Hi! Yes i see that there are tons of tutorials out there. Its just me who have to kick myself in the but and go do it. /A
> 19 maj 2018 kl. 22:29 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: > > My attitude is a simple one, if you have all those machines around then you > may as well use them as best you can though regarding the raspberry Pi given > their price - if you’ve had them for a while - then its more than likely that > far more powerful Pi’s are available now so say goodbye to the old and buy > the new for the same price you paid for the old, around $30 in my case. > Using a Pad for a VPN is a great idea, a dedicated VPN unit away from your > main machines so set the Pi to whatever VPN you need and off you go, I have a > Pi using XBMC that can do this very thing, I got the whole project in kit > form thus came with it some very useful accessories which made using the > device more fun, a remote control unit that plugs into one the Pi’s USB > ports, this is the transmitter for the supplied infra read remote control, a > Wi-Fi dongle for connecting to the Internet etc. > Once the Pi with this XBMC installed software was on the network then it was > easy to further enhance the control with the XBMC Media App for your IOS or > Android phone. > I have a Raspberry Pi - one of the older Pi’s - controlling my Doorbell > system, got the kit from the United Kingdom through eBay. > My doorbell system does several things along with ringing a standard electro > mechanical doorbell when the button is pressed. > The most exciting thing about the system as it stands right now is the > fingerprint reader installed where the light would normally go behind the > button thus the Pi can recognise fingerprints and you can assign labels to > each. > Next the Pi can eMail and send you a text SMS, the Pi has Network > connectivity to do this. > As well as the electro mechanical doorbell ringing the Pi is able to play MP3 > files for you to hear and I’ve mounted a bluetooth speaker just inside the > front door to take advantage of this given the latest Pi I upgraded to for > this project has Bluetooth so why not take advantage of it. > Depending on how you feel you may need a little help wiring up but you’d be > surprised just how simple everything is, plenty of examples of bell tones, > plenty of files to edit - scripts - with plenty of examples of how things > work etc. > And finally I have a Raspberry Pi here which is a dedicated field recorder. > What are the recording limitations? Well that’s precisely up to the hardware > you’re using to record from so the better the attributes of the sound device > then the better quality recordings you can make. > The Mac mini is a true champion when it comes to audio as it has both > analogue and digital inputs and outputs along with plenty of USB ports to > keep you going, I’m assuming your 2011 Mac mini is much the same design as my > late 2012 Model. > Audio Hijack on such a machine turns the Mac into a master of audio > manipulation. > The latest Sound Forge for Mac is a very nice app now and most of the App is > accessible - I say most - so you can go down that route for Audio Editing or > use something like the classic Amadeus Pro, Sound Studio etc which for the > price demanded are excellent value for money audio tools > > >> On 20 May 2018, at 4:15 am, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> Ok, this might sound like i am going to bash all these machines people seem >> to have in there houses but i am just curious. >> Myself i have a mac mini from 2011 a macbook air which is my daily computer >> and a very old pc from 2009 which i have linux on. >> I have 2 raspberry pie’s which i don’t know what to do with them and 2 ipad >> minis an Iphone SE and my nokia 8 for daily use. >> So i also have a lot of units. >> But i am very curious on what you all who have these nuk’s and rasperry pies >> and other small intresting units do with them? >> What can you do in regards to audio and video on these machines. >> Can you have for example a raspberry pie 3 as a vpn server so that i can >> listen through that device to bbc 5 Live which i really want to do. >> I guess you can have these things for many tasks but my inspiration is gone >> right now so i am really wondering i have to have these machines around. >> /A >> >>> 19 maj 2018 kl. 11:56 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Thanks for this and I followed up the Gigabyte Brix. >>> I have two of the Intel Nuc basic versions running at the moment so >>> obviously my third box for want of a better description was going to be >>> something a little more powerful, the Brix and Nuc both offer an Intel I7 >>> that would fit my specifications so now the question is which one to buy? >>> If anyone’s looking at the basic Nuc and Brix? Well they’re similar but the >>> Nuc does have 2 USB 3.0 ports whereas the Brix has 4 USB 2.0 ports, >>> something to think about. >>> On the audio side the Intel Nuc has 3 outputs, analogue, SPDIF and HDMI for >>> audio. >>> I use one of my Intel Nuc machines with JAWS and FS Reader as a dedicated >>> portable DAISLY player. >>> >>> >>>> On 17 May 2018, at 1:34 pm, Aman Singer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> There are many boxes like this and like you, Dane, I think they're >>>> excellent. They're particularly good for blind users, running with no >>>> screen is simple and they are easy to move and run off a battery if >>>> necessary. My favourite are the Gigabyte Brix models, but I have used both >>>> the Zotac Zbox and the Intel NUC. All work well. >>>> Aman >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane >>>> Trethowan >>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:32 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [all-audio] Intel Nuc >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> For those looking for a box to use as say a media player by the bedside or >>>> something to hook up to the entertainment system in the lounge then you >>>> might like to take a look at some of Intel’s Nuc offerings. >>>> I’ve built several of these machines here and what amazes me about the Nuc >>>> is what you get in the package. >>>> I have one of the basic models in front of me on the desktop now, its >>>> around 4 inches square by 3 inches high and yet its dripping with >>>> functionality all over it. >>>> Starting on the top lower left hand corner is the power button. >>>> On the front panel are 2 USB 3.0 ports >>>> On the left hand side is a SD card reader And on the back are 2 USB 3.0 >>>> ports, input for a power adapter, a HDMI port, headphones/optical digital >>>> audio out, VGA Video port and LAN port . >>>> So that’s the connectors and then there’s the built-in stuff like Wi-Fi >>>> and Bluetooth connectivity. >>>> This model is only a Dual Core unit running at 2.6GHZ but fast enough to >>>> browse the web, play media files, watch video and so on, I’ve not seen any >>>> sluggishness yet in all my tests with the Nuc machines I’ve had and again >>>> I’m using the very basic models. >>>> This particular machine I’m using has 8GB of RAM installed and a 500GB to >>>> boot though storage wasn’t really an issue given the connectivity of this >>>> machine and given I have NAS storage available. >>>> So a nice little piece of kit, the Nuc including parts worked out to well >>>> under $500. >>>> I had to purchase the RAM and the Hard drive. >>>> There are stores on eBay who will build the machine up to your particular >>>> specifications. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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