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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I’ve been posting alot on linux htpc, mythtv, and netowrking here and there, thought i should prob explain what i’m looking to do.also i need to start documenting stuff for myself.
current systems
right now i have 4 boxes.
p4 2.4 laptop
p4 […]
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Came across this while researching for my new boxes. I’ll post my experiences once i finally get started.
Here is a very good in depth how to, covering almost everything you’ll need to know to create an htpc using linux with the zalman hd 106 xt
This site represent my small contribution to the Linux communty that […]
Monday, December 10th, 2007
yeap still on my htpc trip. after spending hours on newegg looking at cases i stumbled across this list at mythtv. save yourself time if your building a linux htpc, check out their list
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Cases
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
found the following series of tutorials via the myth tv site. there a few years old, but still have valuable information.
MythTV DVB Setup Guide
DVB is Digital Video Broadcasting, a set of digital television standards with a large amount of industry support.
There are several advantages to digital TV. Programme guides and flexible digital services are much […]
Monday, December 10th, 2007
quick how to for tweaking linux / freebsd systems for optimal gigabit performance
Many new workstations and servers are coming with integrated gigabit (define) network cards, but quite a few people soon discover that they can’t transfer data much faster than they did with 100 Mb/s network cards. Multiple factors can affect your ability to transfer […]
Monday, December 10th, 2007
eWeek ran an article yesterday titled Linux Losing Market Share to Windows Server. The article quoted IDC sales figures. There is a real problem counting this way. Quoting from the article:
IDC analyst Al Gillen pointed out that the number of servers shipped does not perfectly equal the number of operating systems […]
Monday, December 10th, 2007
phoronix has a very good overview of recent processors, how they perform with beryl, and the state of each video cards drivers.
We thought it was already clear what graphics processors and drivers work and don’t work with Linux desktop eye candy such as Beryl and Compiz, but it seems based upon the number of e-mails […]
Monday, November 19th, 2007
well its been awhile, ok years since I’ve built a system for myself. I’ve built, rebuilt, repaired alot of servers, desktops, and laptops since. But in the end theres nothing like making one for yourself.
the last system i built was a dual xeon with a tripe wide rad, and two secondary 80mm rads for components. […]
Monday, November 19th, 2007
I’ve posted about mythbuntu in the past, but haven’t used it myself yet. Phoronix has a good review of the lastest edition. I’m planning on using mythbuntu on the future living room machine (my current box, once the new ones finished)
Last month, following the availability of Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon” was the release of […]
Monday, November 19th, 2007
With all of our coverage at Phoronix of the different ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers, if you’re new to Linux or just get caught off guard by all of the different open and closed-source drivers, it can be confusing to know which driver is right for you and your needs. At the request of many […]
