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I just about spit out my drink reading this over lunch: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035478 MS has an internet connected service for monitoring the licensing of its operating system software. This system had a serious outage two weeks ago...

I currently have a pair of these speakers: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7705307&type=product&id=1138085354138 I purchased them when BB had them for $40/each. I am quite fond of them, and REALLY wish I had picked up more of them at that time. Unfortunately, I did not. I am...

7-11 is giving away 7.11 oz slurpees for free today, 7/11/2007 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071107dnbusslurpee.6159b090.html Enjoy! -q

I am a very lucky guy:cool: . My wife actually *WANTS* to build up a new htpc backend and fileserver box for our network. She has been working her way up as a sysadmin, and has discovered that the part of the job she most enjoys is when she actually deals with the hardware (plugging in...

I just found an IBM Thinkpad T40 (pentium M 1.5ghz, 512Mb DDR, 40Gb hdd, dvd/cdrw, 14.1" screen) for $499 with "free shipping" if you choose the budget slow shipping (I paid $11ish for 2 day shipping)...

While reading through slashdot, I noticed this: http://www.fi-llc.com/boards/Products/AccuStream170.php Looks really interesting. I'd be willing to find a board with a 64 bit pci slot and build out a several disk raid 0 setup for a "landing zone" for capturing video in HD. The specs on the...

I have recently connected my pchd 3000 card on my HTPC backend box to my Winegard squareshooter antenna inside my condo. I've gotten some really puzzling results when I scanned for channels. Here is the dumped service list that the card found: I'm having some trouble understanding the...

Anybody seen this stuff? http://www.169time.com/ From what I gather reading the site, they sell pre-modded satellite boxes that have firewire outputs installed on them. It seems that they have a video processor (AVX1) that is installed on a daughtercard that allows you to output via...

Well [H]ers, I've finally purchased property. I hope to close on the 16th of this month on a condo that my wife and I are both very excited about. This offers me the opportunity to re-work my home theater in a whole new space. Here is the situation: Home theater is moving into a shorter...

Well, I finally got sick of the delapidated subwoofer that came with my samsung HTIB and ordered the dayton 10" powered sub from partsexpress. Now I'm wondering exactly how I should set it up. The subwoofer has both line-level inputs and preamp level inputs. The cheez-o HTIB receiver does...

I'm having a bugger of a time getting a single instance of LIRC to server dual duties for both recieving IR from my remote *and* running a serial port IR blaster to control my satellite box. Has anyone gotten LIRC set up this way? I see several HOWTO guides that reference this, but they are...

Ok, [H] MythTV users, who has a logitech harmony remote? I ordered a Harmony 880 on friday, determined to get everything set up so that the wife can use 1 remote control and do everything without my help. Also, it's sexy. And it clears the clutter of remotes off the coffee table...

Found this: http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/9675990403kb.html G15 for $44.95, no rebates, no shipping, no b.s. I went ahead and bit. Resellerratings for this seller are pretty low, so please beware. I don't think it's THAT big of a risk buying from these people... it's not like I'm...

[H]ello [H]orde, I'm having some issues with a card that I got from the FS/FT forum here and wanted to see if I could get some assistance with it. Let me first describe my system before the install and changes immediately prior to the install: Motherboard: Epox 8rda3i+pro (nforce2) CPU...

Hello one and all. I've been trying to build up my new HTPC, and ran into a MAJOR snag last night. I purchased an nMediaPC case (mAtx) to build up my system, and all the parts came in last night. I began in earnest to mount the motherboard. I put the IO shield in the case and plopped the...

Well, I've finally decided to have a go at building up an HTPC. I even managed to convince the wife that it's a good idea. My budget is kinda limited, and I have some not quite so normal requirements for this system: DirecTV must be used for broadcast acquisition. This is my only choice...