matt | April 29, 2005
So, I started work on my BattleTech Mech design app today. Originally, I was going to store all the various tables as XML and then suck them in as a bunch of DataTable objects populating a DataSet. No big deal, right? Well, I got them to load, but since my various widgets are dependant on [...]
matt | April 26, 2005
Okay, so now that my computer list has gotten shorter (and I'm getting bored with that), I'm back to focusing on gaming.
Specifically, I want to start playing Battletech. This is one of those games that requires a bunch of record sheets, and a way to generate them. Problem is, the software out there for generating [...]
matt | April 22, 2005
1.) They make really solid, over engineered products.
2.) They stand by them.
Example of #2
- Lizzy buys me their best coffee grinder as a gift. It's about $200, and solid. It weighs something like 20lbs.
- The beans have issues feeding from the hopper; they bind up.
- So, I email the customer service people and and mention [...]
matt | April 22, 2005
So, I've done phase 1 of my updated website. People are encouraged to visit and comment / suggest improvements.
Link for folks who don't know it.
List of improvements to be made:
- I want to make the scripts page into a bunch of tables, and maybe break it into a bunch of different pages by category, and [...]
matt | April 20, 2005
Okay, if I do my math correctly, we learn that:
- 1 hour of DV = ~ 12GB = ~12GB/hour data transfer = ~3.5MB/sec.
And that:
- 100mbit/sec = 12.5MB/sec
Subtracting at most 50% TCP+SMB overhead, that gives us >6MB/sec.
Which means that, in theory, I should be able to stream DV from my Mac to my core SMB server [...]
matt | April 17, 2005
Okay, first, Kino vs. iMovie HD.
Kino notes/discussion:
I turned left “auto split files” on, but set the size to 0. This splits files when the camera is started and stopped, but not on any file size, which is useful.
I did have a problem where the screensaver activated and, when I wiggled the mouse, Kino's window wouldn't [...]
matt | April 10, 2005
Well, it looks completely wonderful. However, you basically have to be able control the webserver to a degree that most hosting companies aren't comfortable with. Basically, it seems to want to be either VHosted, or Aliased to where you want it. I don't have that luxury – it has to be in a subdirectory [...]
matt | April 9, 2005
Okay, so the Mac is almost done being set up. There are a couple things left, and I'll get to those later.
First, it looks like ps2pdf is broken under Ubuntu Hoary. I've filed a bug report. I'd appreciate if people can try it on their systems and see if it works or not.
Second, someone has [...]
matt | April 7, 2005
HowTo: https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HoaryUpgradeNotes
There is not an easy “apt-get install hoary-upgrade”, but it should get easier for Breezy.
Very Impotant notes if you used the backports repository: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=12174
Official backports homepage (you need to change warty -> hoary backports, and this is the place to get URLs: http://backports.ubuntuforums.org/
Also note the new power management stuff (good for laptops): https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/HoaryPM
Okay, coffee [...]
matt | April 5, 2005
So, the Krups Aroma Control coffee maker has been retired, because it's gotten quite scummy and no amount of cleaning and descaling seems to get rid of it (there's floaty things in the reservoir). So, we were at Macy's today, buying Liz's new table, and a Krups FMF4 was on sale (25% off) plus we [...]
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