Posted January 13th, 2010 by Gerry
Last week I posted a review of ESPN360.com and how happy I was to be able to watch tons of out of market games for free online. One thing that I failed to mention is that the official website states that ESPN360 is only available for Windows and Mac users, so Linux is not on the officially supported list. Since I have a dual boot system, I always have the option of restarting in Vista, but it seemed like it should be able to play in Linux.
I spent a couple hours searching and trying some different things and ended up getting it to work in Ubuntu Karmic using WINE. It is a bit buggy and not as smooth as the Windows version, but if you don’t have Windows or Mac or don’t want to logout of Linux, the following steps should get you up and running in Ubuntu. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 11th, 2010 by Gerry
In my opinion, one big gap that Android needs to fill in order to compete with the iPhone and become more popular is something that resembles iTunes. I love my Motorola Droid, but it does not come with media management software so I am left using various applications to keep the content updated. Of course, there are third party applications that can help fill the gap, but something doesn’t feel right when you pay hundreds of dollars for a device and have to locate a program to help transfer your media.
I previously provided my opinion on Double Twist as an excellent option for transferring music in a previous post. Double Twist provides support for synching music, photos, and videos with an excellent feature that will convert videos to the proper format for your device. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 8th, 2010 by Gerry
As someone who loves the latest in technology, I was very interested in the news coming from Google regarding the Nexus One earlier this week. I am a big fan of Linux and Android, as a long time Verizon Wireless customer I jumped at the opportunity to own an Android phone when the Motorola Droid was launched. Of course that means that I am locked into a two year contract with the hefty $350 early termination fee imposed by Verizon so a Nexus One is not anywhere in my future even with the announcement that it will be coming to Verizon in the Spring.
Even though I know that I will not be getting a Nexus One, I watched the Google Android Press conference on Ustream to find out more about Nexus One and more importantly what this means to smart phones in the future considering that Google has been claiming to change the landscape. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 5th, 2010 by Gerry
The following explanation of what ESPN360.com is can be found at the website in the FAQ section
ESPN360.com is a broadband network for live sports programming. ESPN360.com harnesses the quality ESPN has built through its TV networks and delivers online sports programming to fans through a rich, interactive, and easy-to-use experience.
ESPN360.com broadcasts thousands of live games and events online each year. A majority of the events are exclusive to ESPN360.com, while others are broadband-enhanced versions of games from one of ESPN’s TV networks. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted January 2nd, 2010 by Gerry
If you are a regular follower of my blog you know that I recently changed the theme of the Wordpress blog. Although changing the theme itself is rather straightforward within the Wordpress admin system, I wanted to customize a free theme and didn’t want to risk taking down my production theme while I was doing it. By installing a copy of Wordpress on a local server I was able to make changes and test them in a non production environment before putting everything into production.
Since I setup LAMP and Webmin on my system when creating the Ushare server most of the infrastructure was already in place including the Apache Web Server, MySQL database, and PHP with the module for PHP. Read the rest of this entry »
