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#91
Yatta Yatta Yatta / Cheap Books, ebook and paper
Last post by digiSal - February 17, 2010, 06:36:57 PM
#92
Music / Re: Pandora
Last post by digiSal - February 02, 2010, 09:58:47 PM
i wonder if pandora will tell you how long i been member. i remember signing up moons ago lol i got one channel. matchbox 20. i installed the android app awhile back and it was still there
#93
Computing / greetings from PS3
Last post by digiSal - February 02, 2010, 09:51:42 PM
got me a ps3 the other day. its a 120 gb. i got the mini keyboard for it today.
#94
Computing / Re: Windows Media Server
Last post by hotrats - January 10, 2010, 11:57:15 AM
It works on any Windows Server install, I used Windows Server 2003. You just arseign a new server role - media server. This installs the Windows Media Services control panel. The Windows Media Encoder is a free download. It works pretty much out of the box. You drop your content into C:\WMPub\WMRoot. I had to arseign some security stuff but not a lot of configuring. Windows even provides some sample content.

David

PS: LOL I got a personal visit from the CEO and a handshake out of this one. I was considering never washing my hand again but then regained my senses.
#95
Computing / Re: Windows Media Server
Last post by digiSal - January 09, 2010, 10:49:00 PM
hey thats pretty cool! is windows media server free? ive only ever used Orb.com for streaming anything. and that was just because i did to show off. lol
#96
Computing / Windows Media Server
Last post by hotrats - January 09, 2010, 09:49:37 AM
I was given the task of rippping Management Training DVD's down to a format that we could stream on our internal intranet. I set up a Windows Media Server and using Windows Media Encoder got a streaming server installed that feeds the ripped videos as streaming content. Slammed about 10 boxes simultaneously into the content and it never even burped.

Now management staff can view the content and learn to manage from anywhere they can connect to our network. Hope it helps. This was a fun side project for me and not all that hard. Just set the server role and away you go.

David
#97
Music / Re: Pandora
Last post by hotrats - January 09, 2010, 09:41:30 AM
I'm a late comer for this app. I have been using FlyCast as it streams one of my favorite stations, WFMT from my time in Chicago (more specifically the show "The Midnight Special" on Sat. nights). It has a good mix of jazz and such but I mostly listen to WFMT.

I loaded up Pandora this morning as I do my daily RTFM sessions. I loaded up a stream for Jazz Fusion and WOW! This thing is great so far. I look forward to exploring it more and more. Kick a$$ Paco De Lucia "Rio Anchio" at the moment. I am digging the "Now Playing" feature on this app as the FlyCast feature kinda doesn't work for all the stations.

I should mention that my wonderful wife Christmas/Birthday gifted me a Bose SoundDock Portable digital sound system. This unit is worth every penny it costs. I have tried so many different portable sound systems and this one is IT. Lithium battery so it goes mobile with no issues. Crank the system to full volume and you fill your ears and the house with no distortion at full throttle. Remote control to pause the tunes in case I can actually hear the phone ring;-)

RTFM at the moment is Dragon NaturallySpeaking Dragon Medical 10 User Guide.

David
#98
Computing / Re: Greetings from Windows XP ...
Last post by digiSal - January 03, 2010, 01:08:01 AM
why jaunty and not the latest Karmic Koala?
#99
Computing / Re: Greetings from Windows XP ...
Last post by hotrats - January 01, 2010, 07:09:42 PM
Loaded up Ubuntu "Jaunty Jackalope". I love how they name the distros.

Spent the day between the Ubuntu install and getting the Color Clarseic to come back to life. I had a minor power supply issue but she's running again. Played Lemmings for a bit.

Hope everyone had a great New Year Day!

David
#100
Computing / Re: Greetings from Windows XP ...
Last post by digiSal - December 21, 2009, 05:15:11 PM
woah, so cool. glad you were able to able to take that sucker home with you.