October 2005 – Rob the Geek

Backing up this Blog

Well – since I’m gettign 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”…

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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Viewing multiple video streams using Linksys WVC54G

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…

Rotateable Racks are Rad!

(Or ï¿½Swivelling Shelves are Sweetï¿½) I *finally* got around to installing my HT gear into the rack I bought for it ages back. Itï¿½s been one of those parts of the house renovation which Iï¿½ve really been looking forward to and now (apart from a bit of cable tidy up and the attachment of the IR blasters) itï¿½s in place!

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 shouldnï¿½t force the technology that enables your entertainment in your face. Because of this ï¿½ 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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