How to Terminate a RG6 Wire
(RCA & F-Type)
Step 1: Gather Tools
You will need a Compression Tool, Wire Stripper, RCA or F-Type Connector, Color Rings (if using RCA), and RG6 Wire.
Compression Tool - I like the CPLCCT-SLM from Cable Pro.
Wire Stripper - I use Cable Pro's Pro Strip PS59/6/RGB.
Connector - We can either use RCA, F-Type, or BNC connectors with these tools. In this demo we will use RCA, but they all work the same way.
How to Terminate a Cat5e Wire
Step 1: Gather Tools
You will need a Crimper, Wire Stripper, Cat5e Connector, and a Cat5e Wire.
Crimper - I like the EZ-RJ45 tool from Platinum Tools.
Wire Stripper - I use Platinum Tool's Part #15015 Stripper.
Cat5e Connector - Again, I use a Platinum Tools connector. When used with the EZ-RJ45 Installation goes very smoothly (as you will see).
Introducing Windows Home Server
Windows Home Server helps you simplify the digital aspects of your life, connecting PCs, devices, and people. It provides a familiar way to store, share, and automatically protect what's important to you—your digital memories.
With Windows Home Server, you can store your music, photos, and other files on a central hub-like hard drive, accessible from every PC in your house. Protect your files and your PCs with automatic backup and a simple restore process—even gain access to files on your PCs from anywhere with an Internet connection through secure Web access.
Simple to set up and easy to use, Windows Home Server helps you and your family get organized, connect your PCs, and protect your data.
Frequently Asked Questions about Windows Home Server
Share, Store, and Protect What's Essential
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Whole-House Audio:
Multi-room audio is one of the hottest and most enjoyable trends in home technology today. Jazz in the kitchen, pop in the kids' room, and rock on the deck during a BBQ will bring your house to life.
These are the advantages of a whole house audio system. To build such a system you need to understand what is going on behind the scenes.
All multi-room audio systems require source devices. These devices are typically a CD Changer, FM Radio, XM Radio, Ipod, or other music device.
A simple audio system allows you to adjust the volume of one device in the room you are in. For example, a single-source audio system may have a CD Changer attached to it. From each room, you would be able to adjust volume, but not skip to the next track or disk.
More advanced systems will allow you to change sources. You could have the CD Changer playing in the kitchen and the XM radio playing in the bedroom.
Our systems allow you to actually control the source devices you are listening to. From each room you are able to skip to the next song, change channels, or perform other activities as if the source device was in the room with you.
When combined with an automation system your music will be taken to the next level. We can program the system to play a certain CD when you wake up in the morning, and another selection while you are making breakfast.
When a family member arrives home, music of their choice can automatically come on in the kitchen, their bedroom, or other room.
Do you work at home? Have you found the right balance between enjoying your music and not letting it interfere with phone calls? With our system you can play the music as loud as you want, but when the phone rings the music will automatically mute. When you hang up the phone, the music starts playing again, all without touching a button.
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Residential Structured Wiring Installer Certification-Part I [Take_Course_Now]
The Leviton Integrated Networks (LIN) Residential Structured Wiring Installer Certification Training Program, Part I, is designed to provide low-voltage contractors with the general knowledge and basic skills necessary to plan and install a Leviton structured wiring system.
This course is the first of a three-part Installer Certification Training Program. Part I (this course) covers the basics and provides a system overview, Part II focuses on telephony and networking product applications, and Part III focuses on video product applications.
Completion of all three courses and successfully passing all three Knowledge Tests are prerequisites for becoming a Leviton Certified Installer.
Note: This program requires Macromedia Flash and Shockwave plug-ins, which should already be installed on your computer. If the training program does not load and is not visible, please ask your system administrator to access the Macromedia website (www.macromedia.com) and download and install the plug-ins.
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| The CLI HTI course modules are based on a set of standards designed to measure the understanding of core competencies regarding the installation, integration, and troubleshooting of entertainment, comfort, security, and networking sub-systems of the automated home. The modules provide an introduction to home integration that includes an overview of residential subsystems, structured Wiring, systems Integration, and an introduction to networking, safety and troubleshooting. The CLI HTI curriculum consists of 4 interactive, blended e-learning materials divided into four 8-hr modules. | |
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Windows Media Connect is a fantastic product. In a nutshell I can plug in the Momento Photo Frame and within 2 minutes start to play pictures from my Windows Vista laptop. But what is Windows Media Connect?
