Tag Archives: Stupid Apple

Why the Mac Mini sucks for MythTV/PVR

I bought the mac mini for a few reasons: 1. It is very small and very quiet 2. It looks good with my AV equipment 3. There are a lot of accessories that match the looks of the mini 4. It came with good enough specs for video playback and recording The main problem I …

November 17, 2008 – 22:57 | By Rothgar | Posted in MythTV, OSX, Projects, Review, Thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (9)

MythTV…another build

So I have really been missing the ability to record/rewind/pause TV. I haven’t had a full time MythTV box for over a year and a half. I sold my old MythTV computer and had been saving the money till something perfect came out to use as a fast and quiet MythTV computer and samba server. …

November 16, 2008 – 15:06 | By Rothgar | Posted in Linux, MythTV, Projects, Ubuntu | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Funny how that works.

I am not really trying to mix things up too much but I do find it very interesting that the weeks prior to MacWorld everyone was saying how much they would love to see a Mac Tablet and how great it would be to finally catch up with what the PC world has, without paying …

January 22, 2008 – 12:02 | By Rothgar | Posted in OSX, Thoughts | Tagged , , , , | Comments (2)