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Onkyo's midprice A/V receiver offers state-of-the-art performance and features–as long as you don't need autosetup.

From CNET Home Audio

Onkyo's midprice A/V receiver offers state-of-the-art performance and features–as long as you don't need autosetup.

From CNET Home Audio

<P>Well, I’ve been playing with my firecracker today <I>(keep your jokes to yourself)</I> and I have to say it’s pretty cool. I grabbed an X10 library dll from Brian Vallelunga’s site: <A href=”http://geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/admin/brian.vallelunga.com/code/x10/”>here</A></P>
<P>The code below took about 5 minutes to write and now I can control the two modules that came with the firecracker just [...]

<P>If you have used Home Control Assistant (v5 or v6) please contact me.&nbsp; I’m interested in hearing what you think of it before I spend $80 - $250 (depending on the version I get).</P>
<P>I’m downloading the &#8220;try before you buy&#8221; version, but I’d like to hear what others think.</P>
<P>I’m also looking at the software that [...]

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<TD>Got home from work yesterday and there was a package on my desk. Ripped it open and it was the firecracker kit I bought on ebay.
<P>Haven’t had [...]

With easy-as-pie operation, Lite-On's LVC-9006 VHS/DVD combo recorder is a great choice for beginners and just about everyone else that's looking to turn their VHS tapes into DVDs.

From CNET Home Video

<P>Yesterday, Michael Earls posted a great entry titled: </P>
<P>Some thoughts on Media Center Development</P>
<P><A href=”http://www.cerkit.com/cerkitBlog/Some+Thoughts+On+Media+Center+Development.aspx”>http://www.cerkit.com/cerkitBlog/Some+Thoughts+On+Media+Center+Development.aspx</A></P>
<P>It’s good reading, so check it out!</P>
<P>(oh and he received the ‘NIDs I sent him, so that’s cool!)</P><img src =”http://www.geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/aggbug/40322.aspx” width = “1″ height = “1″ />

From Blogus Maximus

Ok I know this is just wrong… but I have small kids and it’s pretty hilarious to watch them.
<P>They haven’t figured out I have X10 (and a remote control) so somehow they’ve come to the conclusion that this one particular lamp responds to their “magic”. My 4 year old will spin around, stomp his foot [...]

I’ve got the X10 bug…
<P>Stopped by the local Radio Shack on the way home from helping a co-worker move. had some well-earned cash burning a hole in my pocket, so I grabbed a couple of X10 compatible goodies. Spent about $40. They didn’t have anything to tie into my PC, but I know where I [...]

Panasonic's slim receiver will disappoint people looking for cheap HDMI switching, but its audio quality is a pleasant surprise.

From CNET Home Audio

Installed SourceSafe 2005 (just the client tools for now)… nice and easy. picked up my existing 6.0d server no problem, and all my SourceControl bindings in <a title=”” href=”http://www.heroicadventure.com” >HA!</a> are working peachy again. I guess I’ll wait a while longer on implementing Vault. Now I just need a decent bug tracker. My wife [...]

<I> If I don’t have a working demo using XP media Center edition, X10 and Speech Server by June 1st, please feel free to write me and remind me that I am a lazy procrastinating windbag.</I>
<P>It would seem the challenge has been made, the gauntlet thrown, the line drawn… <A HREF=”http://msmvps.com/williamryan/archive/2005/05/16/47242.aspx?Pending=true”>Bill Ryan’s blog</A> <P>You’ve got [...]