SageTV and Components

Not ready to take the plunge just yet but I'm really close to going with Sage.  The primary reason is that there will finally be a method of capturing Component video.  Specifically, the HD channels we get on DirecTV!  Hauppauge is coming out with this device in about…

'tis the season

I guess at the end of it I enjoy this time of year.  There's one unchanging reality though.  After Thanksgiving there's just no getting anything done that's not related to preparing for Christmas. I've been noodling switching to SageTV for…

PVR woes

We've been Tivo owners for some years now.  We used to use it constantly, now we just use it often.  The sole reason is HD.  Or rather, lack of a good way to record HD.  Yes, we can get the HR20 from DirecTV but I don't…

The energizer bunny...

...should be the only electric rabbit. I like to keep up with the goings on in the DIY electric car world.  Some day I hope to build one.  I'm waiting on a couple of things first though.  Mostly just trying to get through the multitudes of projects I&…

9/11 and Jacob

Haven’t updated in quite a while.  We had a baby!  Jacob Paul Brooke was born July 22nd.  Check the main page for all of the details.  The fact of the matter is that I have done virtually nothing with the kit in the last couple of months.  I have…