Daily Cup of Tech http://www.dailycupoftech.com Bean There, Done Tech Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en DailyCupOfTechhttp://feedburner.google.com Science News Cycle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/HrAuMi-2BFU/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/20/science-news-cycle/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:37 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/20/science-news-cycle/ [PHD Comics]

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/12/crush-all-humans/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/12/crush-all-humans/ GOM vs VLC: Your Opinion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/kv_2NlbhShA/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/12/gom-vs-vlc-your-opinion/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:54:42 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/12/gom-vs-vlc-your-opinion/ I recently read that people are starting to move away from VLC for their default media player to GOM. I plan to do a side by side comparison in the near future but I was hoping to hear from you, the reader, to see which you prefer and why. Fill up the comments with your [...] I recently read that people are starting to move away from VLC for their default media player to GOM. I plan to do a side by side comparison in the near future but I was hoping to hear from you, the reader, to see which you prefer and why.

Fill up the comments with your pick and convince me that this is the best way to go!
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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/12/gom-vs-vlc-your-opinion/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/12/gom-vs-vlc-your-opinion/ If Microsoft Sold Office Furniture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/4p_2otBt5j4/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/11/if-microsoft-sold-office-furniture/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 15:27:39 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/11/if-microsoft-sold-office-furniture/ A salesperson walks into your office today and tells you that you have to buy a new, pre-built, expensive desk for every one of your employees. You have to buy a new desk today and replace it every three to five years. Additionally, there are no options for the desk and you may not [...]
A salesperson walks into your office today and tells you that you have to buy a new, pre-built, expensive desk for every one of your employees. You have to buy a new desk today and replace it every three to five years. Additionally, there are no options for the desk and you may not alter it in any way - one desk is all we make and you have to buy it from us. You see, you don’t really own the desk; you’re simply purchasing a license to use the desk. Chairs are sold separately and we have the corner on the market for chairs that are 100 percent compatible with the desk. The chairs are also very expensive.

Does that sound like a scenario in which you wish to participate? Preposterous, you say? Is it? Now, what if I told you that you do have a choice of desks? In fact, just across the street from your office is an entire mall filled with desks and chairs from which to choose. Here’s the exciting part: The desks in that mall are all free. That’s right, free. Take as many as you want. You want chairs? They’re free too. If you want to customize your desk - or even build one from scratch - you can. What’s stopping you? Go pick up your free desks and chairs.

I’m feeling your reluctance to load up on those free desks and chairs. What’s the problem? Do you believe that there’s something wrong with those desks because they’re free? The free desks and chairs are just as good as the expensive one, plus they’re customizable down to the most minute detail.

If you’re like most, you’ll opt for the “one size fits none” expensive desk. Having choices, even if the other choices are free, often doesn’t make it any easier to choose. Sometimes it’s a “follow the crowd” mentality. For example, if your insurance company, family physician, elementary school and engineering company all bought the expensive desks, who are you to go in some other direction? A mind of your own is a terrible thing to waste.

Who cares if, while using your expensive desk, you occasionally have to open all the drawers and reclose them for the desk to work properly. Again, it’s what everyone else bought and it’s good enough for him or her, so why should you go to the trouble of learning how a new desk works or messing about with some new-fangled chair? After all, if something goes terribly wrong with the desk, you only have to call the manufacturer and someone will fix it, right?

Wrong.

The desk manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the workmanship or the maintenance of your desk. That’s left to independent businesses or individuals who’ll charge you to fix the desk. The manufacturer releases semi-annual patch kits to fix any anomalies you find with your desk. However, there are numerous manufacturer freebies: Cute drawer handles, holographic arm rest decals and fun paperweights to make your desk-using experience more enjoyable.

One word of caution: You should make nightly copies of all your desk’s contents and store them in a larger, more expensive desk that no one uses. Yes, you have to buy a chair with that desk too. Don’t become too attached to your current desk (now that you have it arranged just as you want) - you have to upgrade to a newer, heavier and better version in a couple of years. Not to worry, if the new one is so cumbersome and unstable that your productivity slows to a crawl, the manufacturer will have a better version in a couple of years for you to buy. You’ll buy it and again you’ll be just like everyone else.

