John-Erik, Author at OCmodshop.com

Latency Requirements

John-ErikNov 10, 2007November 28, 20140

No, data discs have different latency requirements from actual DVDs. A stream from DVD or WMV-HD DVD is a sequential stream, but on DivX and

Sony's Digital Carosel

John-ErikNov 3, 2007August 27, 20140

It’s designed to match with Sony’s digital living system (e.g. the XL# systems). You have to enable the DVD library feature, but it should work

I just wish the Phenom was a better contendor.

John-ErikOct 25, 2007November 28, 20140

At least it’s priced right. The AMD platform, on paper, looks somewhat better than the Intel platform. Should be a good building block for the

What Ddoes OSX Have that Vista Doesn't?

John-ErikOct 12, 2007November 28, 20140

Name features that OS X has that Vista doesn’t? They’re few and far between, I assure you. Especially if you have a stripped copy of

Metabases

John-ErikOct 11, 2007November 28, 20140

I agree that Adobe does more, but Vista has the advantage of working with a 10′ interface that any Tom, **** and Harry can use.

To All Those Using Limewire

John-ErikSep 28, 2007August 27, 20140

WEP-64 and WEP-128

John-ErikSep 18, 2007November 28, 20140

WEP-64 and WEP-128 provide minimal security. As the key doesn’t rotate, it is a relatively weak level of security (WEP-128 is obviously better) WPA uses

Cooling Through Convection

John-ErikSep 13, 2007November 28, 20140

To get it to work using convection, you need to have something which will liquify under your peltiers, and then drip down into the tank,

Cell Accessories

John-ErikSep 12, 2007November 28, 20140

Well, for my XV6700 I have two bluetooth earpieces, five tether cables, a docking/charging cradle, 4 holsters, 3 car chargers, 3 vehicle audio hookups, and

Notebook Display Replacements

John-ErikSep 9, 2007November 28, 20140

Yeah, notebook display replacements are not exactly hard by any stretch of the imagination, but the do require knowing what you’re doing or you’ll break

What's Your Home Theatre?

John-ErikSep 8, 2007November 28, 20140

(Yes, I used the British spelling, stuff it!) Okay, so I was curious, what are all of your home theatre setups? My current

Single vs Dual Rail

John-ErikSep 8, 2007November 28, 20140

Single rail is nicer, since you don’t have to worry about anything, but as long as you’re careful about what goes on what rail it

4 Physical Networks

John-ErikSep 5, 2007November 28, 20140

I have 4 physical networks: 192.168.0.0/24, 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.0/24 and 192.168.3.0/24, using VPN on the router to link them together. DHCP is handled by one of

Figuring out a HTPC

John-ErikSep 4, 2007November 28, 20140

Yeah, now I just need to figure out HOW to do it. I also need to get the noise level to zero, and bypass all

I'm just that darn cool

John-ErikSep 3, 2007August 29, 20140

1) I have all drivers from the original vendors. I’m just that darn cool. 2) I installed it to play an old game with a