Listen to Your PC Music Library Anywhere with JukeFly.com
If you have a large music collection like me, you suddenly realize what a pain it isto cart your library around so you can listen to your tunes at work or on the go. I have an 60GB iPod full of stuff, but that’s only about 1/6 of my music. Not only does it [...]
New MythTV Programming Guide Service Launched
PVRBlog is reporting that there will be a new programming guide service available to MythTV called LXM Suite. Users will be charged a small monthly fee (6 months for $30 during their trial period), but hopefully the coverage and reliability will improve. This is a good thing for MythTV that has previously relied on Zap2it data [...]
Linux PVR Resource: PVR Hardware Database
One site that is particularly helpful for Linux PVR users is the PVR Hardware Database, which is a community-driven WIKI that includes a comprehensive hardware/software configuration database. It's very useful for people trying to decide which hardware to buy to build a MythTV or Freevo box. Much of the success in building a functional Linux [...]
Tivo2Return
One of TivoBlog.com's bloggers laments the need to delete his favorite shows because he's running out of space and asks for a way out? From the comments to the post, most suggest hacking the Tivo in one fashion or another since there is no standard way of backing up shows unless you have a model [...]
Video-On-Demand for PSP
Gamespot has more noise on the expanding role the Playstation Portable may have in the future. According to the article, when the PSP is released in South Korea in May, it will include a new piece of bundled software called the Network Utility UMD. With that running, users of the PSP will be able to: Other [...]
Review: PSP Video 9
Along with many others, I waited in line patiently Thursday to purchase the Sony's new Playstation Portable (PSP), and thankfully with the many units on the shelf at the local Bestbuy, I didn't have to wait too long. Like others in line, I was eager to try out some of the new game titles, but [...]
CableCARD Deadline Extended
Mark this under your "bad news" column. Slashdot is reporting that the deadline for cable and satellite operators to include support for CableCARDs has been extended an additional year (from 2006 to 2007). The ban would prevent the largest cable companies from integrating their digital content security devices with their navigation devices, allowing consumers to 'mix [...]
Review: NASLite+ v1.x
Do you need to build a file server on a shoe string budget? If you have an old PC (we're talking original Pentium old) lying around with an ethernet card, then NASLite+, the new offering from ServerElements, may be the best way to build a a big file server for very little money. I've used [...]