Monday, 17 February 2014
Sunday, 9 February 2014
This is what happens when a Mac Mini turns into the dark side
In this case we are not ditching OSX but just converting it into an XBMC machine.
Of course it has gone through "chapa & pintura" (some deep changes) with its original Core Duo cpu (32 bits) changed for a speedier Core 2 Duo (64 bits), the HD also was exchanged for one with more real state for the data and the original personality of the 1,1 Mac Mini was converted to 2,1 Mac Mini (I will just let the reader think about it ;-)
The exterior was coat protected, then painted with dark gray and then varnished with a thin mate film.
Also the upper side was painted with a (later learned cheap) black paint and also varnished twice.
Anyway, if Darth Vader ever had a Mac Mini I guess it would have been like this :-D
Monday, 3 February 2014
IBM State Of The Art Technology
(The voice over, editing, recording and production are mine :-D )
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Friday, 20 September 2013
Create your own cloud with ... Own Cloud :-)
Straight forward installation and configuration with support for M$Windows, Linux, OSX , IOS, Android...
Perfect for protecting your data from NSA :-D
http://owncloud.org/
Perfect for protecting your data from NSA :-D
http://owncloud.org/
Friday, 6 September 2013
Mini Firewall Mark I (or 1.5...)
In order to recicle the defunct XBMC - WAF2 - Mark II I decided to create this small (but good looking) firewall.
It has an external laptop PSU (the converter is in the back side), an external adapter (user replaceable :-D ) and some other small perks that can be seen in the gif.
The HDD is a Compact flash to avoid any useles power consumption.
The motherboard has been protected as in the previous design to avoid any "small humans" interaction.
I reckon the back is not 100% finished since I should get rid of the elastic bands, but it is operational, and this is what I want, no more no less.
Hope you like it.
It has an external laptop PSU (the converter is in the back side), an external adapter (user replaceable :-D ) and some other small perks that can be seen in the gif.
The motherboard has been protected as in the previous design to avoid any "small humans" interaction.
I reckon the back is not 100% finished since I should get rid of the elastic bands, but it is operational, and this is what I want, no more no less.
Hope you like it.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
XBMC - WAF2 - Mark II
XBMC - WAF2 - Mark I is dead!!! Long live to XBMC - WAF2 - Mark II !!!
As you can see, the form factor of my previous HTPC was not completely of my taste os I decided to make a design a bit more "studied".
It remains with the same tech specifications (The innards are the same) but the externals have changed completely.
Hopefully you will like it as much as I do :-).
As you can see, the form factor of my previous HTPC was not completely of my taste os I decided to make a design a bit more "studied".
Hopefully you will like it as much as I do :-).
Sunday, 25 August 2013
I am on vacation and I have to disconnect...
I am on vacation and I have to disconnect... I am on vacation and I have to disconnect... I am on vacation and I have to disconnect... I am on vacation and I have to disconnect...
Friday, 19 July 2013
XBMC - WAF2 - Mark I
Some time ago when I was presenting one of my earlier creations to a workmate when he told me that it didn't have "Wife factor" (if you are nerd illiterate you can check the meaning here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_factor)
I had to agree with him, but decided to start creating machines with more WAF from this moment.
Obviouslyif you are wondering now WTF means all those acronyms then this is no longer your blog ... anyway I will translate to earth language saying that XBMC is this, WAF is that, 2 becouse it is the second one created even if the first one will never see the light, and Mark 1 is because I already know that there will be a MArk 2 :-)
The motherboard is an industrial mini-itx board, with everything integrated (net, USB, video,...)
The power comes from a small PSU (400W max I think it was).
Of course it has Ubuntu 13.04 integrated with autologin and XBMC configured to start automatically.
It has enough power to decompress 1080p and still only use 10% of the dual core p7300.
The transparent "screen" allows me to protect the innards from "unauthorized fingers" while providing enough cooling power.
The PSU has been covered with some fabric just to make it look better, and the stand has been fabricated from Leroy Merlin shelves, plastic corners and anti-slip fabric.
Of course it has "dual layout capability" meaning that it can be laid on its back if it creates a better look to the living room :-)
I had to agree with him, but decided to start creating machines with more WAF from this moment.
Obviouslyif you are wondering now WTF means all those acronyms then this is no longer your blog ... anyway I will translate to earth language saying that XBMC is this, WAF is that, 2 becouse it is the second one created even if the first one will never see the light, and Mark 1 is because I already know that there will be a MArk 2 :-)
The motherboard is an industrial mini-itx board, with everything integrated (net, USB, video,...)
The power comes from a small PSU (400W max I think it was).
Of course it has Ubuntu 13.04 integrated with autologin and XBMC configured to start automatically.
It has enough power to decompress 1080p and still only use 10% of the dual core p7300.
The transparent "screen" allows me to protect the innards from "unauthorized fingers" while providing enough cooling power.
The PSU has been covered with some fabric just to make it look better, and the stand has been fabricated from Leroy Merlin shelves, plastic corners and anti-slip fabric.
Of course it has "dual layout capability" meaning that it can be laid on its back if it creates a better look to the living room :-)
Monday, 15 July 2013
The engine of life
I have my engine.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
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This is the last part where we will optimize first the environment and then we will perform finally a test run of the Kitti test. :-) Opt... -
As the last post talks about fuel consumption I will spoil a little the news of the summer and I will talk about the new Miata consumption....
