[13:17] morning [13:31] Good morning Florida. It must be a sane hour to be awake there, isn't it? [13:32] mornin crashsystems [13:33] hello [13:34] crashsystems: have you not slept yet? [13:35] no [13:36] I gave up and went to starbucks. got here just a minute ago [13:39] on the plus side, I'm in san fran, which is fun [13:42] morning [13:42] hello [13:44] morning [13:44] any of you on Tmobile? [13:45] dantalizing, are you running boxee at home? [13:45] I am [13:45] tmo ftw [13:45] on tmo, that is [13:45] I'm not liking tmo in SF [13:45] why not, crashsystems ? no 4G? [13:45] DammitJim: yes running boxee, but primarily use xbmc [13:45] I go into any building that does not have ample windows, and no reception [13:45] dantalizing, how do you use both? [13:45] oh, right, crashsystems that's a problem even here in Lake mary [13:46] DammitJim: quit the app and start the next [13:46] I don't get any reception at home in sunnyvale. fortunately I use wifi to make calls there [13:46] mmm ... kineto [13:47] dantalizing, so you are running just ubuntu as the os? [13:47] I mean... not the xbmc build [13:47] what ISP do you have out there, then, crashsystems ? [13:47] comcast [13:47] DammitJim: yes [13:48] DammitJim: i used the xmbc live iso from usb to install xbmc, then added boxee [13:49] how does that work, dantalizing ? can you just quit xbmc and then where does it go? [13:49] just goes to the user desktop [13:49] I'm really considering doing the xbmc install like yours but because of the remote control features [13:50] i like the android remotes [13:50] they're cool [13:50] the xbmc one has been flakey for me since the last update ... but still cool [13:50] android remotes for what? [13:51] boxee and xbmc? [13:51] the android xbmc & boxee remote apps [13:51] personally i prefer the wiimote plugin for xbmc though [13:51] I guess for those you have to have the latest version of xbmc and stuff [13:52] I like the RF remote I currently have, but there are times when the app closes and I have no way to restart it LOL [13:52] really? [13:52] how did you install? [13:53] there are IR remotes you can get that work great with boxee/ubuntu [13:54] someday i want to get them working with my harmony remote [13:55] dantalizing, you can! all you need is an IR to usb adapter [13:55] supposedly its just a media center remote to boxee/xbmc, but i've not gone back to try it [13:55] dantalizing, yeah, I bought a media center remote, but don't use the remote LOL [13:55] are you using the harmony remote with it? [13:55] the good thing about the remote is that I "taught" the RF one from the IR one... so that was easy [13:55] no, I have the Universal RF-20... it's old, but it does the job [13:56] oh thats right you have the rv [13:56] *rf [13:56] http://crashsystems.net/2010/01/streamzap-boxee-ubuntu/ [13:56] someday when i grow up i'll sit down and do that [13:57] i've been holding off until i get my new dedicated machine [13:57] my asrock [13:57] still ...waiting ... [13:58] crashsystems: does taht just come with a dongle and a remote? [13:58] your ass rocks? what? [13:58] dedicated machine for what? [13:58] its not a dongle, but it is a usb device [13:58] and it has the remote too [13:59] it has a usb rf reader on the end of a cord, so you can put it wherever you want, and not have to aim the remote at the back of your computer. [14:01] DammitJim: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Dual-Core-Atom-Wireless/dp/B002WP4AZC/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297692060&sr=1-1-catcorr [14:01] dedicated machine for xbmc/boxee [14:01] oh [14:01] that's the guy that is super power efficient? [14:02] dammit... I have to remember to bring the cleaning duster home today to blow all the crap out of my server vents [14:02] its a dual core atom, so its semi-power efficient, and it has the nvidia ion, so itll do hd video decently [14:02] This is the one i set up for a media center pc: http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=95 [14:02] mainly i want something small and quiet [14:03] dantalizing, I was looking for you the other night and sorry for jumping subjects... do you still use mint? [14:03] bloody osx has messed up my ctrl-c / ctrl-v reflexes. [14:03] lol [14:03] DammitJim: yes [14:03] crashsystems: is taht machine quiet? [14:04] and how well does it do hd? [14:04] IIRC it is fairly quiet. I only ever heard it when the room was silent. If a movie is playing, I didn't hear it. [14:05] IIRC it did hd well. didn't have much hd to test on it though. [14:05] i always run big buck bunny and elephants dream as tests [14:06] as a side note, i recently heard that boxee can play DVD ISO files. [14:07] my asus machine is loud as heck... but that's the fan problem i need to clean [14:07] i wish the boxee people would give all the "apps" to xbmc [14:07] the only reason i use boxee is for