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| − | This | + | == Rob's Wiki == |
| + | This is a place for me to easily document some of the projects I'm working on. | ||
| + | === [[ The Media PC ]] === | ||
| + | I want a Linux PC that will connect to my main TV to be used as a "new media" receiver. The target PC is a 300 MHz Pentium II I pieced together dumpster diving and getting parts off ebay. It has an nVidia GeForce video card with S-Video output. There is no capture card. I'm only interested in using this as a player. | ||
| + | === [[ Creating SSL Certificates ]] === | ||
| + | How to create SSL certificates for serving encrypted web pages or sending encrypted email. If anyone needs a "pabut" certificate let me know. | ||
| + | === [[ Verify Downloaded Files ]] === | ||
| + | How to use ''pgp'' to verify the integrity of downloaded files. | ||
| + | === [[ Creating a YUM repo ]] === | ||
| + | How to create your own custom repo of RPMs to be used by YUM. | ||
| + | === [[ Creating a custom POI file for Garmin ]] === | ||
| + | How to build a POI file for your Garmin GPS unit from a KML file generated from Google Maps | ||
| + | === [[ Rip a dvd to an iPod compatible mp4 ]] === | ||
| + | Rip the DVDs that you own to a file format compatible with a video iPod using ffmpeg | ||
| + | === [[ Save a YouTube video to DVD ]] === | ||
| + | How to download a YouTube Video and convert to a DVD compatible format using ffmpeg | ||
| + | === [[ Configure port mirror on a Catalyst 2950 ]] === | ||
| + | How to set up port mirroring to snoop packets on the wire for things like SIP, RTP and UPNP | ||
| + | === [[ Save off audio from a YouTube Video ]] === | ||
| + | How to save the Audio only from a YouTube flv file using ffmpeg | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 14 January 2015
Contents
Rob's Wiki
This is a place for me to easily document some of the projects I'm working on.
The Media PC
I want a Linux PC that will connect to my main TV to be used as a "new media" receiver. The target PC is a 300 MHz Pentium II I pieced together dumpster diving and getting parts off ebay. It has an nVidia GeForce video card with S-Video output. There is no capture card. I'm only interested in using this as a player.
Creating SSL Certificates
How to create SSL certificates for serving encrypted web pages or sending encrypted email. If anyone needs a "pabut" certificate let me know.
Verify Downloaded Files
How to use pgp to verify the integrity of downloaded files.
Creating a YUM repo
How to create your own custom repo of RPMs to be used by YUM.
Creating a custom POI file for Garmin
How to build a POI file for your Garmin GPS unit from a KML file generated from Google Maps
Rip a dvd to an iPod compatible mp4
Rip the DVDs that you own to a file format compatible with a video iPod using ffmpeg
Save a YouTube video to DVD
How to download a YouTube Video and convert to a DVD compatible format using ffmpeg
Configure port mirror on a Catalyst 2950
How to set up port mirroring to snoop packets on the wire for things like SIP, RTP and UPNP
Save off audio from a YouTube Video
How to save the Audio only from a YouTube flv file using ffmpeg