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/08/rock-star-geeks/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/08/rock-star-geeks/ Even Though Perception Is Reality, Reality Can Bite Back http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/btyrry3rBiQ/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/07/even-though-perception-is-reality-reality-can-bite-back/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 14:59:49 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/05/07/even-though-perception-is-reality-reality-can-bite-back/ My daughter was quite distraught this morning.  She had found a penny yesterday and she had put it in her room to before she went to bed last night.  When she woke up this morning, she could not remember where she had put the penny and was in a panic to find it.  We [...] My daughter was quite distraught this morning.  She had found a penny yesterday and she had put it in her room to before she went to bed last night.  When she woke up this morning, she could not remember where she had put the penny and was in a panic to find it.  We looked everywhere in her bedroom without any success.

I stepped out of the room for a couple of minutes and then returned to the search.  “Miraculously”, only a few seconds after rejoining the search, I “found” the absent penny!

Anyone who has had children knows exactly what I did.  I went into our change jar, dug out a different penny and then planted it in my daughter’s room where it was found and solved the problem.

The reason that this works because for people, perception is reality.  My daughter perceived that I had found her lost penny so, in her mind, I did find her lost penny.  The fact that he penny she has now is not the same penny that she lost is irrelevant.  In her mind, this is her penny.

This same principle holds just as true for managers and employers as it does for five year old girls with lost pennies.  It can be very easy for IT personnel to give the people that they answer to the perception that they are busy working on projects when, in reality, they are doing other things.

For example, it is quite difficult for your boss to know the difference between you researching for the new mail server upgrade project and researching your hobby.  Or writing a post on your blog looks an awful lot like working on that server documentation.

Here’s the thing.  You may get away with this for a while.  In fact, you might get away with it for years!  But, in the end, it will come back to bite you on the backside.  Here’s why.

  1. Reality always trumps perception.  In the end, your knowledge of the mail server upgrade will be deficient or the server documentation does not get done one time.  People notice these patterns over time and this will negatively affect your reputation.
  2. Hard, diligent work always pays off long term. There is something to be said for hard work.  It teaches you to focus, to complete projects and to be responsible.  None of these things can be learned through deception.
  3. The risk isn’t worth it.  So, what do you think your boss will say when (not if) s/he discovers that they have been paying you to surf the Internet?  Best case scenario, you will get a reprimand.  Worst case scenario, you are looking for a new job without a good letter of reference.

I know the temptation to pull the wool over your employer’s eyes is strong.  It is so easy to do.  But the long term damage that you could be doing to your career just does not justify it.  RESIST!


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I recently read 64 Things Every Geek Should Know and I was inspired to create The “Official” Geek “Must Do Before You Die” Checklist:

