My LIRC / remote control adventures continue (see the two previous posts). I bought a StreamZap, and configured a .lircrc file to control Banshee, the mouse pointer, and the screensaver on my computer, to allow listening of music from across the room.
I had for some reason blindly assumed that the IR receiver that came with [...]
Lirc provides a mouse daemon (lircmd); however, if for some reason you don’t or can’t use lircmd, you can use xautomation as a simple alternative.
The Setup
Refer to my previous post for details on how to select a remote, basic lirc installation & setup, etc. For the sake of this tutorial, you can install lirc and [...]
Banshee is a popular media player for Linux. This tutorial walks through configuring a remote control to control Banshee while AFK; for convenience, I’ll assume that you’re using Ubuntu 9.10, but most of the tutorial is generally applicable.
If you’re generally interested in using LIRC or xautomation with Gnome, this will be useful to you.
The Hardware
First, [...]
When was the last time you listened to a CD? That’s right, years ago. And yet you probably have a couple racks full of the suckers wasting space in your living room. It’s time to rip them once and for all, throw them in a box, and dump them in the basement (note: the less [...]
I’m moving to DC (actually Takoma Park, Maryland, just North of the DC border but still inside the beltway.) Claire got a job at the Smithsonian (bones and such!) and John/Jim are obligingly let me telecommute, so it’s all action. I’ll be driving across the country, starting Saturday, via the desert route (I’ve never seen [...]