(Note: for simplicity I will primarily discuss photo sharing but most of
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What You’ll Need
To complete this workshop, you will need the following software and hardware.  | Windows Media Workshops Windows Media Workshops show you how to enjoy Windows Media-based audio and video in different ways, on different devices—and most importantly—in different places. At last, you can enjoy audio and video in ways that really suit your individual lifestyle! |  Winner of STC's 2005 International Technical Publications Competition |
| Each Windows Media Workshop lists all the hardware and software you'll need to complete your task, as well as step-by-step procedures and videos to show you exactly what to do. You can even print out the steps, so you can try a workshop on your own whenever you want. For the best experience a broadband internet connection is recommended, such as DSL or cable. In order to use the workshops, you need to have Media Player installed. Click here to install. |
MythTV
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| Developer: | open source community |
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| Latest release: | 0.20 / September 11, 2006 |
| OS: | Linux, Mac OS X |
| Use: | Personal video recorder |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | www.mythtv.org |
MythTV is a Linux application that turns a computer with the necessary hardware into a digital video recorder, a digital multimedia home entertainment system, or Home Theater Personal Computer. MythTV is free software licensed under the GPL.
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Welcome to HTPChelp.
This site has been developed give you details of HTPC or Home Theatre PC. It is only intended as a basic introduction into the subject and details both hardware and software I use based around a Nebula DVB TV hardware. It is not intended to cover the vast and fast moving area of this technology, but should give you a start to go out and build a system to your specifications and requirements. I am also assuming that you know basic PC building and software installation. If you don't then dont do it.
Home theater PC
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A home theater PC, or HTPC for short, is a personal computer connected to a television. It is often used as a digital photo, music, and video player, or as a gaming device. Adding a TV tuner card allows an HTPC to record television as well. They may also be referred to as media center systems or Media Server units. The general goal in a HTPC is usually to combine many or all components of a home theater setup into one box.
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Beyond functioning as a standard PC, all HTPCs have three additional characteristics in common:
- Television connectivity
- Quiet / minimal noise during operation
- High storage capacities
User's Manual
From LinuxMCE Wiki
LinuxMCE is a single solution that consists of several pieces, and each has its own User's Manual.
To get started you will want to read the documentation on Getting Started
You then control and use your LinuxMCE system with Orbiters. Orbiters is just our way of saying "remote control". Every media director has an on-screen Orbiter that you can use to control the system with your TV. But you can also run the same Orbiters on touch-screen panels. See the Orbiter
LinuxMCE is a modular system and you can add all sorts of plug-ins to do various tasks. You will set these up using the LinuxMCE Admin web site, and on each page there is a help button that will take you directly to the documentation for that plug-in. You can also browse the online LinuxMCE Home Software to see the User's Manuals for all the plugins.
If you have any questions you can visit our forums by clicking on Support / Forums, or request live assistance by choosing Live Support.
User's Manual Sections
- Security & Privacy Issues
- What can I do with LinuxMCE?
- Control LinuxMCE using a Windows device as an Orbiter
- Control LinuxMCE using a Symbian Series 60 mobile phone with Bl
- Control LinuxMCE using other types of mobile phones
- Control LinuxMCE using an Infrared remote
- Add support for new remote controls
- Automatic diskless boot of media directors
- Change the look and feel of the Orbiter
- Create my own skins or GUI for LinuxMCE
- Translate the GUI into another language
- Use network audio players for a whole-house music solution
- Control a TV or cable/satellite box
- Watch a DVD/Listen to a CD
- Have LinuxMCE automatically control the TV and Stereo
- Rip a CD/DVD to the Core
- Watch/Listen to media stored on the Core
- Play the same media in multiple rooms simultaneously
- Search for media by attributes using the Orbiters
- Flag media stored on the core as private
- Flag whatever media I am watching now as private
- Catalog media with attributes
- Control regular A/V equipment
- Control A/V equipment with RS232/USB/Ethernet
- Make LinuxMCE do something when I start media
- Have my media follow me
- Make announcements
- Control the media director's volume using either a receiver
- Use a satellite/cable box with the PVR
- What modules are in development?
- Control lights/climate using scenarios
- Control lights or climate with a floorplan
- Make things happen at set times or intervals
- Make things happen when I enter a room
- Have my lighting or climate settings follow me
- Make things happen at sunrise/sunset
- Have external devices control LinuxMCE
- Monitor surveillance cameras
- Arm or disarm the alarm using the Orbiters
- Automatically take pictures when sensors are disturbed
- Have LinuxMCE notify me of security alerts
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NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) (pronounced /ɛnˈvɪdɪə/) is an American corporation and is the world's largest GPU company and a worldwide leader in GPU technologies for video cards, graphics cards, workstations, desktop computers, handhelds and more. NVIDIA is a major supplier of integrated circuits (IC's) used for personal computer motherboard chipsets, graphics processors (graphics processing units, GPUs), graphics cards, and media and communications devices for PCs and game consoles such as the original Xbox and the PlayStation 3. NVIDIA's most popular product lines are the GeForce series for gaming and the Quadro series for Professional Workstation Graphics processing, as well as the nForce series of chipsets. Its headquarters are located at ( 37°22′14.62″N, 121°57′49.46″W) 2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California.