Done #
 Item Web Reference
  1. Add a Third Monitor http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/17960-13-adding-monitor
  2. Build a Linux Firewall http://www.ocmodshop.com/ocmodshop.aspx?a=1524
  3. Build a Network File Server http://dailycupoftech.com/howto-install-freenas/
  4. Build a PC http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/
  5. Build a Robot http://www.hiskey.us/PhysicalComputing/Week10.aspx
  6. Build an HTML based Website using Notepad http://www.w3schools.com/htmL/
  7. Bypass a Computer Password on All Major Operating Systems http://www.joetech.com/2009/01/29/how-to-crack-the-account-password-on-any-operating-system/
  8. Bypass School or Work Website Blocks http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know
  9. Carry a Computer Cleaning Arsenal on Your USB Drive http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know
  10. Compile a Linux Kernel http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/compiling-linux-kernel-26.html
  11. Control Your House Lights with a Computer http://www.instructables.com/id/Control-lights-in-your-house-with-your-computer/
  12. Convert Cassette Tapes to Digital Audio Files http://lifehacker.com/software/mp3/alpha-geek-how-to-digitize-cassette-tapes-222394.php
  13. Crack a Wi-Fi Password http://docs.lucidinteractive.ca/index.php/Cracking_WEP_and_WPA_Wireless_Networks
  14. Create “Hello, World” in at Least Five Different Programming languages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_list_of_programming_languages
  15. Create a Disposable E-Mail Account http://dailycupoftech.com/2009/03/14/create-a-temporary-e-mail-account-on-your-domain/
  16. Create a Recovery Drive Image of Your Computer http://dailycupoftech.com/2008/05/06/free-or-open-source-imaging-solutions/
  17. Create a WordPress Plugin http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/wordpress/creating-a-custom-wordpress-plugin-from-scratch/
  18. Create a WordPress Theme from Scratch http://www.wpdesigner.com/2007/02/19/so-you-want-to-create-wordpress-themes-huh/
  19. Create an Add-On for Firefox http://lifehacker.com/software/programming/how-to-build-a-firefox-extension-264490.php
  20. Create an SSH Tunnel http://www.ehow.com/how_2036605_create-ssh-putty.html
  21. Create Music with Keyboard http://thebatman.net/keybored/
  22. Design and Build a Circuit Board http://www.olimex.com/pcb/dtools.html
  23. Do Cool Things to Altoids Tins http://www.squidoo.com/altoids-tins
  24. Download a Video from YouTube http://keepvid.com/
  25. Download Wikipedia http://download.wikimedia.org/
  26. Execute a Shell Script http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/unixhelp/scrpt/scrpt1.2.html
  27. Find a Users IP Address on AIM http://www.elitehackers.info/forums/archive/index.php/t-2827.html
  28. Find a Website IP Address Without Web/CommandPrompt Access http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know
  29. Flash System BIOS http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfmarticleID=1605
  30. Hack a Pop Machine http://skattertech.com/soda-machine-hack/
  31. Hack a USB Drive Startup File http://dailycupoftech.com/usb-drive-autoruninf-tweaking/
  32. Hide a File Behind a JPEG http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/hide-file-in-picture/
  33. Homebrew Hack Game Systems http://www.3stepads.com/2009/03/05/learn-unlock-wii-system/
  34. Increase Wi-Fi Range http://www.mavromatic.com/archives/000451
  35. Install a Content Management System for a Website http://dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/24/cms-roundup/
  36. Irrecoverably Protect Data http://www.truecrypt.org/
  37. Jailbreak an iPhone http://lifehacker.com/398906/jailbreak-iphone-20-with-pwnagetool
  38. Know the Meaning of Technical Acronyms http://www.techterms.com/acronyms.php
  39. Know Who Mulder and Scully Are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulder_and_Scully_(song)
  40. Learn and Write Javascript http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/javascript/basicjavascript.html
  41. Learn At Least One Fictional Language http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constructed_languages
  42. Learn Hexadecimal and Binary Number Systems http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.aspobjID=DIG1102
  43. Learn How to Convert a DVD to x264 (or XviD or DivX) http://howto.diveintomark.org/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/
  44. Learn How to Hot Wire a Car http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Hot_Wire_Your_Car
  45. Learn How to Install Mac OS X on a PC http://dailyapps.net/2007/10/hack-attack-install-leopard-on-your-pc-in-3-easy-steps/
  46. Learn How to Reset RAM http://www.yousaytoo.com/sudjarwo/how-to-reset-ram-in-a-computer/29133
  47. Learn Important Keyboard Shortcuts http://ow.ly/548w
  48. Learn the Fastest way to Kill a Computer http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfmarticleID=1720
  49. Learn to Identify Keyloggers http://www.ghacks.net/2007/06/28/how-to-defeat-most-keyloggers-on-public-computers/
