How to unhold netatalk

echo "netatalk install" | sudo dpkg --set-selections

Ubuntu - XBMC directory

One of the things I just can't get used to on Ubuntu is trying to figure out where stuff is installed. So this note is only for myself really, and maybe anyone else on google trying to figure out where the XBMC skins diretory is...

/usr/share/xbmc

HOWTO Enable WebDAV with Apache 2.x on Ubuntu Linux

I thought this might be neat to try, I may never do it, but I want the link saved anyways.

Link

Logjam Electronics

CD changer port/Aux Input converters.

Logjam Electronics

Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

More on this later, but for now here's the link

Link

Linux HTPC Howto

It seems a little outdated but could be good for reference. Either way, I didn't want to lose the link.

Link

Using a Slingbox with a Bell 5900 DVR

Okay,

The Bell 5900 PVR is not listed under the Bell section in the slingbox configuration menu. Here's how to make it work.

Select 'Echostar'
Select 'Other' (actually selecting Echostar might be completely irrelevant, you may be able to select "Other from any of the menus)
Select 'Code 8' and try turning the DVR on and off... it should work.
For leading zeros check '0'
Try changing a channel... this should work too.
Finish the rest of the setup, the remote won't look the same as the actual PVR remote, but it's working great for me so far.

[Update Oct 11, I returned the slingbox today, the slingplayer for mac just wasn't cutting it, too much audio lag... and high motion video (hockey games) looked it was dropping frames when panning from side to side. It was too distracting to use.]

Linux and Unix chown command

I always forget about this one too.

Link