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UPC programme data grabber released
I mentioned a few days ago that I’d been working on a grabber to pull TV programme timetable data for the channels in UPC’s digital TV package. Well, with the family out of the country, I seized the opportunity to … Continue reading
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DB9
I saw an Aston Martin DB9 in the P.C. Hooftstraat yesterday afternoon. If my immediate family contained fewer members than the number of seats in that car (or even an equal number), that’s a vehicle I might have to consider. … Continue reading
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MythTV or TiVo?
My friend and former colleague Jason in California has a couple of TiVo units in his house in California and says that he can’t see a need for a MythTV box. TiVo PVRs are great, and I would have bought … Continue reading
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More Rubbish Hardware
Do you remember that I had bought a Logitech Harmony 885 universal remote-control? Wlel, I finally got around to trying to configure it last night, only to discover that two of its buttons on the right side didn’t work. Do … Continue reading
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Channelling Energy
Another day, another MythTV experience. I spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening coding my new TV programme data grabber. This one grabs programme timetable information from Chello, which is the name of UPC‘s cable TV (and cable Internet) offering. … Continue reading
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