  50. Learn to Identify Major Constellations http://www.sky-watch.com/astronomy-guide/major-constellations.html
  51. Load Rockbox onto an MP3 Player http://rockbox.org
  52. Lock Your Computer with a USB Drive http://lionjkt.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/how-to-lock-your-computer-with-usb-drive/
  53. Make a Cat5 Patch and Crossover Cable http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/save-money-how-to-make-your-own.html
  54. Make a Laptop Cooling Pad http://www.instructables.com/id/Lazy-mans-laptop-cooler/
  55. Make Your Office Ergonomic http://www.ergotron.com/tabid/305/language/en-US/default.aspx
  56. Mod a Flash Drive Case http://www.instructables.com/id/Metal-USB—Flash-drive-case-mod/
  57. Monitor Network Traffic http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/nmtf/nmtf-tools.html
  58. Mount and ISO in a Virtual DVD Drive http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/mount-an-iso-image-in-windows-vista/
  59. Move Completely To Open Source http://www.osalt.com/
  60. Permanently Delete Data on a Hard Drive http://www.dban.org/
  61. Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account http://www.facebook.com/group.phpgid=16929680703
  62. Pick a Lock http://www.gregmiller.net/locks/mitguide/
  63. Play a Geek Practical Joke http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/news/2008/03/pranks08currentPage=all
  64. Play Retro Games without Retro Consoles http://www.ladyada.net/make/fuzebox/index.html
  65. Put LEDs Inside a Light Bulb http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/06/make_a_led_bulb.html
  66. Put Open Source Firmware on a Router http://kamikaze.openwrt.org/docs/openwrt.html#x1-40001.1.1
  67. Read 1337 At Normal Speed http://www.wikihow.com/Read-and-Write-in-1337
  68. Recover Deleted Files http://lifehacker.com/393084/how-to-recover-deleted-files-with-free-software
  69. Recover Master Boot Record http://www.ntfs.com/mbr-damaged.htm
  70. Register Your Name as an Internet Domain http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/registerdomain.shtml
  71. Remotely Control a Computer http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfmarticleID=1441
  72. Replace a Laptop Keyboard http://www.refurbished-laptop-guide.com/how-to-remove-a-laptop-keyboard.html
  73. Replacing a Laptop LCD http://www.fonerbooks.com/laptop_4.htm
  74. Retrieve Data off Hard Drive http://laptoplogic.com/resources/5-ways-to-retrieve-data-off-a-crashed-hard-drive
  75. Rip Streaming Videos http://applian.com/download-videos/
  76. Run an Operating System from a USB Thumb Drive http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
  77. Run Multiple Computers with one Keyboard and Mouse http://dailycupoftech.com/2007/02/19/multiple-computers-1-keyboardmouse-no-kvm/
  78. Run Operating System inside a Virtual Computer http://linuxvirtualization.com/
  79. Run Your Own Ethernet Line http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html
  80. Screw with Wi-Fi Leeches http://tech.nocr.at/hacking-security/baffle-wifi-leeches-with-an-upside-down-ternet-2/
  81. Setup a Computer in the Cloud http://howto.opml.org/dave/ec2/
  82. Setup a Streaming Media Server http://www.n00tz.net/2008/07/vlc-media-server-ubuntu-hardy/
  83. Setup a VPN http://www.computernetworkinghelp.com/content/view/41/1/
  84. Setup an Apache, MySQL, Mail, PHP server on Windows and Linux http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
  85. Shrink a Website URL http://internet.suite101.com/article.cfm/shrink_a_link_with_free_url_shorteners
  86. Soldering Glasses Together http://www.ehow.com/how_1315_weld-glass.html
  87. Strip Windows DRM http://undrm.info/remove-DRM-protection/FairUse4WM-freeware-DRM-removal-Windows-software-Strip-copy-protection-from-WMV-ASF-WMA-Windows-Media-Player.htm
  88. Surf the Web Anonymously http://www.torproject.org/
  89. Survive in a Linux Argument http://www.linux.com/articles/feature/
  90. Tethering a Smartphone http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2276/smartphones_bb_treo_tether_modem_usa_carriers/
  91. Turn a Laptop into a Digital Picture Frame http://repair4laptop.org/notebook_picture_frame.html
  92. Turn Webcams into Security Cameras http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/09/27/how-to-use-your-pc-and-webcam-as-a-motion-detecting-and-recording-security-camera/
  93. Unbrick a Smartphone http://www.howardforums.com/
  94. Understand What “There’s no Place Like 127.0.0.1″ Means http://www.tech-faq.com/127.0.0.1.shtml
  95. Unleash a Laser Pointer’s full potential http://hacknmod.com/hack/6-fantastic-laser-pointer-projects/
  96. Unlock an iPhone http://www.pcworld.com/article/137223/how_to_unlock_an_iphone.html
  97. Upload a Video to YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watchv=qFyIT7rVZ0Q
  98. Use a Camera in Manual Mode http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes
  99. Use Bittorrent Effectively http://infinitium.blogspot.com/2005/03/js-essential-howto-guide-bittorrent.html
  100. Wire a Home Theatre System http://www.prillaman.net/ht_info_8-wiring.html

