Mac Media Center Project: Final notes (Part 5)
It has been a while since I have written any kind of update on the Mac Media Center Project. This is because it took a long time to encode all the movies I own. Along the way, I came across…
The Current State Of Childhood
The current state of children's toys and cartoons really bothers me. Maybe its because of my age and the fact that, I myself have started thinking about having kids. But whatever the reason is that has brought on this train of though,…
Lossless Audio
I really love music. All of my life music has played a big part in it. I remember at a very young age listening to vinyl records on my father's Sony turntable home stereo system. I would listening to records for hours and hours.…
Mac Mini Media Center Project (Part 4)
One big reason behind wanting to do this media center project was to reduce clutter. Having nearly five hundred DVDs take up a bit of space. Since I was going to be encoding all my DVD movies and TV shows…
Mac Mini Media Center Project (Part 2)
Encouraged by the results of my previous post I went forth and ordered a Mac Mini (2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 320GB Harddrive) along with the Apple remote, wireless keyboard and wireless Magic Trackpad to see…
Mac Mini Media Center Project (Part 1)
I own a lot of DVDs. We are talking nearly 500 at last count. It’s sick, I know. Sifting through them all to find the one movie I want to watch has become such a chore that I would rather…
Home Theater PC Plans
I have plans to set up a HOME THEATER PC for my place and my head has been spinning about the right way to tackle this project. I have been searching blogs and consulting with friends on the best options…