I have used different keyboards to control a computer connected to the projector. A separate mouse is a nuance if you ask me, and remote is the default here but so far I had no luck finding a decent cordless keyboard with a build in mouse. My first trial was a no-name one. I see […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
THE source of information and tricks in the HTPC topic, is the DVBN forum at http://dvbn.happysat.org/ Naturally, the forum requires that you register, but having done that you can speak with the people interested. Even coders of the key tools you need hang out here. Anyway; I had colleague Daniel controlling my PC over VNC […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It has to be said; things don’t work! – My MythTV set-up fails in a very early stage. The Twinhan 3030 card isn’t properly detected and never becomes operational. The Linux driver on the Twinhan web are for Fedora and I had Ubuntu. There are alternative ones but I failed to get them operational. Even […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It seems that MediaPortal har prerequisites that are somewhat strange. You need to have the DVB hotfix installed if you run MP under XP. Check the reference here I also purchased a Microsoft remote. It was TRULYT plug and play. Inserted the USB cable to the receiver, booted up the machine and it worked from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s obviously so that setting up a PC with the opportunity to obtain card information from a reader on another unit is more of a challenge than anticipated from start. These things are not typically done by the people who are big fans of bling bling and fancy user interfaces. Three letter abbreviations, ranges of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have planned to set up a Home Theatre PC for years now but never done so, for several reasons. There are many options but let’s start with my choices; basing it on Linux or Windows. Mythbuntu is a Linux distribution that is supposed to facilitate a HTPC via a plug and play installation. For […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…