I have also created a handy PDF version that you can download.

The list can be summed up as follows:

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  1. Plex
  2. SesamTV Media Center
  3. Freevo
  4. LinuxMCE
  5. XBMC
  6. GB-PVR
  7. MythTV
  8. boxee
  9. Elisa
  10. My Media System
  11. Entertainer
  12. MediaPortal
  13. GeeXboX
  14. Meedio
  15. Firefly
  16. MediaTomb
  17. Jinzora
  18. Galleon
  19. Icecast
  20. TVersity
  21. FUPPES
  22. Remedie
  23. eAR OS
  24. Got All Media

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/29/open-source-media-systems-roundup/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/29/open-source-media-systems-roundup/ Open Source Media Systems 24 of 24: Got All Media http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/2F4Tezc4ees/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-24-of-24-got-all-media/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-24-of-24-got-all-media/ Got All Media Watch, record and timeshift TV. Manage and play DVDs and movies. Play local and stream Internet music. Stream YouTube, Google and MySpace videos. Stream free Internet TV. Organize and show photos. Follow the latest news with RSS feeds. All this easily managed under friendly UI. Similar Posts: Remote Access to Media Open Source [...]

Got All Media

  • Watch, record and timeshift TV.
  • Manage and play DVDs and movies.
  • Play local and stream Internet music.
  • Stream YouTube, Google and MySpace videos.
  • Stream free Internet TV.
  • Organize and show photos.
  • Follow the latest news with RSS feeds.
  • All this easily managed under friendly UI.

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-24-of-24-got-all-media/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-24-of-24-got-all-media/ Open Source Media Systems 23 of 24: eAR OS http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/3ST48T4To3o/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-23-of-24-ear-os/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-23-of-24-ear-os/ eAR OS Free Edition eAR OS is a state-of-the-art Operating System. It can run directly from a Live-CD and optionally be installed to a hard disk. That means you can try it out before you install it - for FREE! eAR OS comes with the very advanced and beautifully simple to operate eAR Media Center. Furthermore, eAR [...]

eAR OS Free Edition

eAR OS is a state-of-the-art Operating System. It can run directly from a Live-CD and optionally be installed to a hard disk. That means you can try it out before you install it - for FREE!

eAR OS comes with the very advanced and beautifully simple to operate eAR Media Center.

Furthermore, eAR OS comes with the newest version of following applications: Wine for using Windows applications, Audacity Sound and Recording Editor, Audio CD extractor with FLAC and MP3 support, k3B CD- and DVD Burner, Kaffeine for DVB-S and DVB-T TV and DVD playback, VLC for Broadband TV, Exaile audio player, Firefox Webbrowser with mediaplayer connectivity, Thunderbird E-mail/News, Pidgin internet Messenger for MSN, F-Spot Photo Manager, GIMP Image Editor, auto-started Firewall and several utilities and accessories. With its package manager you can further install more than 15000 applications via the internet for FREE!

eAR Media Center is running out-of-the-box. Tune-in the digital TV programs and rip some CD’s to the hard disk in lossless FLAC quality or MP3, watch Digital TV and DVD’s, listen to Internet Radio, view Photos, listen to Music while surfing the Internet, and Enjoy :-)

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-23-of-24-ear-os/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-23-of-24-ear-os/ Open Source Media Systems 22 of 24: Remedie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/9EcQDDUBxfM/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-22-of-24-remedie/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-22-of-24-remedie/ Remedie Remedie is a perl based media center application with pluggable architecture. You can subscribe to videocast feeds, watch local folder with media files and keep track of your favorite video sites like YouTube, Nico Nico Douga or Hulu. See Supported Sites for details. It runs as a web server so you can use your favorite [...]

