07 April, 2010

WOW


estaba twitteando un mensaje para una iniciativa paralela y me encontre con la siguiente imagen.... demas que estan buscando soluciones para sus bases de datos...


06 April, 2010

The best universal remote control

I am strugglin' with too many electronic appliances and gadgets... to me that's a blessing. Nevertheless, for regular human beings, to have to control more than 1 or 2 remote controls is so complicated that they rather stick to the books.... what a shame.

So I have been looking for a good universal remote control which allows me to control at least the following devices.:
  • My brand new (thanks to castroooooo !!! ) Ps3
  • Yamaha 5.1 receiver
  • Motorola / Comcast cable box
  • Philips LCD
In addition to this support, the ability to create macros would be a nice detail too.... let's add that to the 2do list.
So there are some high end alternatives, but since I am cheap and poor (bad combination) I am not willing to spend more than what I have to for this...
With all the pain in my wallet, I thought about getting a logitech harmony 1100, which has an extra device which allows you to control the PS3 (overall ~360 USD) .
Suddently I realized that the best way to have all of this control in my hands, I needed a device with 'native' bluetooth and InfraRed support... that's when the idea came... my old and faithful Palm Zire 72. I just finished charging it after a year and a half of no use.... this is the beginning of this DIY task !

Nerd power !