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Steve Jobs @ MacExpo

Jan 12, 2005 · 1 min read ·

Just watched the video stream of Steve Jobs’ keynote address for Macworld Conference . What I found the most exciting announcement is the introduction of the Mac Mini , a barebone G4 for around EUR 500.

New Linux Server

Jan 11, 2005 · 1 min read ·

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.pundit 1 .pundit 2 .pundit 3 Today finally switched over to my new Linux server, an Asus Pundit-R , running Debian Sarge

Modded XBOX becomes MediaBox

Jan 9, 2005 · 4 min read ·

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I acquired an Xbox at Dixons for EUR 199,99 (ok, leave the 1 ct to Bill I said at the counter). Sometime later I had an almost complete home entertainment center/multimedia jukebox playing all my audio files (mp3, wav, ogg,..) , shoutcast streams, video files (mpg, avi, divx, and even quicktime) and photo slideshows …

SMIL

Jan 6, 2005 · 1 min read ·

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Investigated the W3C SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Interchange Language) . Goal was to see what SMIL is and how it can be used in the KeyWorX multi-user environment. (from http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo) The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL, pronounced "smile") enables simple authoring of …

Linux MediaBox

Jan 6, 2005 · 2 min read ·

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The stuff below was written in 2003. Much has happened since on what may be called the “Home Media Center”. For example Linux Myth TV on a barebones PC like the Asus Pundit. The stuff below is for reference. The Challenge Around the house I have numerous devices that each serve multimedia functions: Tom’s Hardware – …