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My new project: Digital TV receiver and Video Recorder

Published by KC July 5th, 2007 in Internet, Hardware, Linux, Blog Post and Communication. 4 Comments

I’ve started a new project that should cut my bills down by a little more than $80 a month. I’ve heard a lot about building a DVR using a computer, essentially building a Media Center PC at home. I want to take it a step further and completely eliminate my cable TV bill. Most TV […]

Network at home? Share files with a file server.

Published by KC June 6th, 2007 in Computers, Hardware, Windows, Linux, Wireless and Networking. 1 Comment

I recently got fed up with storing backups on the same computer. I’ve been using a second hard drive to store my backup data, including pictures and music. This got frustrating because access from another computer was difficult since I dual boot my computer with linux. I also reformat so often that access from other […]

Buying a PDA - the follow up.

Published by KC May 18th, 2007 in Computers, Hardware and Palm. 0 Comments

Originally I posted the criteria I had for buying a PDA for my wife to meet a nursing school requirement. Well, the purchase was made and we ended up going with the Palm T|X. The choice was fairly obvious to me once we showed up at Best Buy and they let us know that they […]

Buying a PDA - the first “how to”

Published by KC April 20th, 2007 in Computers, Hardware, Windows, Linux and Palm. 0 Comments

A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is also known as a Palm or a Pocket PC. Today, though, there are many more brands and choices than the original Palm. I’m forced to purchase one to fulfill an equipment requirement for my wife, who is headed to nursing school. The number of units out there is pretty […]

RFID security

Published by KC April 2nd, 2007 in Computers, Hardware, Evil and Communication. 0 Comments

Last week I mentioned the relation between anti-static bags and EZ-passes. I very briefly mentioned the blocking of transmissions and its relation to RFID security. In this post I’ll go a little more in-depth. RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification System. It’s a widely used technology that is being used in toll readers, corporate ID […]