it's alive!

after quite few evenings, well, too many really, spent kicking, cajoling, courting and cursing the PC, I finally got the damn thing to become a media center (sic) - hooray!

Phase 1 is now complete - I have a noisy but functional PC sitting next to the TV, ready to record to the hardrive, in time for the start of the world cup. The problem of those awkward kickoff times is now solved!

Phase 1.5 involves adding a remote control, and a wifi card

Phase 2, I guess, will involve a bit more of a rebuild. Probably add a second HDD and card reader, then shoehorn the lot into a smaller, slicker box.

god, my life's exciting! :)