tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16332664964982131182012-05-16T12:41:40.651-07:00Cool Stuff With Cool GadgetsMark "Ozymandyaz"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02615827093143293161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633266496498213118.post-73439819652988062922012-02-13T17:50:00.000-08:002012-02-13T17:50:00.721-08:002012-02-13T17:50:00.721-08:00

NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com If you use XBMC and you have a Synology NAS device, then you ought to think about using the NAS to host not only your music and videos, but also your MySQL database! The Synology has built in support for MySQL <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/h7yACv3iTns" height="1" width="1"/>

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NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com ** EDIT ** Sam released a new version in August, it fixes the July issue so no need to worry about this any more! ** END EDIT ** Sam added a TON of new and great features in July to the Crystalbuntu image. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/bxVMMRQcPFo" height="1" width="1"/>

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NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com At this point you should have already modified the AppleTV hardware by removing the Hard Drive and fan as well as replacing the WiFi adapter with a Brodcom CryastalHD card. You should also have completed the <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/umw8imJha18" height="1" width="1"/>

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NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com Part 3 - AppleTV Hardware Modification The next part of this guide is going to focus on taking apart the Apple TV and removing the hard drive and the fan while also replacing the WiFi adapter with a new<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/mpMytbfUROk" height="1" width="1"/>

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NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com Part 2 - Preparing the Crystalbuntu USB Thumb-drive The process to install Linux on an Apple TV is actually quite simple, but things get a bit more complicated when you also want to remove the hard drive from <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/drBdpOFe6DY" height="1" width="1"/>

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NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com Building a silent media player from an original first generation Apple TV The original Apple TV (ATV) never really made sense to me as a retail product. It was too expensive, had too many moving parts and it <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/f7UW93F94u0" height="1" width="1"/>

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NOTE! This site has MOVED! Please visit www.quixventure.com instead! the info here is getting old and may no longer be accurate!! WE HAVE MOVED! Ozymandyaz Tek is now QuixVenture.com This self-indulgent post is all about how I've ended up with a Crystalbuntu AppleTV in basement. The How to begins in the Next post: Part 1 - An Introduction to Crystalbuntu Prolog: I love digital media... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OzymandyazTek/~4/5NPtxksjlW4" height="1" width="1"/>

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