'Build A Dvr Out Of An Old Pc', and '99 Useful Run Commands'

• by Bob Helmer on 20051228 @ 05:46PM EST | google it | send to friends
• Filed under Software | Shell City | (related terms: dvr, millions, server)

Build A Dvr Out Of An Old Pc

According to the author," Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) have become a necessary luxury over the last several years. Millions of people rely on these devices to pause and rewind live television, and to keep track of broadcast schedules and record programs for them. Many consider them just as essential to their daily lives as their cell phones. Several months ago, I finally became sufficiently jealous of the millions of DVR owners to motivate me to put a DVR in my own living room. But I wanted something more versatile than a normal TiVo, ReplayTV, or Ultimate TV system. I envisioned an all-purpose media server that would function as a full DVR, but would also work as a music server and play console games. It would have an easy remote-control interface, just like a commercial DVR, and a way to program it through the internet. Finally, I wanted to avoid the monthly fees that many DVR owners pay to keep their machines' schedules up-to-date".

http://www.makezine.com/extras/4.html

99 Useful Run Commands

Do you use the Run feature in Windows XP? Foremost, this feature remains unused (or rarely used). Why is that? Nearly all of the Run Commands Correspond to a particular Control Panel Item or a Utility, Tool or Task that can be accessed through Windows. There are, however, tools and utilities that I bet you never knew you had that can be accessed through the Run feature. The main reason most people don't use the Run feature is because they don't know the Commands. So, to solve that problem, here are 99 Run Commands and what they correspond too.

http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/

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