by Jono Bacon | Dec 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
Today I started playing around getting a new kernel on my MythTV box in an attempt to solve the Nova-T and PVR-350 conflicts. A kindly soul on #mythtv-users had shared with me that he got both cards working with 2.6.14, so I figured I would give it a go. I downloaded...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
Just got back from Bedford after three great days with Sooz’s side of the family. We ate lots of food, drunk lots of beer, played a lot of Poker and Countdown, and submerged into the usual flurry of schoolboy gags and toilet humour. Its always sad to leave when...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 25, 2005 | Uncategorized
Well, its Christmas day, and I have stolen a few minutes while the others are watching Eastenders to have a private geeking session. Firstly, let me wish you all a merry Christmas. I hope the generous bearded one has illegally entered your house and dropped something...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 24, 2005 | Uncategorized
Went to Yorkshire for a few days to meet up with family and to attend my nan’s funeral in Kirby Hill; a small hamlet nested deep in the middle of the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. Despite being a sad event for all concerned, it was a much more positive affair...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 19, 2005 | Uncategorized
You know, its odd how sometimes everything around you decides to give you a hefty boot in the spuds at once. In the last week, the following gathering of bad luck has struck Castle Bacon: * My Nan died (but thanks for the lovely emails and thoughts folks) * I bust my...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 19, 2005 | Uncategorized
Yesterday my Nan passed away. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for the last five or so years, and early evening yesterday, the final stage of the disease kicked in and she left us. Its a sad time for everyone, and my thoughts are with my Grandad...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
Well, after seemingly avoiding the cold that has been jumping from nostril to nostril, it seems I have finally been kicked in the spuds by it. I woke up today, disorientated, nose dripping, throat sore and feeling generally miserable. The only consolation for this...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 16, 2005 | Uncategorized
## DVB cards Off work today on holiday, so I spent a little time fiddling with my MythTV box. I have a [Nova-T](https://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_novatpci.html) DVB card that has been lying around waiting to go into the box, so today I cracked it open,...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 15, 2005 | Uncategorized
Added a new date to the [Events](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/events/) diary. This one is at [Manchester Linux User Group](https://www.manlug.mcc.ac.uk/) on Sat 21st January 2006. This will be my new advocacy talk, now titled *On the Front Line: Convincing...
by Jono Bacon | Dec 13, 2005 | Uncategorized
So, it seems the current buzz is about [Linus giving GNOME a good shoeing](https://lists.osdl.org/pipermail/desktop_architects/2005-December/000390.html). To be honest, I don’t really see what the huge fuss is. As much as I respect Linus as a very talented...
