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2005

MAME stuff

Speaking of building a MAME cabinet before, came across this at Digg.com today: Emucation.Com, download roms. They claim to be legal, but I’m not sure how (yet), unless they’re truly abandonware.

Linked off of their emulator page, is Advance Projects, which includes AdvancedMAME (an emulator), AdvanceMenu (a menu program for collating all your ROMs), and AdvanceCD, a LiveCD that only takes up 20 megs, so you can fill the rest of the CD with your ROMs, stick it in any PC, power it on and it’s a full blown MAME box.

Definitely adding that to my bookmarks for when I’m ready to build my cabinet.

The link of the day is Postsecret.

Extremely popular at Technorati, I had never heard of it, and it’s pretty interesting. What is it, you ask? From the site itself:

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail-in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

And they put up the pictures of said postcards.

Projects to do after Basement is completed

Already looking past the present, things to do once the basement is done, and I consider building a HTPC part of doing the basement.

  1. Make a podcast
  2. Build a MAME cabinet
  3. Drywall the garage so Kelly has a work area
  4. Technorati Tags integration on this here blog
  5. Get Fuse running to manage all my computers / websites
  6. Hack my Buffalo TeraStation to use SSH so I can use the afore-mentioned Fuse
  7. Catalog (online!) my cd, movie and book collections
  8. Fix my server (silwenae.net) (Probably should do this sooner…)
  9. Get paulcutler.org /.com / and .net integrated somehow
  10. Inventory all my stuff (and send updated list to insurance company)

I’m sure I’ve left a bunch of stuff off this list – I always have more ideas than motivation. And this doesn’t include adding the 3rd kid to the family, enjoying my new home theater setup and whatever else pops up.

Flock Review

Newsforge has a pretty good review of Flock up.

I’ve downloaded the Linux client, and while stable, I haven’t really used enough of it to comment yet. It brings together a number of tools I use while browsing, including Flickr and blogging. Delicious bookmarks are definitely something I want to get into a lot more, especially since I share so many computers.

If you’re into Web 2.0 / social networking / insert buzzword here, and want to see read a review of a browser for Web 2.0, hit the link above.

XM on DirecTV

The long-promised XM channels have finally shown up on DirecTV. Over 50 different channels covering all types of music. (How many does XM offer on their paid subscription? – Ok, I checked, over 150).

Stations include the Squizz, Fred & Ethel, so I’m definitely set. Then you have your standards, like 80’s, pop, rock, a few R&B stations.

What’s nice, is similar to DirecTV’s last music service, Music Choice, is each song pops up with some text on the TV screen showing you artist, song, album, year, etc.

With no extra cost to me as a DirecTV subscriber, I can’t complain, and I’ll use ’em from time to time.

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Latest Meme

Latest Meme – What color should your blog be?

Figures:


Your Blog Should Be Purple


You’re an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything.
You tend to set blogging trends, and you’re the most likely to write your own meme or survey.
You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you – not what anyone else has to say.

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Basement Progress

Basement progress is slow, but I’ve enjoyed the first two days of my vacation.

There is so much drywall dust it’s amazing – I’ve vacuumed, and swept no less than 4 times, and still there is a coat of dust on the floor.

We’ve got the paint, did some shopping today and picked out the tile, carpet, and maybe some cabinets. Got the plastic and some painters tape, and tomorrow the real fun starts.

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Support Bloggers' Rights

The EFF has launched their latest campaign, in support of bloggers’ rights.

Follow the link to see the rights you should have, and how the EFF is fighting to defend your rights every day.

Like many other sites, including BoingBoing, I’ve added a badge to the right in support of the EFF and their efforts.

Join the EFF – they’re even offering a discount off their member rate. It’s tax deductible, and one of the best non-profits you can donate too. I’ve been a Pioneer member going on 4 years now.

Defend your rights before it’s too late. They need your support.

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On Vacation

Away from work for the next 10 days or so.

Time to make some progress on the basement!