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March 2, 2022 – 2:00 pm

Books have been written on the subject of awk and sed. Here’s a small sample of commands I put together over the years that are useful for everyday system administration tasks. Most of these tasks …

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Kodi Volume Control Stops Working

May 22, 2016 – 1:01 am
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All of a sudden, when using the remote (either radio or IR), Kodi sound controls stop responding. The volume level does not change and the mute button doesn’t work. These are possible symptoms of an …

Raspberry Pi 2 OpenELEC Player

June 10, 2015 – 4:37 pm
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Just some quick documentation, mostly for myself, but feel free to try. This is a Raspberry Pi 2 with OpenELEC. The design is intended for overclocking, good wireless performance, and convenience of dual remotes. This …

Building a Home Theater Computer

December 24, 2009 – 7:23 am

Ever wanted to build a kick-ass home theater computer? Here we have some highly detailed instructions for putting together just such a device. It is not a DVR like TiVo or your Verizon HDTV box. …