I have wanted to get a media streamer (videos from my computer to my pc) the past few months however I just couldn’t get myself to spend the money to buy one. I found out yesterday that was for good reason too. Why not just make one using existing equipment?

So how did I do it? Simple, I took my xbox (not an xbox 360) which I software modded a long time ago with UnleashX and loaded the XBMC (xbox media center) application. This app allows you to share videos, music, pictures, etc. to your xbox from your computer.

I had a problem with using windows shares with Vista. I read some posts that others were having problems and that they offered a different protocol you could use. This worked and it is awesome. I have movies on my computer but I don’t want to burn them to dvd because of how long it takes to transcode them. So now, I just turn on my xbox, launch the application and pick my movie.

Its pretty cool. If you have a modded xbox you should give it a try.

Site: http://xbmc.org/

This weekend I had some fun up at my National Guard unit. