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Back in October I started work on a new app for PiBox: an XM radio player.  The hardware is an XMPCR, a device sold in the early 2000’s that connected over USB to a PC.  The device didn’t last long.  I think there was some concern that people would steal […]

PiBox: XM radio app (PiXM) and wifi scanning in PNC


It’s official: PiBox will be at the Colorado Springs Maker Faire on October 15th. The Maker Faire will be held at Library 21c which is just North of the Northeast corner of the Chapel Hills Mall.  Last year saw around 6300 attendees and turnout is expected to be even better […]

PiBox @ CS Maker Faire, Oct 15th




Here in the armpit of America known as Colorado Springs we have one cable provider, Comcast, at least in the area we live in.  For the past four years we've had Extended Basic Cable service for about $50/month with no cable boxes required.  Two xmas's ago our "big" projection TV […]

Comcast is going bye-bye


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Long ago I slid my way into the Linux world by attending and taking an active part in two different Linux user groups in Denver.  One of these is the Colorado Linux User Enthusiasts, or CLUE, which got its start in the south Denver metro area.  This group remains very […]

An (oral) introduction to Asterisk – BLUG 1/8/09



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I’m a constant tinkerer on my computers.  While I hate system administration I like to experiment with things.  But a computer is a virtual world.  What you get is visual and (in some cases) auditory.  You don’t get a hands on feeling.  You don’t really build something substantial.  I think […]

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