I periodically wonder what the speeds are for various network pipes for companies, etc.
The following list is from HowStuffWorks: Howstuffworks "How does a T1 line work?"
DS0 - 64 kilobits per second
ISDN - Two DS0 lines plus signaling (16 kilobits per second), or 128 kilobits per second
T1 - 1.544 megabits per second (24 DS0 lines)
T3 - 43.232 megabits per second (28 T1s)
OC3 - 155 megabits per second (84 T1s)
OC12 - 622 megabits per second (4 OC3s)
OC48 - 2.5 gigabits per seconds (4 OC12s)
OC192 - 9.6 gigabits per second (4 OC48s)


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Hacking the Xbox Author's Page

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Amazon.com: Books: Hacking the XBox : Inside the Big Green X

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Argh - Windows Media Player 9, can't rip to MP3 by default. They want you to buy a suitable mp3 codec.
MP3 ripping in Windows Media Player 9 and XP

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ReplayNT Replacement (?) to ReplayPC -- pretty much strictly for downloading shows from the Replay unit. (Windows only)

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ReplayTV Recording Scheduler Perl script based access to set recording on replay from remote computer. Run this with IIS on windows and maybe we can schedule shows from the internet!! :) We can hope.

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Reset parental control for xbox:
X Y Left trigger X
( although per tech support [Thanks Huy], it may be a different combo based on your unit serial #. Huy's was X A L A )

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DirectX Stuff

Conv3ds.exe Convert 3-D models from Autodesk 3-D Studio (and maybe 3d Studio Max?) to the MS DirectX file format. By default, this produces a binary .x file with no templates (whatever that means).

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Flight Sim Stuff

AVSIM File Library

MSFS Gateway
Bunch of links to other Flight sim pages on the net.



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AVSIM Online Flight Simulator Stuff (MS Flight Sim 2002)

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Halo Movies

Red vs Blue The Blood Gulch Chronicles

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Replay Hidden Features

Software version 5.0 has a "transparent HUD" that makes it hard to read the show descriptions. They're transparent, so you see the currently playing show behind it...makes it tough to read the white text.

Thanks to AVS Forum nerds, here are the ways to change to opaque:

• Menu | Setup screen...243-Zones...turn off transparent HUD display. (this only works for the "display" button for show descriptions, not the channel guide).
  
• (Weird one) Menu | Setup, turn on parental control (requires you to enter PIN). You don't have to actually BLOCK anything on the subsequent screens, but just the action of turning on parental control makes the show descriptions in the channel guide opaque.
  

ReplayTV Software Info

Got the update (don't remember exactly when at this point). As of now (7/6/03), running:
version 530500750
built on May 21 2003 at 12:13:31

Tracking what version I have before the supposed big upgrade this week (5/12/03):
As of 5/11/03
version 530451350
built on Apr 12 2003 at 17:57:42

(Some dude on AVSForum says the format is 53045xxxx is 4.5 s/w and 53050xxxx is 5.0 )

(Supposedly SonicBlue/D&M is updating all 5000 series machines to 5.0 s/w starting this next week)
AVS Forum Thread Here

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ReplayTV Patching

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FutureSmart Home Network Distribution Panels
smarthome.com has a ton of home automation, cabling, security, cameras, lighting, X10, temperature / weather stations, A/V accessories, IR blasters

Converting from RCA to coax:
- newsgroup post - crimp on converter, but "same signal on both ends"... in other words, I guess the coax is really just being used for transport of the video portion from the RCA jacks. So I guess could do this out from Replay, VCR, etc, change to coax, then reverse at the other end.

If you have the same type signal on each end and it's just a connector
problem: search for part #091-1060 at www.partsexpress.com. It's an RCA
crimp on plug for COAX.

Crimp-On "converter" - same signal on both sides.

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TitanTV.com Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for digital TV.

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