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TrickleStar [z-wave] Dashboard Widget Hacking

First things first, if you're curious exactly how or why I know this, well it's because I contacted TrickleStar and they sent me this pdf(A link to download is below as well) that explains how their dashboard widget works. Unfortunately after some trial and error it became abundantly clear that simply posting JSON data in the manner they discuss, and in the same manner the widget does (using ajax javascript posts) was not going to work.

FirewireSDK Complete (?) STB Channel Changer using modified clover


Update: attached below is a binary of my modified 'clover' utility. I am calling it clover-pace (simple because it's a modification to clover aimed at making it work with the Pace RNG110 STB). It retains the same actual utility name and Nathan Ramella's License.

Also the usage is a little different. One no longer needs to execute clover 3 times for a 3 number channel change, it can be sent to the utility all in one command, for example:


clover -f 7,0,2 -d 60 -o my_recording.ts

Introducing... HTPC Launchboard | iPhone Web App

First... take a gander at this video.

What is this for?

HTPC App Launcher iPhone Web App

UPDATE: I have released the HTPC Launchboard (which is basically what this page is about), which you can find out more information about here:
http://www.beekerstudios.com/mind/introducing-htpc-launchboard-iphone-we...

I got a mac mini

Although it's hypocritical to this post I made I broke down and got a mac mini, I got a good deal on the last gen Intel 2Ghz, 1GB Ram, 160GB HD. I won't tell you how much, but to me it was worth not having the headache of trying to update a very hacked together small form factor PC. For all intents and purposes, this box will be used for very mundane video crunching duties, playback for the most part.

Building a Digital Signage System using Open Source Tools

Digital Signage - I Can Haz Digital Signage

Recipe for Digital Signage

Hardware:

  • Apple Mac Mini
  • Sony 52" LCD 1080p Display
  • Intelligent Auto-switching Surge Protector
  • Power and Network

Software:

  • Drupal 6
  • Custom Flash Drupal Interface to output XML
  • Flash (ActionScripting, Tweenlite, Fuse Kit)
  • Shell Scripting and Cron Jobs

Capabilities:

Cinequest: Film & Innovation Forums: The Marriage of TV & the Internet

On Saturday February 28th, I attended the Film & Innovation Forums: The Marriage of TV & the Internet at Cinequest. Lance Koenders, Technical Assistant to Eric Kim at Intel, and Thomas Morgan , Chief Strategy Officer for Move Networks were present during this presentation. I enjoyed the discussion, but I think the film makers in the audience who I think were a big target for this forum were a little underwhelmed by the discussion.

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