Remedie

Remedie is a perl based media center application with pluggable architecture. You can subscribe to videocast feeds, watch local folder with media files and keep track of your favorite video sites like YouTube, Nico Nico Douga or Hulu. See Supported Sites for details.

It runs as a web server so you can use your favorite browser (Firefox, Safari) to browse your video collection, playback videos using your favorite player.

If you’re familiar with Plagger, Remedie is a fork of Plagger, optimized for media downloading and viewing, and comes with an HTTP web server with JSON APIs and web-based frontend built with jQuery and CSS.

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FUPPES - Free UPnP Entertainment Service

FUPPES is a free, multiplatform UPnP A/V Media Server.

FUPPES supports a wide range of UPnP MediaRenderers (see “features” for details) as well as on-the-fly transcoding of various audio, video and image formats.

FUPPES also includes basic DLNA support.

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-21-of-24-fuppes/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-21-of-24-fuppes/ Open Source Media Systems 20 of 24: TVersity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/H-JiyvtMFv4/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-20-of-24-tversity/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-20-of-24-tversity/ TVersity Our mission is to empower individuals to organize and personalize their home and Internet multimedia collection (audio, video and images) and have universal access to it anywhere (at the home or on the go) anytime and from any device. We are developing the following products and services: Delivering any media to any [...]

TVersity

Our mission is to empower individuals to organize and personalize their home and Internet multimedia collection (audio, video and images) and have universal access to it anywhere (at the home or on the go) anytime and from any device.

We are developing the following products and services:

  • Delivering any media to any device; an extensible platform independent Media Server that can serve any media to any networked device doing all the necessary conversions to overcome the limitations of any given device.
  • Personal Entertainment Guide (PEG); An extensible platform independent Media Manager that allows our users to organize their home and Internet media, tag it, and create their Personalized lineup of channels.
  • Content Guides; An editorial Entertainment Guide of URLs linking to high quality multimedia content consisting of TV channels (live and on demand), Radio stations, Music Videos, Movie Trailers, Game Trailers, Audio/Video Podcasts/Blogs and more.
  • Multimedia Social Networking; A Collaborative meta data sharing community that allows our users to exchange the multimedia URLs they discover and search the URLs discovered by others.

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Icecast

Icecast, the project, is a collection of programs and libraries for streaming audio over the Internet. This includes:

  • icecast, a program that streams audio data to listeners
  • libshout, a library for communicating with Icecast servers
  • IceS, a program that sends audio data to Icecast servers

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Galleon

Galleon is a free open source media server for TiVo® which allows you to enjoy many kinds of content and interactive applications right on your TV. The server runs on your home computer and organizes your media collection so that they can be viewed on your home network. Galleon also brings Internet content and applications to your TV.

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-18-of-24-galleon/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-18-of-24-galleon/ Open Source Media Systems 17 of 24: Jinzora http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/J7J4ZGqfiJo/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-17-of-24-jinzora/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-17-of-24-jinzora/ Jinzora Jinzora is a web based media streaming and management system, written in PHP. Streaming your media with Jinzora gives you quick and easy access to your online music and video collection from any device with a web browser. Enjoy your media from your PC, notebook, PDA, Smart Phone, Xbox, PS3 or Wii. Use Jinzora in Jukebox Mode [...]

Jinzora

Jinzora is a web based media streaming and management system, written in PHP.

Streaming your media with Jinzora gives you quick and easy access to your online music and video collection from any device with a web browser.

Enjoy your media from your PC, notebook, PDA, Smart Phone, Xbox, PS3 or Wii.

Use Jinzora in Jukebox Mode to control a hardware device like your stereo set or Squeezebox and third-party software, including MPD, VLC and Shoutcast.

Jinzora is completely free and open source. It’s your media: Free it!

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MediaTomb - Free UPnP MediaServer

MediaTomb is an open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface, it allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.

MediaTomb implements the UPnP MediaServer V 1.0 specification that can be found on http://www.upnp.org/. The current implementation focuses on parts that are required by the specification, however we look into extending the functionality to cover the optional parts of the spec as well.

