After hosting a Minecraft server for me and my friends for over a year I wanted to share my experiences with others on how we ran our small community. The talk was well attended and I had a large amount of content I wanted to cover. I think in the end I got a bit too bogged down on the installation of Java within Linux and lost track of time but it was a great opportunity to meet passionate people and get more experience giving talks.
Sallal Grange Projector Install
The Sallal Grange wanted a projector so my friend and did the research and leg work to get one purchased and installed. This is a timelapse of the installation.
We used an Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8350, a FAVI 120 inch 16:9 Manual Screen, and cabling from Monoprice. The cables run to a box we mounted on the stage with all the video inputs: HDMI, VGA, RCA, and S-Video. We didn’t expect that the RCA or S-Video would be used but it was under $20 to add cabling and connections for them while we were at it. We should have used a better ceiling mount, the one we used was about $20 and is not as sturdy as we would prefer. The process went fairly smooth without any major hiccups.
Digital Game Table
We have been Playing Dungeons & Dragons but, as a DM, I have found map making to be one of the most time-consuming tasks pre-session or during if I draw them on-demand. I have an old 32 inch TV laying around so I thought I’d turn it into a digital game table.
Asterisk PBX with trixbox: for use in SMB at LinuxFest northwest
I gave a talk at Linux Fest North West this year about using trixbox (Asterisk) as a full featured SMB PBX system.
Wireless Headphones Mod
My set of bluetooth headphones snapped in half, beyond repair. Instead of trashing them, I decided to turn them into a wireless transmitter by removing the speakers and connecting a headphone splitter.
DJ Gear! The beginning…
I love messing with audio gear but I don’t have regular access to it and when working event’s there isn’t time to really tinker. What my solution? Invest in my own equipment!
Dice Tray
My friends and have been playing a lot of Settlers of Catan and have been getting in to Dungeons & Dragons. we typically used the lid of the Catan box to throw the dice in and I wanted something better – to the drawing board!