Comments for aubreyturner.org http://www.aubreyturner.org General rumblings and grumblings... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on FLEXed by Please, Not Again! | aubreyturner.org http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/flexed/#comment-2493 Please, Not Again! | aubreyturner.org Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:48:10 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2140#comment-2493 [...] experience with them, I am less than eager to go another round, but with the purchase of the Flex it will be inevitable since I have to deactivate the XM receiver in the Avalanche (which I no [...] [...] experience with them, I am less than eager to go another round, but with the purchase of the Flex it will be inevitable since I have to deactivate the XM receiver in the Avalanche (which I no [...]

]]> Comment on Losing My Cool by Aubrey Turner http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/losing-my-cool/#comment-2486 Aubrey Turner Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:30:32 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2144#comment-2486 I didn't just accept their word. I searched around and the $1000 bid is fairly standard for this type of job on this type of unit (at least for those companies that do flat-rate pricing). And the coil cannot be repaired if the leak is not at one of the tube ends. In this case, the leak is in the middle. I didn’t just accept their word. I searched around and the $1000 bid is fairly standard for this type of job on this type of unit (at least for those companies that do flat-rate pricing). And the coil cannot be repaired if the leak is not at one of the tube ends. In this case, the leak is in the middle.

]]> Comment on Losing My Cool by Mike http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/losing-my-cool/#comment-2483 Mike Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:27:51 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2144#comment-2483 You are getting worked over, I have a lot of rentals in the area, goodman is a find unit. Installation is the key. A poor install job will shorten the life of any unit. Yes, the A coil can be repaired, Freon is only $250 for a 30lb bottle. The price is only high because of low life AC people that want to take the consumer for a ride. I thnk mark up is fine, but some of them are selling the stuff for $30 a pound, that makes the bottle they paid $250 for sell for 900. If you want a second opinion, I can give you the number for my AC folks, small husband and wife company, I would think that their bid would be much less than the $1000 bid you received. You are getting worked over, I have a lot of rentals in the area, goodman is a find unit. Installation is the key. A poor install job will shorten the life of any unit. Yes, the A coil can be repaired, Freon is only $250 for a 30lb bottle. The price is only high because of low life AC people that want to take the consumer for a ride. I thnk mark up is fine, but some of them are selling the stuff for $30 a pound, that makes the bottle they paid $250 for sell for 900. If you want a second opinion, I can give you the number for my AC folks, small husband and wife company, I would think that their bid would be much less than the $1000 bid you received.

]]> Comment on Real Info Rather Than Hysterics by epi 1:10,000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/real-info-rather-than-hysterics/#comment-2472 epi 1:10,000 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:27:35 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2137#comment-2472 Nice post and Thx for the link! I will share this w/ some of my nucleophobic coworkers. Nice post and Thx for the link! I will share this w/ some of my nucleophobic coworkers.

]]> Comment on MythTV FTW! by epi 1:10,000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/mythtv-ftw/#comment-2397 epi 1:10,000 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:27:20 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2136#comment-2397 Nice hard core Technolust Aubrey!!!!!!! I use irexec and irxevent to start and stop mythtv/programs with my remote. U can use all those unpaed keys fro whatever you want. http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Setting_A_Button_On_Your_Remote_To_Restart_mythfrontend Next you could run a little OpenVPN sever so you can acces your mythtv from anywhere. Nice hard core Technolust Aubrey!!!!!!!

I use irexec and irxevent to start and stop mythtv/programs with my remote. U can use all those unpaed keys fro whatever you want.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Setting_A_Button_On_Your_Remote_To_Restart_mythfrontend

Next you could run a little OpenVPN sever so you can acces your mythtv from anywhere.

]]> Comment on MythTV FTW! by Aubrey Turner http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/mythtv-ftw/#comment-2396 Aubrey Turner Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:01:05 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2136#comment-2396 It could be. This machine doesn't have a DVD connected, so I haven't been able to try it. It could be. This machine doesn’t have a DVD connected, so I haven’t been able to try it.

]]> Comment on MythTV FTW! by Scott http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/mythtv-ftw/#comment-2395 Scott Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:47:49 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2136#comment-2395 I'll give it a try -- my lashup is so hokie, it's ridiculous, but I'd love to have something like that for browsing purposes. I've been running XBMC rather than MythTV. Myth intimidates me from the old days when I started this project. Next and Previous are next & previous DVD chapters? I’ll give it a try — my lashup is so hokie, it’s ridiculous, but I’d love to have something like that for browsing purposes. I’ve been running XBMC rather than MythTV. Myth intimidates me from the old days when I started this project.

Next and Previous are next & previous DVD chapters?

]]> Comment on MythTV FTW! by Aubrey Turner http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/mythtv-ftw/#comment-2392 Aubrey Turner Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:47:42 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2136#comment-2392 ... and most of its *keys* are mapped... … and most of its *keys* are mapped…

]]> Comment on MythTV FTW! by Aubrey Turner http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/mythtv-ftw/#comment-2391 Aubrey Turner Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:44:47 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2136#comment-2391 I'm using an El-Cheapo Chinese-made remote: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/driver-free-universal-usb-ir-media-remote-controller-for-pc-2-aaa-14380 The neat thing about it is that it's designed for PC's and it's a USB HID which acts like a combination mouse and multimedia keyboard. Ubuntu recognized it without any configuration on my part, and most of its are mapped to sensible options. So it can be used a lot like the keyboard, as it has Up, Down, Left, Right, Escape, and Enter on the bottom of the keypad. The main rough edges right now are volume, info, and menu access. For volume MythTV uses '[' and ']' while the volume key on the remote is being mapped to the system master volume control. But I think I will set the default volume in the frontend to 90% and just use the system master volume, which removes one rough edge. As for info and menu, I'm contemplating mapping the Windows key and the MyPC key. It just depends on what makes sense and what I will remember later. I also have to explore what the Fast Forward, Rewind, Next, and Previous buttons are mapped as. It appears that FF and RW do what they are supposed to. Not sure what Next and Previous do yet. I’m using an El-Cheapo Chinese-made remote:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/driver-free-universal-usb-ir-media-remote-controller-for-pc-2-aaa-14380

The neat thing about it is that it’s designed for PC’s and it’s a USB HID which acts like a combination mouse and multimedia keyboard. Ubuntu recognized it without any configuration on my part, and most of its are mapped to sensible options.

So it can be used a lot like the keyboard, as it has Up, Down, Left, Right, Escape, and Enter on the bottom of the keypad. The main rough edges right now are volume, info, and menu access. For volume MythTV uses ‘[' and ']‘ while the volume key on the remote is being mapped to the system master volume control. But I think I will set the default volume in the frontend to 90% and just use the system master volume, which removes one rough edge. As for info and menu, I’m contemplating mapping the Windows key and the MyPC key. It just depends on what makes sense and what I will remember later.

I also have to explore what the Fast Forward, Rewind, Next, and Previous buttons are mapped as. It appears that FF and RW do what they are supposed to. Not sure what Next and Previous do yet.

]]> Comment on MythTV FTW! by Scott http://www.aubreyturner.org/posts/mythtv-ftw/#comment-2390 Scott Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:56:25 +0000 http://www.aubreyturner.org/?p=2136#comment-2390 When you get your IR stuff figured out, let me know. I've given up on Linux remote controls, and reverted to keyboard & mouse for my living room box. It seems like the only remotes that work are $100 or more. When you get your IR stuff figured out, let me know. I’ve given up on Linux remote controls, and reverted to keyboard & mouse for my living room box. It seems like the only remotes that work are $100 or more.

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