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MythTV Remote

October 10, 2007 - Computers , Home , Technology - by admin - No Comments

For a long time now, our MythTV setup at home has been entirely reliant on the full sized wireless keyboard sitting on the coffee table to control it. I’ve had two Hauppauge Nova-T remotes sitting idle for a long time now, pending me getting my finger out and making them […]

Climbing Cats

February 4, 2007 - Cats , Home - by admin - 1 Comment

I taught the cats how to climb the ladder to the loft. Initially they were a bit dubious about it, but now they’ll do it at a seconds notice. Just to get up to the big playground up above… [coolplayer width=”480″ height=”380″ autoplay=”0″ loop=”0″ charset=”utf-8″ download=”1″ mediatype=””] Climbing cats [/coolplayer]

Electricity meter

January 9, 2007 - Computers , Home , Linux , Technology , Web - by admin - 1 Comment

A recent discussion on IRC has prompted this. At the least, it’s a shout out to Adam Sampson, who usefully provided all the info required in order to monitor your electricity usage by your home PC. I’ve been monitoring my electricity usage since the begininning of December, using the same […]

Roombacam

December 18, 2006 - Home , Technology - by admin - 2 Comments

It’s be lounging on my drive for a while now, and I’ve finally transcoded it into something useful. It’s a short clip of my Roomba going about its duties in the flat, as I tromp about in front of it trying to guide it to somewhere useful. [coolplayer width=”480″ height=”380″ […]

Bed time?

December 13, 2006 - Cool things , Home , Technology - by admin - No Comments

One of Times Best Inventions of 2006 – the Floating Bed. What a fantastic idea 🙂