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ATI Technologies U.L.C. is the world's second largest GPU company. ATI is a major Canadian designer and supplier of graphics processing units and video display cards. ATI is a canonical fabless semiconductor company, conducts research and development in-house, but subcontracts manufacturing and assembly to third-parties. Originally formed in 1985, in October 2006 they were purchased by AMD and currently operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.
For much of the 21st century they have been involved in a constant battle for market share of the "high end" graphics cards market with NVIDIA, their primary rival. As of 2004, ATI's flagship product line is the Radeon series of graphics cards which directly compete with those boards using NVIDIA's GeForce. The two companies' dominance of the market has forced other vendors into niche roles.
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Hauppauge Computer Works, or just Hauppauge (pronounced /hɔphɔg/) for short, is a United States manufacturer and marketer of electronic video hardware for personal computers. Although it is most widely known for its WinTV line of TV tuner cards for PCs, Hauppauge also produces personal video recorders, digital video editors, digital media players, hybrid video recorders and digital television products for both PC and Apple Macintosh. The company is named after the hamlet of Hauppauge, New York, in which it is based.
In addition to its headquarters in New York, Hauppauge also has sales and technical support offices in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Poland, Singapore and Spain.
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The purpose of this article is not to sell products or promote 3rd party retail solutions. We are simply showing products which are available in stores now which help you on your way to a silent system. If you are not afraid to mess around inside your PC then you will find plenty do-it-yourself methods on reducing noise. We will add them to each section to complete this article. They can be found at end of each section in YELLOW text
One of the most thriving segments of the hardware industry which has blossomed is without doubt silent computing. Almost any respectable manufacturer which deals with PC cooling has a product geared to those who can not stand noise.
While Dell, HP, Siemens and others have the advantage of incorporating their in-house designed cooling system with their desktop solutions, those who decide to buy a 3rd party PC (or assembly it themselves) must deal with components which are build for maximum compatibility. This often translates in louder then necessary systems due to the case, vga and CPU fans running at high speeds to keep things cool inside.
Silent PC Review is dedicated to reviews, news and information about quiet, low noise, and/or silent computers and components as well as their energy efficiency and thermal performance.
- About Us
- SPCR in the News
- Noise in Computing: A Primer for PC Silencers
- FAQ in the Silent PC Briefing Room
- The Reference / Recommended section contains reference articles central to understanding silent computing, along with lists of recommended quiet products.
- RSS Feed: http://www.silentpcreview.com/node/feed
Quiet PC
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A quiet PC is a personal computer that makes little noise. Common uses for quiet PCs include video editing, sound mixing, and as home theater PCs. A typical quiet PC uses quiet fans and hard drives and energy-efficient parts.
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Home theater PC
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A home theater PC, or HTPC for short, is a personal computer connected to a television. It is often used as a digital photo, music, and video player, or as a gaming device. Adding a TV tuner card allows an HTPC to record television as well. They may also be referred to as media center systems or Media Server units. The general goal in a HTPC is usually to combine many or all components of a home theater setup into one box.
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Media PC
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Media PC is a convergence device that combines the functions of a personal computer and a digital video recorder. A Media PC can be purchased preconfigured with the required hardware and software needed to add television programming to the PC, as is commonly done with Windows Media Center (MCE), or can be cobbled together out of discrete components as is commonly done with SageTV.
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Current generation computer systems have enough computing power to record and play at least one stream of HDTV content, but conservatively an Intel processor of at least 1GHz will be able to play standard definition TV content even without hardware support, while a 2.5Ghz Pentium 4 (roughly a 2Ghz Athlon XP) or faster CPU is needed to play back the highest resolution of HDTV content without hiccups. For weaker machines the GeeXboX is the best solution.
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Several manufacturers build TV tuner/capture cards for PCs. When working with analog TV signals (such as standard definition cable or off the air television signals) a hardware MPEG encoder is required if the card will be used with Windows MCE.
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Integrating a Media PC into your living room means that you will need some way of controlling the computer from the couch. While it is possible to use a wireless mouse and keyboard these devices are usually intended for close range use from a hard surface like a table.
Many TV tuner/capture cards include remote controls for use with the applications included with the card, but to integrate Windows MCE into your living room you will need a certified Windows MCE remote control.
SageTV and Beyond TV support the use of a Windows MCE remote control, or Snapstream's Firefly remote control.
Wireless Networking
Networking and sharing details at a glance.
