[SGVLUG] LAMPSIG Meeting Wednesday October 25, 7pm - Build an Open Source Home Entertainment Network with Myth TV

[jimw at about-town.com]

Los Angeles LAMP sig's October meeting will be on Wednesday, October 25th
from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Tom Bradley Center (directions below)

Main Topic: Build an Open Source Home Entertainment Network with Myth TV
Speaker: Clay Claiborne

Clay Claiborne recently had his "Linux Beach Media Center" named the "Ultimate Linux MultiMedia System" by Linux Journal.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9035
This system, which has been describe as "Tivo on Steroids" not only allows you watch, pause and record live TV including HDTV.
It also rips DVDs and CDs and stores them on the hard drive, displays on your big screen TV, outputs eight channel sound or
digital audio to your surround sound system, integrates Internet and home media, and utilizes a free on-line program guide. Of
course it runs on Linux and the software that runs it, including MythTV is free. Clay will be demonstrating this system and giving
members a general update on developments in the Linux world.

Clay Claiborne (cjc at Cosmoseng.com) is CEO of Linux hardware integrator Cosmos Engineering Company( http://cosmoseng.com/ ).  
He has worked in the computer industry off and on for 30 years, and has been a Linux enthusiast since 1995. In 1996 
Clay developed the concept of selling Linux pre-installed on a hard drive and produced Linux On A Disk. He founded 
Linux Users, Los Angeles and was its president for eight years. Clay currently resides in Venice, CA.

KNOPPMYTHTV CDs for early arrivals!!!!!

Agenda:
7:00pm Introduction
7:15pm Build an Open Source Home Entertainment Network with Myth TV
9:00pm Fini

Please arrive before 7:00pm so that you are
seated for the speaker.

Cost: Free
Non-Member Cost: Free
For latest info: www.LAMPSIG.org

When: Wednesday, 7-9pm

Where:

Tom Bradley Youth and Family Center
5213 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
Telephone: (323) 692-0669

North side of West Pico Blvd.
between Cloverdale Avenue and Cochran Ave.
between major cross streets of Fairfax Avenue and La Brea Ave.

Here is a map.
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?addr=5213+W.+Pico&csz=90019

DIRECTIONS:

>From 10 East or West - Exit north on La Brea, go one mile,
turn left onto Pico, go west about 1/2 mile and park.

>From 405 Freeway North or South, go 10 East - see above.

>From 5/101/170 Freeway North or South, go 10 West - see above.

PARKING:

Metered parking on Pico, Cochran, and Cloverdale;
free after 6PM.

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