http://www.apeman.org Miscellaneous things that I find interesting Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:22:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi Everybody, I realize it has been a very long time since I have posted anything to the site. I decided to take the summer off as I had little to add;  However, in that time I have selected a new theme, and begun to customize it. Watch for changes in ... http://www.apeman.org/2008/08/28/184/ As you may or may not be aware, Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is just 11 days away (as of this writing). I've been running the beta for the last 20 or so days and so far I am very impressed with it. I've had a couple of small hiccups with the ... http://www.apeman.org/2008/04/13/177/ Last week, Mike Holmes from HGTV Canada's Holmes on Homes received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from BCIT. He was a crowd hit at the Winter 2008 convocation ceremony. He even wore his "Holmes on Homes" brand cover alls, and steel toed boots undeneth his robe, which is pretty funny. http://www.apeman.org/2008/02/21/175/ After about a month of usage, here are my initial findings on what you can expect in terms of battery life from your Pentax K100D Super digital SLR camera. Using the set of Alkaline batteries included with the camera I was able to take approximately 90 shots with about 60-75% flash ... http://www.apeman.org/2008/01/29/171/ This receiver is the second MPEG-4 based receiver released by Bell. Based on the spec's, this unit will be replacing the 6100 model. The cool thing about this new unit is that it is not a PVR, but it will become a PVR later this year when Bell releases new ... http://www.apeman.org/2008/01/16/169/ ExpressVu HD subscribers will be happy to know that we will be getting two new HD channels that we can subscribe to! Bell ExpressVu is the first to launch the new Super Channel, and starting on November 2nd, ExpressVu HD subscribers will be the first to preview the new set of ... http://www.apeman.org/2007/10/29/167/ Last week, Bell ExpressVu quitely began shipping the new HD 9242 HD PVR to Bell stores. The new receiver, has been long expected because of ExpressVu's impending shift to MPEG-4 over MPEG-2. The new receiver, which has been rumored for several months now has finally shown up, and adds increased HD ... http://www.apeman.org/2007/10/27/166/ The biggest complaint about the Bell ExpressVu PVR models was finally addressed today, all Bell ExpressVu receivers should now be capable of a 9 day program guide. I can't confirm if this is the case for other reciever models first hand, but early reports and email tips show that this ... http://www.apeman.org/2007/08/27/165/ I origionally switched to Linux over 10 years ago because my modest hardware could not keep up with Windows, and I was rewarded with a reliable, stable, and responive system. Fast forward 8 years and I am now a very satisfied Ubuntu user, however, I have never been a fan ... http://www.apeman.org/2007/08/13/163/ Ever wonder where in the sky the ExpressVu satellites sit? You hear about 91w and 82w all the time but what does that look like plotted on a map. Please note that since the satellites rotate with the earth, its called geosynchronous orbit, and because of this the satellites over ... http://www.apeman.org/2007/08/04/162/