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Diskless HTPC using DD-WRT (PXE), Ubuntu/XBMC and FreeNAS (TFTP, NFS)

gimpe » 20 September 2009 » In FreeNAS, htpc, hype, linux, network » 2 Comments

Given that I spent time and money on my FeeNAS node, I want to maximize its usage, so when a friend told me that I can use PXE and NFS to boot a diskless computer from the network, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to try somehing new and activate some more services under FreeNAS!

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Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon USB Graphic Display

gimpe » 31 March 2008 » In htpc, hype » No Comments

rulesMy HTPC lack a graphical display. I want to see the play length of my movies, the temp of my CPU and the upload/download information of my torrents.

I first thought to purchase a VFD based display, but aren’t we after year 2000? Therefore, a greenish old style display is not really appealing.

But, I found what I needed at Matrix Orbital, a Canadian based company specialized in VFD AND LCD display.

They have a complete line of character USB display. And the all mighty Matrix Orbital GX Typhoon USB Graphic Display.

All software and documentation is available on their website: http://www.matrixorbital.com/

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Asus eee, Hype but lack resolution

gimpe » 05 December 2007 » In hype » 1 Comment

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The eee pc is a great product but it definitely lacks a minimum of 1024  pixels wide resolution.

I can deal with a limited battery autonomy, a small HDD (even more when it is easily expandable with USB ports), but I can’t resign myself to look at the world in a tiny window.

For years, I have been waiting for a good small inexpensive laptop but this is not the one I will buy. Maybe the next generation will use the whole laptop lid lost space (aka speakers), to have a decent screen size.

I think that speakers are not important on an ultra portable laptop, I might not be the Ghetto Blaster type, but yeah size does matter!

Ref.: http://eeepc.asus.com/

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