I absolutely hate certification mills, and this wasn't one. Good facilities with plenty of lab equipment to go around. They also bring in snacks, which were great.:)
On your state. In my state, NC, you can use deadly force on someone breaking in to your home. Once they get in your home you can't use deadly force unless they try to harm you or commit sexual assault. They can pack up your AV gear and walk out, but you can't shoot them.
Get telnet access on the TiVo. Copy over a few small tools. From then on you just run the TiVoApp tool and just choose what you want. It'll dump them to an mpeg.
If all you want is to switch it from using a land line just put in the NIC (or connect a USB one for Series 2) and change the dial prefix to,#401. That's it. I'm dropping my land line now thanks to this.
I just did this the other night. I use a WAP11 in bridge mode to get wireless connectivity to my home theater. I just popped in a TurboNet card in the TiVo and I was set. Enabling telnet, FTP, and Web took 15 minutes.
The problem is, 802.11b is sloooooow for pulling off video. An hour of video on a TiVo may be 2.8GB. When pulling vid over wireless it takes a LONG time... I usually either do it over night or just plug in to the switch behind the HT and get it off directly.
For those wanting to do this check out TiVoApp. It's pretty much a one step vid extraction tool that'll dump anything in Now Showing to an mpeg file.
I have a great life outside my tech gear. I don't think the things I mentioned were much. Just some of the Replay features along with HD support. My TV is HD. My digital cable does HD. My TiVo doesn't and it causes some problems since I had to set up my remote to switch back and forth inputs to make it all easy to use.
It is meant as a whole PC. They cost a lot. I could buy a lot of TiVos for the price of one, AND pay for the service. The commercials promote them as a PC and a PVR.
How do these and other open source projects handle things like cable boxes? The TiVo will change the box for me. I can't rely on a TV Tuner card to handle that since I need my digital cable box.
Does anyone make IR blasters that will talk to those boxes that can be made to work?
First, you can't buy the software to build your own. Which means most of the options right now cost a lot. I'd like to build a cheap(er) box aimed JUST at the Media Center features and not also need it to be a great gaming PC or whatever from Gateway.
I don't want a PC. I want a nice AV unit in my component rack, like my TiVo. But the TiVo is getting dated. I need high def support. I need faster processing so I don't get annoyed at the menus. I think if you'd put the TiVo interface on the RePlay hardware we'd have a hit. Good interface with the best features.
I'm glad someone is finally doing nice looking AV rack cases. Yes, they cost more but they look nicer. All of my AV gear is in a normal cabinet and a minitower PC just doesn't fit this setup. For these "media center" PCs to take off they need to fit in with normal AV electronics.
Maybe I'll look at building a media center PC now....
You answered yourself. You aren't a sports fan. To most people watching a game of deathmatch is just a bunch of repetitive motions, but to someone that understand the game they see the nuances and strategy. The same goes for MOST sports. I used to hate football. Now I understand the formations, how the offense and defense works, and what each position is for. It's a much more interesting game now.
HD makes it better because it's really like being there. The color is more deep and the resolution is so high you can easily read the jerseys or see other details in the plays. Watch a hockey game in HD (I'm not a fan...). The reflections in the ice are fantastic.
Most people haven't ever even seen a good HDTV demonstration. As soon as they do they love it. It's much clearer with better colors. For a sports fan it is heaven.
I love my HDTV setup. I'm lucky enough to be in a good place where Time Warner supports HD. I just wish they would add DiscoveryHD.
WTF don't you have a firewall? If you are getting popups with the Messenger service you are NOT blocking the RPC ports and these popups may be the least of your trouble.
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But it costs Dell more to do their own distribution and then support it rather than using Red Hat's. Linux users need to realize that not everyone can support all the big distributions. Choice is a great thing, but it just doesn't always work. Be happy the hardware is supported with Linux and install whatever you want.
But, people aren't calling Dell wanting 14 different kinds of Windows. Coming up with a Dell distribution doesn't solve the problem of people wanting Debian, Red Hat, SuSe, etc... I don't see why yet another distribution would suddenly please everyone.
You answer to the "too many distros!" excuse is to add another Dell branded distro?
I think Dell is right. They are in the business to sell a lot of PCs fast and cheap. They can't support 5 different distributions. The fact that they support one shows that the hardware is supported..so just use what you want.
Don't forget this guy....
Too bad Mandrake is gone. Their best giveaway to me was a new Compaq notebook I won at LinuxWorld San Jose. :)
They also gave my wife nice boxed software sets at every show....
You don't even have to write the key to it, asssuming you never plan to boot the original MS BIOS. I never re-locked the 120GB in my hacked XBox.
