User:Sambuca

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About me

I am educated as a computer programmer, having done some C++ programming and doing Java (J2EE) programming as a living. This is the first open source project that I have tried to involve myself in.

As I have a wife and a house besides my work, I don't have much time to do LinuxMCE related stuff (although I definitely would like to). Because of that, so far, my contribution has been mostly forum posts and some wiki article edits.

My interest in LinuxMCE

I started using Linux in 2002, and after a few years, I saw the great potential that is in the Linux system. So when I was searching for a media centre system for my apartment, I was no stranger to Linux, and in fact, I tried to find a Linux system, to avoid paying for licenses for other systems. My first Media system was Freevo, which looks somewhat like the standard media centre systems, with a menu with the main TV, movies, music, and pictures options.

When I was building a new house in 2005, I made sure I could reach every room with cables. I installed plastic tubes going to every room (even the bathroom), to be able to install network cables there later on.

My idea is to add home automation devices when the economy and time allows for it. I'll probably go with the ZWave stuff, since it is reasonably priced and availability is getting pretty good. And the fact that I can't run cables for something like EIB, which otherwise would be an option.

My current setup

Core/Cabling closet

• Intel Core2 CPU 4400,
• 2GB RAM
• 500GB + 3x320GB disk
• Chieftec 4U rack cabinet
• Gigabit NIC

On the core I've also installed squeezeslave which currently plays music on the bathroom. I'm proably gonna buy a SqueezeBox of some kind to put in the bathroom later on. Anyone knows if they cope well with the moisture? ;)

Mail living room MD

• Celeron 1.7GHz
• 512MB ram
• Nvidia AGP 6xxx (Going to buy a PCI Nvidia to get one that supports VDPAU)

Upstairs living room MD

• Old Fujitsu laptop
• ~1-2GHz Intel
• 512MB ram
• ATI graphics

Main desktop computer

I've also used my main desktop computer as a MD, but I rarely do so anymore, as the old laptop is in the same room.

Future plans

• ZWave
• ASUS EeeTop for the kitchen

Development

Since I first wrote this page, I've started doing some coding for LMCE. Mainly the JavaMO (that hari first started on) and then a Shoutcast Radio Plugin. I also did some work integrating suspend/resume functionality into lmce. Other than that I've been trying to fix some bugs to help make the 810 release.