cooper's blog
Internet Explorer still bites
Does anybody know where I go on the MS site to submit a feature request? The commercials make Microsoft seem so friendly and approachable.
Anyway, I had a great idea- what if Microsoft, instead of pumping out crappy versions of Internet Explorer, were to bundle Microsoft OSes with Firefox?
Wait, you Bill Gates fanboy, I'm not done yet...
Our Boy Blakely is Still Turning Heads
This time in front of the NBA Scouts at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.
Blurb from Hoopsworld:
Marqus Blakely Vermont 6-5, 225 Guard / Forward
Boys of Summer Are Back
But with the exception of this guy, most of them spent the winter dining on meatwiches and beer, which is why I prefer the Athletes of Winter. You know, basketball.
They spend a lot more time running.
Apt
While I was finishing my business in the bathroom this morning, I finally figured out why it makes me feel a little funny that Courtney's alumni magazine is on top of the toilet.
She's all wicked smart.
I like potty jokes.
I just got one of these
I can't wait to make it control the lights in my house..
It's a Novation Launchpad. Those are buttons. They light up. You press them. It wants to be a monome.
I haven't posted anything in a really long time
So here's a picture of fancy watch I copped from the internet.
Hopefully, you understand the symbolism. Just in case you don't get it, it's like this- I have a really big watch on my left hand most of the time which prevents me from lifting my arm to the keyboard.
Mythbuntu MythTV and transmitting and receiving IR
Turns out that the remote worked like a dream, but once the remote was operating smoothly the IR Blaster stopped working. After further testing it appeared that I could only get ONE device to work at a time- whichever device was operating on /dev/lircd.
BAH.
After much research, turns out there is an issue in the script that resides at /etc/init.d/lirc. Who knew?.
Mythbuntu and the Story of the 3-in-One Radio Shack remote
So I finally got the Radio Shack remote working with my install of Mythbuntu. This practically completes the setup (not really)!
One thing that was unclear in the process was the Mythbuntu Control Centre. I was not sure whether I needed to select the remote from the IR dropdown list or the hardware. Both were listed. I was able to get some buttons working using the generic sounding "Hauppauge card" and the Radio Shack 3-in-one wasn't working at all (maybe I needed to punch some "Codes" into the remote? It was unclear).
