Going to LA

Going to LA

I am confirmed as a speaker at the Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 11th and 12th next year. I have never been to California before and I am quite looking forward to it. I am also hoping to squeeze in some LUGs and other bits while I am there – if you are...
FOGOB

FOGOB

Got back into work after a number of weeks away from the office. In this time I have been on holiday for two weeks and then another two weeks looking after the new puppy at home (one week working, one week off). I want to thank my incredible bosses at OpenAdvantage...
NO to fireworks!!

NO to fireworks!!

Did the gig tonight at the Little Civic and it went well. We got up on stage, treated the audience to 30 minutes of pounding metal and got off. You know when you have put your heart into a gig when you get off the stage and feel rather dazed and dizzy. The response...
Stuff and nonsense

Stuff and nonsense

Tuesday evening I headed to Manchester to speak at an IBM migration event. Headed out in the evening for a few beers and it was great to meet up with Cliff, Andy, Tony and Colin again. It was really great to see Justin Davies again – I only ever meet him at...
Going to LA

Fun and games

Today the PVR-350 and the channel switcher box arrived. This evening I had a crack at getting them working and the channel box works and the PVR-350 is nearly finished. I just need an S-Video lead before I can complete the setup. I will pick one up tomorrow. Tuesday I...
Going to LA

It works

Well, its been a hectic week and the fruits of my MythTV efforts are present and correct. I now have pretty much the entire remote control working (apart from the directional buttons which I have a few bugs with), the LCD screen is fully working and is remarkably...