Mythbuntu 14.04.1 on Haswell Machine

Installing Mythbuntu 14.04.1 on my new Haswell i7 / Intel DH87RL box proved impossible due to an annoying audio bug that prevented audio out over HDMI. For this reason I eventually opted to use Ubuntu 14.10 instead of Mythbuntu. Read the installation notes here. This guide is by no means complete! For the sake of completness here are my notes for …

AirPlay on Ubuntu

I wanted to have the capability to play music from my phone wirelessly to my home. I already have an AirPort Express station that takes care of that. I recently purchased a BOSE Soundlink mini for my kitchen. The Bose speaker came out on top for its small size and its stunning sound quality. Its largest drawback though being that …

Homeserver Recap

Osiris is Dead – Long Live Osiris My old Sun Netra T1 Server had served me well for over four years with legendary reliability. But age had begun to show it’s teeth – it just wasn’t up to the task anymore. So in 2005 I set out to replace it and hoped that the replacement for my lovely pizzabox would prove to …