Author Archives: Jeff Fitzsimons
How to Export a Type Library
It had been awhile since I’d exported a TypeLib, so I had forgotten how! The world has moved on to .Net and its “tlxexp.exe” tool, which is for .Net/CLR assemblies only. 1) Download OLEVIEW.EXE the OLE/COM Object Viewer
Big Red vs Little Cinnamon Gum
I remember these incessant Big Red television ads from my childhood: “no little cinnamon gum freshens breath longer than Big Red” To this day, I want to get my hands on that colorful, little, cinnamon gum! My mouth literally waters … Continue reading
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XBox Video Encoding: AAC versus AC-3 audio
The XBox 360 can play back xvid/divx + AC-3 (or AAC), and H.264/x264 + AAC. I’ve noticed a distinct difference in audio quality between AC-3 and AAC, at both the default 128kbps and forced 192kbps AAC (–aencoder aac –arate 48 … Continue reading
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uShare on Buffalo TeraStation Live for XBox 360 Video
uShare, a GeeXBox project, is a media server which is compatible with the new XBox 360 “Spring Update” media player capability. Running uShare on a desktop seems straightforward, but getting it working on such a lightweight machine as the TeraStation … Continue reading
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Using Handbrake to Encode Videos for XBox 360 Playback
I installed the Microsoft Spring ’07 Update, allowing the XBox 360 to play videos encoded as MPEG-4 Part 2 (xvid/divx) and H.264/x264. After fumbling around for countless hours, I found handbrake settings that work with the XBox 360. Since all … Continue reading
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Tagged codecs, divx, encoding video, H.264, handbrake, MPEG, streaming media, uShare, x264, XBox 360, xvid
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Ubuntu With autofs and Infinite Recursive Directories
Trying to get autofs working on Ubuntu, I found that everything worked except that I could never actually get at the folder contents. Instead, I would get an infinitely recursive set of empty folders: jeff@ubuntu:~$ ls /smb/myserver/ backup/ info/ media/ … Continue reading
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Loose, lose, to, two? (Digg)
So-called “social networking” sites are a virtual goldmine of comedy. Unfortunately, it’s a very deep mine with a tremendous amount of unfunny to get through first. I trimmed down this conversation to the bare, humorous minimum.
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Chainsaw (YouTube)
This delightful YouTube video shows a small child being placed in front of a cobra. The poor cobra is said to be de-fanged and/or has its mouth sewn shut. The cobra is, predictably, annoyed by the child (aren’t we all?) … Continue reading
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