Linux Xorg Broken After Kernel Update and Reboot Because of Nvidia Driver

Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in linux | Comments Off

Re: help!! the last update broke my boot press alt+printscreen+r (to release the keyboard from the Xserver) then hit crtl+alt+F1 (and log in) sudo pico /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change the ... Read more..

Stream Internet video content directly to your TV w/ VuNow

Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in hardware, video, web | Comments Off

Verismo's VuNow allows you to stream Internet video content directly to your TV. The MediaMVP was a similar device, but was used to get content off your computer (unless ... Read more..

Compile MythTV 0.21 Slackbuild for Slackware 12.1

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in linux, slackware, video | Comments Off

with the latest ffmpeg installed, I add to temporarily move the following directories in my home directory for the MythTV compilation to go smoothly: /usr/include/libavcodec/ /usr/include/libavformat/ /usr/include/libavutil/ Read more..

Linux: record a Screencast w/ sound using ffmpeg

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in free, linux, video | Comments Off

How to record a screencast with sound from the sound server (e.g.: ALSA) using ffmpeg: ffmpeg -f oss -i /dev/audio -f x11grab -s 800x600 -r 15 -i :0.0 output.avi Read more..

Free/Cheap TV

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in free | Comments Off

Free Satellite TV from United States Hulu Crackle TVU Network Satellite Receiver/antenna for your PC: SkyStar 2 TV PCI ... Read more..