the "apps" [14:07] +1 dantalizing [14:07] dantalizing, on mint, do you know if there is a way to "reconcile" each transaction? [14:07] I finally gave up and signed up for it [14:07] I'll be happy once google tv goes open source [14:07] for normal local media browsing i use xbmc [14:08] crashsystems: +1 [14:08] but we like to check that our receipts match the bank [14:08] google tv + an app for managing local media collections + an app for doing dvr would be epic [14:08] DammitJim: never did that [14:08] DammitJim: we never use checks :) [14:08] no, no checks [14:08] receipts [14:08] of course, also a user agent switcher app so you could actually watch online tv with it [14:09] I've had times when a restaurant charged me more for tips for example [14:09] crashsystems: yes, myth's dvr functionality +xbmc +gtv = win [14:09] DammitJim: nice [14:09] dantalizing, but you don't know of a way for doing this? [14:09] i've never tried to go back and verify [14:09] i mean ... i do [14:09] I get using myth in there, but what woud xbmc be doing in that mix? [14:10] but not the way you're looking for [14:10] crashsystems: i like the ui [14:10] * crashsystems has a hard time typing with =~ 24 hours without sleep. [14:10] dantalizing, how do you verify, then? I'm not criticizing... just trying to understand other ways of doing this [14:10] at least miserably failing at typing feels quite nice on a thinkpad [14:10] lately it seems that doing this budget thing is way too complicated and it shouldn't [14:11] DammitJim: basically all i do is pull out my receipts and find them in mint to make sure they're the same [14:11] ok, but you don't explicitly mark them on mint [14:11] DammitJim: or more often, i see something in mint that I dont recognize or that doesnt look right, and i go dig for the receipt [14:11] that's all, right? [14:11] correct [14:12] I mean... if for some reason you don't have a receipt, then it just doesn't get compared [14:12] right [14:12] i cant believe there wouldnt be a reconcile function [14:13] dantalizing, that's what I was struggling Saturday night with [14:13] there probably is, but I don't know how to search LOL [14:14] I was even wondering if like Bank of America's reconcile field would reflect on mint, but it doesn't [14:14] i'm just looking at the mint help and all i see is people asking for that [14:14] but then that'd be double work [14:14] ok, then I didn't search wrong [14:14] dammit... maybe I should just buy quicken [14:14] BoA truncates passwords to 20 characters. [14:15] dammit! [14:15] intuit owns both ... maybe they'll "fix" mint someday [14:15] but that's why you have to verify your image with the image description LOL [14:15] man, for the 5 bucks I might be missing for not reconciling, it's probably not worth my time [14:16] bank of america is evil [14:16] they're the at&t of banking [14:16] only worse [14:16] LOL [14:16] so, last topic I had to ask you guys [14:16] its off topic monday! [14:17] I went to a T-mobile store on Friday and they totally screwed up my account [14:17] who can fix my auto insurance? [14:17] it took them 3.5 hours to fix it [14:17] should I file a complaint? I missed 4.5 hours of work because of that [14:17] and at the end of the day, I never got a new free phone and my account now says I can't upgrade my phones for another 2 years, even though everything is "back to normal" [14:19] ... ironically enough... as I waited for them to fix my account, I was standing right next to a J.D. Power & Associates sign that said: "The customer is always right. T-mobile ranked highest for customer service" [14:19] wth? [14:20] i've always had great service from tmo [14:20] me, too... oh, one note... this wasn't a true t-mobile store... it was one of those in the middle of the mall [14:21] not sure who you can complain to [14:21] try to escalate with custemer service? [14:21] when I went to the actual t-mobile store, they helped me [14:21] yeah, maybe that's all I can do [14:21] just inform them of the bad customer service at that store [14:22] I would hate for someone else to go through this [14:22] i never trust those middle of the mall phone stores [14:22] smita lost her phone once, and one of those places wanted to charge me $25 for a new sim (we had another phone) ... i went to the tmo store and they gave us the replacement sim for free [14:22] me neither, but the real t-mobile store was packed because of the "free phone deal" and the island seemed to be a tru t-mobiile store [14:23] they did? the true tmo store wanted $20, but a friend gave me his [14:23] it's weird... none of my upgrade phone boxes had a sim card... it's like they keep them [14:39] Morning Everyone [14:42] morning [14:42] hello [16:01] morning reya276 [16:01] hey === excid3|mbp is now known as excid3|mb1337 === excid3|mb1337 is now known as dr_doom === dr_doom is now known as excid3|mbp