Rob the Geek
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Backing up this Blog

October 28th, 2005

Well – since I’m getting a bit more organised at home with our renovations, it seems to be trickling down into my online/digital life too. I then got to thinking, how MUCH would it suck if I lost my blog entries? I figured the answer was “Quite a lot” so – off to Google I went, and this is what I’ve found…

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October 28th, 2005 10:18:43

Viewing multiple video streams using Linksys WVC54G

October 28th, 2005

We’ve got a couple of Linksys WVC54G IP cameras lying around the office from a previous project, so I was thinking “How hard would it be to create a page I could navigate to from my home PC (or media center) to view live video streams from these cameras?”
Apparently, it’s a bit harder than one would think…
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October 28th, 2005 08:55:34

Rotateable Racks are Rad!

October 03rd, 2005

The basic premise of installing this rack is – I think that Home Theatre (HT) gear, while necessary, is not the prettiest thing to look at and a user friendly lounge shouldn�t force the technology that enables your entertainment in your face. Because of this � I had a dedicated HT cupboard on the architects plans from early on in our renovations and have had my eye on one of these racks ever since a friend of mine told me of their existence.
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Filed under: Digital Entertainment, Media Centers and PVR | No Tag
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October 03rd, 2005 20:25:15