KnoppMyth event round-up

[Colin McGregor]

--- Merv Curley <mervc-MwcKTmeKVNQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Saturday 04 November 2006 19:35, Colin McGregor
> wrote:
> > Just to sum up what happened at 169 Eastern today
> with
> > the KnoppMyth install event.
> >
> I wish I had arrived earlier, since it seemed rather
> chaotic and hard to find 
> out who knew what.  There seemed to be a small group
> around you with many 
> questions. I think it showed there is quite an
> interest in the topic and the 
> kinds of questions that people have.

Yes, I had expected a smaller crowd, so I found myself
winging things a bit...

>   I was surprised to hear the number of people who
> want to do this for 25 
> cents instead of spending the kind of money they
> would for a commercial 
> system. One chap mentioned he was having problems
> and wondered if it might be 
> his 25 year old coax cables and 'F' connectors.  I
> come from a TV 
> broadcasting background and cheap don't work.

Well, I can see the who do it cheap thing, even though
I know that sucks. In my case with my income it is a
case of do it cheap or don't do it at all...

> Perhaps next time it could be a more formal setting,
> rather than a general 
> install-fest, a one machine install eg.  a how-to
> and then question and 
> answer period where all could learn.  Maybe a
> mention of the hardware being 
> used.  Perhaps at a NewTlug meeting, I think the IBM
> bldg swould be a good 
> spot,  and hopefully we could organize some
> transportation for those without 
> cars.

Paul Mora did a very nice intro. talk on MythTV at
NewTLUG roughly a year ago up at IBM (for those who
don't know, Paul Mora is an IBM staff member and it is
thanks to him that NewTLUG gets some meeting space
roughly every 2 months up at IBM).

> Just seeing some of the screens and things one can
> do with MythTV was quite a 
> surprise. I am now more enthused about getting all
> the hardware together and 
> seeing if I can figure this out.

Yes, it is a neat program, can be a royal pain getting
installed under some distros. and semi-stiff hardware
demands, but over all great stuff...

> Finding your address was much harder than I had
> expected, that little corner 
> of the city was new to me. I wouldn't be surprised
> if some people just gave 
> up and didn't get there.

Unfortunate, but possible.

> At any rate, thanks for your efforts and I am sure a
> number of us learned 
> something.  

Your welcome. Some of what I learned may well end up
in 2 articles I am working on ...

Colin McGregor
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