Inside the mind of Seth Holloway
I am a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin with a broad skill set and an endless stream of thoughts.
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Setting up the PS3 as a media server
Posted on January 22nd, 2009 1 commentI bought a PS3 as a media server: a central hub that would manage my entertainment. I struggled for days with Windows Media Player 11. Orb solved my problems; however, I ran into issues with it. Broadly, Orb allows users to watch their media from anywhere. Orb is an amazing product! Just not what I needed.
The easiest method to setup the PS3 as a media server is TVersity! You can find two good tutorials here and here. The most recent guide I’ve followed, here, helps set up subtitles as well.
No matter what product you use, you’ll likely have to adjust your OS firewall and your router’s open ports. Luckily, the Google serves up the information quickly and easily. If you run into problems, let me know and I’ll try to help. Good luck and enjoy!
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My recent interests
Posted on April 27th, 2008 No commentsHaving not played a game in months, I’ve had more time for other pursuits. Beyond reading more I’ve taken a healthy interest in economics, gardening, and sustainable living among other topics. I have to thank Mike and Hyrum (among others) for their input along the way; I’ve learned a lot from our intellectual discourse–learnin’ the way learnin’ was meant to be learned!
More recently I have started playing the drums again–a pastime I last enjoyed before entering college. While drums are a lot of fun, they’re more the vehicle for this funky white boy to work on his rhythm. My father sold my drums, but all is not lost. To counter this truly traumatic event, I bought Rock Band for the PS3 and have taken to pounding practice pads to colorful notes scrolling wildly across the television screen. Fun times!
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a stranger who said, “Selling my PlayStation was the best move I ever made.” He went on to explain that he now has time for other activities. Since I’m in the same position, I was particularly interested. My new friend admitted that he enjoyed playing games, so I pushed him and asked, “Why would you give up an activity you enjoy for one you do not? After all, isn’t life about happiness and pleasure?” “I can now do things that I will regret less later,” he replied. Hmmm. This was not the most eloquent statement he made (he was a very charismatic person), but the reply was essentially the same answer I would give. Here’s to doing things that we will regret less later!
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