Dustin Mihalik's BlogBlog from the middle of everywhereMore Mac Mini home theater stuff- January 20, 2005 There's been a lot of talk on various sites along the lines of my previous Mac Mini post. Most of them come to the same conclusion, both the hardware and software are lacking, but with a little extra money and a little extra work, you can probably create a pretty nice little HTPC system. Here's some good sites that have some more information: Mac HTPC - Site that just started and discusses all things HTPC on the Mac. Mac Media Center - Forum created so people can work on a Media...http://weblogs.asp.net/dmihalik/archive/2005/01/19/356596.aspx Best Press Release Ever.- January 13, 2005 Ive never been a fan of G4 (cable gaming station). I guess thats probably because Im not a 14 year old male, which seems to be their target audience. I especially dont like them since they bought TechTV and canceled most of the TechTV shows I enjoyed and apparently got rid of all the competent people that TechTV had. So reading through their press release for two new really lame shows, Jessie found the following line: "Our audience interacts with digital girls...http://weblogs.asp.net/dmihalik/archive/2005/01/13/351867.aspx Upgrading to Media Center- January 12, 2005 I upgraded (or downgraded as some might consider) my Media Portal HTPC to XP Media Center Edition about two weeks ago. I've really enjoyed using Media Portal, but I'm gonna try Media Center out for a while. I was using the MCE skin for Media Portal, and was using my Logitech 680 remote using Media Portal's support for MCE remotes, so I figured that I could try out the software I was trying so hard to imitate. I think MCE's UI is a lot more polished. You give up a few things when you create a...http://weblogs.asp.net/dmihalik/archive/2005/01/12/351143.aspx Mac Mini - Almost the perfect Home Theater component- January 12, 2005 Apple announced the Mac Mini today at Macworld. This is the exact form factor I've been looking for to use as a home theater PC. It's small, it's quiet, and it looks cool. Oh, and at $500 it's not that expensive (considering most of the nice HTPC cases I've been looking at are around $200 for an empty case). I know that Apple is not (yet) looking to compete in this market, but I hope they do soon because there are just a couple things that keep me from buying one to stick in my entertainment...http://weblogs.asp.net/dmihalik/archive/2005/01/12/351119.aspx Guess I should go back to elementary school- January 5, 2005 I've been reading David Alan's Getting Things Done (more on that some other post) lately and I've made a frightening discovery: I've forgotten how to read. It's probably been a year since I sat down to really read an actual book (though I've been listening to some pretty good ones thanks to Audible). Usually, I'm just skimming web pages, magazine articles, or reference books. Years of skimming pages for the one small bit of information has made my brain lazy; it does not want to concentrate...http://weblogs.asp.net/dmihalik/archive/2005/01/05/346726.aspx |