MediaTomb should work with any UPnP compliant MediaRenderer

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-16-of-24-mediatomb/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-16-of-24-mediatomb/ Open Source Media Systems 15 of 24: Firefly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/Gznqa-LU-uA/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-15-of-24-firefly/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-15-of-24-firefly/ Firefly Media Server The Firefly Media Server is an open-source project to build the best server software to serve digital music to the Roku Soundbridge and iTunes; to be able to serve the widest variety of digital music content over the widest range of devices. Current stable releases have been reported to run on Linux, [...]

Firefly Media Server

The Firefly Media Server is an open-source project to build the best server software to serve digital music to the Roku Soundbridge and iTunes; to be able to serve the widest variety of digital music content over the widest range of devices. Current stable releases have been reported to run on Linux, all the BSDs, Solaris, AIX, and a variety of embedded devices such as the Linksys NSLU2, the Maxtor MSS, and the Buffalo Linkstation, to name but a few.

There are a number of features that differentiate Firefly Media Server from those other servers, and here is a partial list:

  • Support for running on unix/POSIX platforms
  • Support for Windows (beta versions)
  • Support for Mac OSX (beta versions)
  • Support for on-the-fly transcoding of OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless, and WMA (beta versions)
  • Web-based configuration
  • Support for user-created smart playlists (beta versions)
  • Integrates with iTunes library including reading playlists
  • Supports serving streaming radio stations

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Meedios.com

Meedio is a very powerful and configurable Home Theatre front-end for your PC. It was first known as MyHTPC, then Meedio, and finally Yahoo! Go4TV as freeware. Official releases have since ceased and the official forums abandoned. The vibrant developer community have moved here and the activity has only increased. We now have over 450 freeware plugins for Meedio, as well as numberous other projects.

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GeeXboX

GeeXboX is a free embedded Linux distribution which aims at turning your computer into a so called HTPC (Home Theater PC) or Media Center. Being a standalone LiveCD-based distribution, it’s a ready to boot operating system than works on any Pentium-class x86 computer or PowerPC Macintosh, implying no software requirement. You can even use it on a diskless computer, the whole system being loaded in RAM.

Despite his tiny ISO image size, the distribution comes with a complete and automatic hardware detection, not requiring any driver to be added. It supports playback of nearly any kind of audio/video and image files and all known codecs and containers are shipped in, allowing playing them through various physical supports, either being CD, DVD, HDD, LAN or Internet.

GeeXboX also comes with a complete toolchain that allows developers adding easily extra packages and features but that might also be used to give birth to many dedicated embedded Linux systems.

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]]> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-13-of-24-geexbox/feed/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-13-of-24-geexbox/ Open Source Media Systems 12 of 24: MediaPortal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyCupOfTech/~3/sLzi-o_WNAA/ http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-12-of-24-mediaportal/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0000 Tim Fehlman http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2009/04/28/open-source-media-systems-12-of-24-mediaportal/ MEDIAPORTAL MediaPortal turns your PC / TV into a very advanced MediaCenter / HTPC. Our software allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos and DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder and much much more. You get MediaPortal as Open Source software. [...]

MEDIAPORTAL

MediaPortal turns your PC / TV into a very advanced MediaCenter / HTPC. Our software allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos and DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder and much much more. You get MediaPortal as Open Source software. This means you can help in developing MediaPortal or tweak it for your own needs with lots of innovating plugins from our great community.

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Entertainer project

Entertainer aims to be a simple and easy-to-use media center solution for the Gnome and XFce desktop environments. Entertainer is written completely in Python using an object-oriented programming philosophy. It uses GStreamer’s multimedia framework for multimedia playback. The user interface is implemented with the Clutter library, which allows sleek OpenGL animated user interfaces. Entertainer also uses other great projects like SQLite, pyIMDBb and iNotify.

The ultimate goal of this project is to create the best media center solution available for any platform. This means that Entertainer should be the best looking, most easy to use and most feature filled media center solution available. Not the easiest goal to achieve but we are working on it.

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