tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61505470449239959732011-04-22T03:44:34.546+10:00projects, tinkerings, hacks and smacks.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150547044923995973.post-2399699064140107992007-05-06T13:58:00.000+10:002007-05-06T14:59:28.819+10:00

So now the hardware has been built, what's next? Firing it up, and then: getting it to work...Powering upThe machine runs really sweetly, and I haven't had any problems with either heat or noise. I think all of the fans contribute to this: the two that came with the SilverStone case, as well as the seperate venitaltion grill for the PSU. The loudest fan in the whole rig is the graphics card, but

chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150547044923995973.post-20128127609586742142007-04-23T00:37:00.000+10:002008-12-12T08:39:19.123+11:00

In the last post I posted about what the htpc is all about, and what kind of hardware I'm going to put into it. This post is about how I put the hardware in. Enjoy...Ordering and deliveryI ordered all of the components from MegaPC, an online store based in Melbourne. The total cost, including delivery, came down to just over AUS$1500. Plus they got all of it to me within one week - not too

chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150547044923995973.post-14920975501872789422007-04-21T19:21:00.000+10:002007-04-21T19:29:59.439+10:00

Nothing new here; just a post about libb64, my base64 code over at sourceforge, for completeness' sake.To quote from the docs:libb64 is a library of ANSI C routines for fast encoding/decoding data into and from a base64-encoded format. C++ wrappers are included, as well as the source code for standalone encoding and decoding executables.I did get an email recently from someone named Piotr Nikiel

chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150547044923995973.post-16284075067151494962007-04-21T19:15:00.000+10:002007-04-21T19:17:00.888+10:00

IntroductionEvery geek, at some point, wants to build an htpc. Htpcs are all about Technological Convergence - and TC is in our blood.What do we want to do with the thing? Well, imagine this: while lying on the sofa, watching a dvd, you think "I've seen that actress somewhere before...". You press pause on the remote, and load up firefox using the wireless keyboard, browe to imdb, find the info

chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150547044923995973.post-68989560344699397642007-04-21T19:10:00.000+10:002007-05-06T15:01:07.149+10:00

So yesterday I took delivery of two boxes worth of components - I'm building me a Home Theatre PC, and will document all the steps here on rocketpod. As will become the usual practise on this site, this post will be the "root-node" of the htpc project, and it will be the one listed on the list of Projects on the front page. It will also contain the up-to-date list of all subsequent posts about

chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150547044923995973.post-21625427393836023782007-04-20T10:43:00.000+10:002007-04-20T10:47:49.491+10:00

My blog has moved to a new adress: http://holonomic.blogspot.comPlease update any bookmarks you have, and go there to read up on me instead.I'm going to keep this adress though, for posting about projects and other interesting stuff.peace out

chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639057846717898237noreply@blogger.com0