May 29, 2014
by Rodney Gedda
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I appeared on ABC’s The Business program last night talking about a possible Google acquisition of Twitch.tv for around $1 billion. The episode is hosted on iView here but don’t count on that link being useful in the future. This … Continue reading
September 16, 2008
by Rodney Gedda
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Following my 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 efforts I’m back in sunny Brisvegas for Cisco’s Networkers conference. I’m back staying at Conrad Treasury and have hooked up the in-room Ethernet. Not bad when there’s nothing else. Last night the … Continue reading
March 17, 2008
by Rodney Gedda
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After considerable frustration over my lack of TV reception with the Mythbuntu PVR, I decided to forklift upgrade the whole thing to Ubuntu Hardy Heron. Well halle-bloody-lujah!! It now scans and locks onto all Sydney and Newcastle DVB-T signals. I … Continue reading
February 17, 2008
by Rodney Gedda
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A blogged previously, over the holidays I built a Linux-based PVR with the anticipation of recording TV when I’m out and watching the programs (mainly documentaries) at my convenience. The computer system side of the equation worked very well, but … Continue reading
December 10, 2006
by Rodney Gedda
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I made my debut as a TV (well, Web TV) reporter last week. Shucks, as it’s such a brave new area for me I thought I’d document the occasion. My first report was on the recent GPL v3 Symposium at … Continue reading
November 14, 2006
by Rodney Gedda
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Hooray for not-so-modern technology! IDG Australia entered the brave new world of Internet TV this week with the launch of Computerworld and PC World TV. As you can see, IDG’s TV broadcasts are delivered as Flash video. I know, I … Continue reading