Re: [GNHLUG] [DLSLUG-Announce] Mapping Party - DLSLUG Special Event - Saturday, 2009-06-06

2009-05-29 Thread Mark Komarinski
On 05/29/2009 01:37 AM, Bill McGonigle wrote: 11:00 OpenStreetMap Mapping Party! lead by Russ Nelson As someone who went to Clarkson and made extensive use of the fruits of Russ' labor, I'd like to mention he's a great guy and this event should be great. Unfortunately I won't be

[GNHLUG] CentraLUG meeting POSTPONED to July

2009-05-29 Thread Ted Roche
The June meeting of the Central NH Linux User Group has been POSTPONED to July 6th at the Hopkinton Public Library. We weren't able to secure a location for the meeting in time to promote it. Please join us on July 6th at the Hopkinton Public Library where Philip Sbrogna will make a

Re: [GNHLUG] [DLSLUG-Announce] Mapping Party - DLSLUG Special Event - Saturday, 2009-06-06

2009-05-29 Thread Tom Buskey
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Mark Komarinski mkomarin...@wayga.orgwrote: On 05/29/2009 01:37 AM, Bill McGonigle wrote: 11:00 OpenStreetMap Mapping Party! lead by Russ Nelson As someone who went to Clarkson and made extensive use of the fruits of Russ' labor, I'd like to

Notes from PySIG, 28-May-2009

2009-05-29 Thread Ted Roche
It was a dark and stormy night. Nonetheless, six members made it to the May meeting of the Python Special Interest Group, held as usual on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Amoskeag Business Incubator in Manchester. We had an Open Mike Night format, a round-table discussion where

Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers

2009-05-29 Thread Greg Rundlett (freephile)
A recent Mythtv user, I have been going through a lot of effort to get my (Comcast) channel lineup associated with the program data that I get from SchedulesDirect. Now there is help for people like me. Due to the fact that Comcast is distributing little Digital to Analog converters (along with

[OT] DTV switch-over (was: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers)

2009-05-29 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) g...@freephile.com wrote: ... Comcast is distributing little Digital to Analog converters (along with their switchover to DTV broadcasts) ... I thought the DTV switchover was mainly a problem for people receiving TV via OTA broadcast

Re: [OT] DTV switch-over (was: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers)

2009-05-29 Thread Jarod Wilson
On May 29, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Ben Scott wrote: On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) g...@freephile.com wrote: ... Comcast is distributing little Digital to Analog converters (along with their switchover to DTV broadcasts) ... I thought the DTV switchover was mainly

Re: [OT] DTV switch-over (was: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers)

2009-05-29 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Jarod Wilson ja...@wilsonet.com wrote: If I recall correctly, the digital version of a standard-def program actually consumes less bandwidth to transmit than the analog variant of the same ... That much I know is accurate. You can compress a digital signal.

Re: [OT] DTV switch-over (was: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers)

2009-05-29 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.com wrote:  I've got 3 analog tuners and no plans to pay for digital cable anytime soon. Depending on what you want, you may not have to. FCC rules say that the cable provider has to provide all the local broadcast signals at

Re: [OT] DTV switch-over (was: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers)

2009-05-29 Thread Greg Rundlett (freephile)
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.com wrote:  I've got 3 analog tuners and no plans to pay for digital cable anytime soon.  Depending on what you want, you may not have to.  FCC rules say

Re: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers

2009-05-29 Thread Greg Rundlett (freephile)
More specifically, there is a project on sourceforge with the tools for grabbing this info and putting it into your Mythtv database. See http://scte65scan.sourceforge.net/ I forgot to mention, there is a very informative page about this on the MythTV wiki

Re: [OT] DTV switch-over (was: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers)

2009-05-29 Thread VirginSnow
In message 51ab7d3a-d3ee-49db-b44f-70bca4f1b...@wilsonet.com, Jarod Wilson wr ites: thereby requiring subscribers to rent more cable boxes... You got it. Selling less and charging more for it has been this company's mantra since... well, when did they become Comcast? Last June (almost 1 year

Re: Mythtv users + Comcast subscribers

2009-05-29 Thread Jarod Wilson
On Friday 29 May 2009 21:26:39 Christopher Rutter wrote: On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) g...@freephile.com wrote: A recent Mythtv user, I have been going through a lot of effort to get my (Comcast) channel lineup associated with the program data that I get

Re: [OT] DTV switch-over

2009-05-29 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
virgins...@vfemail.net writes: In message 51ab7d3a-d3ee-49db-b44f-70bca4f1b...@wilsonet.com, Jarod Wilson wr ites: thereby requiring subscribers to rent more cable boxes... You got it. Selling less and charging more for it has been this company's mantra since... well, when did they