Windows Vista improves the wireless network experience for home, mobile, and business PCs in a number of ways. The new Network Awareness feature keeps your programs optimized for the network's changing capabilities. Your data is also more secure: Windows Vista offers enhanced support for the latest wireless security protocols, including WPA2. Windows Vista helps you avoid connecting to fraudulent wireless networks that seem like legitimate hotspots but, in fact, are not. Windows Vista also provides an easy way to create ad-hoc (PC-to-PC) wireless networks for use with peer-to-peer activities such as file sharing and collaborative programs such as Windows Meeting Space.
Windows Movie Maker and Movie Maker HD
Loaded with tools, geared for fun.
Windows Vista introduces a rich suite of tools that make it easier than ever to import, edit, manage, and share your digital home videos —including movies captured in the new high-definition video (HDV) format. Saving your videos to DVD and viewing them on stand-alone DVD players is a great way to share your creations with friends and family.U
Windows Movie Maker introduces an easy and intuitive new interface that will help you turn your video memories into compelling videos. The improved effects and multiple transition options in Windows Movie Maker, together with the high-end graphics power of today's PCs, can help turn just about anyone into a movie director.
Windows Meeting Space
Teamwork just got easier.
Windows Meeting Space enables face-to-face collaboration among small groups of Windows Vista users—virtually anytime, anywhere. Useful for both business and personal purposes, this tool enables you to share work on computer-based projects with other people more easily and comfortably.
If you have a business, collaboration is essential to your organization's productivity and success. But there are many obstacles to overcome. For instance, it's difficult to share files in cafés without a hotspot or in meeting rooms without network access. Most of the time, you're forced to use alternative methods such as swapping a USB drive.
Giving a presentation or showing your desktop to another person can also be difficult. You're often forced to turn your laptop screen around or to invite someone to look over your shoulder. Projectors can solve some of these challenges, but they aren't always available. Even if there is a projector, spreadsheets and other files with small fonts may be hard to read.
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This same functionality is now built right into Windows Media Player 11. The Media Sharing feature in Windows Media Player 11 lets you manage all of your connected devices from one place, setting permissions and approving new devices on your network. Download and get more information about Windows Media Player 11.
Available resources for Windows Media Connect:
- Readme. Review the Windows Media Connect system requirements and known issues.
- FAQ. Browse frequently asked questions.
- How-to article and video workshop. Watch a video workshop about how to use a digital media receiver and Windows Media Connect software to play music from your computer over your home stereo system.
- Troubleshoot issues. Get a list of troubleshooting resources.
- Newsgroup. Ask other users for assistance with Windows Media Connect by posting a question in the Windows Media Devices newsgroup.
- Information for device manufacturers and ISVs. Enhance your product with support for Windows Media Connect.
Windows Media Connect (WMC) is a Microsoft technique for sharing media content on (mostly in-home) networks.
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WMC lets you stream media files from a PC to a Digital Media Receiver such as the Xbox 360 or Momento Digital Photo Frame , over the wired or wireless in-home network. It uses the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol for discovery of available devices. With Windows Media Connect, you can use a digital media receiver (DMR) to access music, photos, and movies stored on your Windows–based computer.
Windows Media Center
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows Media Center is an application designed to serve as a home-entertainment hub. It is included in Windows XP Media Center Edition and higher-end editions of Windows Vista. It is designed to be viewed from a distance up to 3 meters (~10 feet) and is controlled by specially designed remote controls which prominently feature the Green Button. This button is used to either launch Media Center from Windows or to return to the Start Menu from within the application. Media Center visualizes the computer user's pictures, videos, and music from local hard drives, optical drives, and network locations. It then categorizes them by name, date, tags, and other file attributes. Media managed through Media Center can also be relayed via a home network to standard TV sets via specially designed Windows Media Center Extender or the Xbox 360. The original Xbox requires an additional kit to function as an Extender and no longer works with Windows Vista. Also, the original Extenders manufactured by HP and Linksys are no longer supported in Windows Vista. Microsoft states in various sources, including the Windows Vista Product Guide, that a new generation of Extenders, in various form factors such as a set-top box or built-in to a TV, will be available shortly after the release of Windows Vista.
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This workshop shows how to set up and configure the Roku SoundBridge M2000. Look for digital media receivers that carry the PlaysForSure logo to ensure that your receiver will play music from the widest range of online stores. Products with this logo have been tested in a verification program that ensures compatibility with Windows Media Player 10 and online stores such as Napster, and CinemaNow.
To see a list of digital media receivers that have the PlaysForSure logo, see the PlaysForSure Web site.
Note Windows Media Connect technology has been incorporated into Windows Media Player 11. For more information about media sharing using Windows Media Player 11, see the article Stream Music from Your Computer to a Digital Media Receiver or Stream Music from Your Computer to Xbox 360.
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