I took the boot camp to learn a lot and only miss 2 weeks of work..and I did. But yeah, most boot camps are just teaching the test. I was pleasantly surprised.
I took the CCNP Boot Camp at Global Knowledge a little over a year ago and was very happy. A lot of hands on work with some of the best instructors I've ever had. We covered a lot of real world scenarios that I use constantly now.
:)
I absolutely hate certification mills, and this wasn't one. Good facilities with plenty of lab equipment to go around. They also bring in snacks, which were great.
Ethernet is cheap. Want wireless? Buy a wireless bridge for $100. I do that with my Rio Receiver and XBox.
On your state. In my state, NC, you can use deadly force on someone breaking in to your home. Once they get in your home you can't use deadly force unless they try to harm you or commit sexual assault. They can pack up your AV gear and walk out, but you can't shoot them.
Takes 10 mins to chip the XBox. Just get a Matrox no-solder chip.
I have MAME on my XBox right now. Go buy an XBox and chip it. Just run the ROMs right off the HD.
No need to design some whole new system to do this stuff.
I think not. I doubt millions went to walmart.com and ordered these. Anyone got sales numbers?
Get telnet access on the TiVo. Copy over a few small tools. From then on you just run the TiVoApp tool and just choose what you want. It'll dump them to an mpeg.
For easy info on doing this chec:
,#401. That's it. I'm dropping my land line now thanks to this.
http://www.stevejenkins.com/tivo/newbie.html
If all you want is to switch it from using a land line just put in the NIC (or connect a USB one for Series 2) and change the dial prefix to
I just did this the other night. I use a WAP11 in bridge mode to get wireless connectivity to my home theater. I just popped in a TurboNet card in the TiVo and I was set. Enabling telnet, FTP, and Web took 15 minutes.
The problem is, 802.11b is sloooooow for pulling off video. An hour of video on a TiVo may be 2.8GB. When pulling vid over wireless it takes a LONG time... I usually either do it over night or just plug in to the switch behind the HT and get it off directly.
For those wanting to do this check out TiVoApp. It's pretty much a one step vid extraction tool that'll dump anything in Now Showing to an mpeg file.
I have a great life outside my tech gear. I don't think the things I mentioned were much. Just some of the Replay features along with HD support. My TV is HD. My digital cable does HD. My TiVo doesn't and it causes some problems since I had to set up my remote to switch back and forth inputs to make it all easy to use.
It is meant as a whole PC. They cost a lot. I could buy a lot of TiVos for the price of one, AND pay for the service. The commercials promote them as a PC and a PVR.
How do these and other open source projects handle things like cable boxes? The TiVo will change the box for me. I can't rely on a TV Tuner card to handle that since I need my digital cable box.
Does anyone make IR blasters that will talk to those boxes that can be made to work?
First, you can't buy the software to build your own. Which means most of the options right now cost a lot. I'd like to build a cheap(er) box aimed JUST at the Media Center features and not also need it to be a great gaming PC or whatever from Gateway.
I don't want a PC. I want a nice AV unit in my component rack, like my TiVo. But the TiVo is getting dated. I need high def support. I need faster processing so I don't get annoyed at the menus. I think if you'd put the TiVo interface on the RePlay hardware we'd have a hit. Good interface with the best features.
I'm glad someone is finally doing nice looking AV rack cases. Yes, they cost more but they look nicer. All of my AV gear is in a normal cabinet and a minitower PC just doesn't fit this setup. For these "media center" PCs to take off they need to fit in with normal AV electronics.
Maybe I'll look at building a media center PC now....
You answered yourself. You aren't a sports fan. To most people watching a game of deathmatch is just a bunch of repetitive motions, but to someone that understand the game they see the nuances and strategy. The same goes for MOST sports. I used to hate football. Now I understand the formations, how the offense and defense works, and what each position is for. It's a much more interesting game now.
HD makes it better because it's really like being there. The color is more deep and the resolution is so high you can easily read the jerseys or see other details in the plays. Watch a hockey game in HD (I'm not a fan...). The reflections in the ice are fantastic.
Most people haven't ever even seen a good HDTV demonstration. As soon as they do they love it. It's much clearer with better colors. For a sports fan it is heaven.
I love my HDTV setup. I'm lucky enough to be in a good place where Time Warner supports HD. I just wish they would add DiscoveryHD.
WTF don't you have a firewall? If you are getting popups with the Messenger service you are NOT blocking the RPC ports and these popups may be the least of your trouble.
Start blocking those ports.
Is this real profit or like when they "broke even" a while back and it was a lot of funny accounting?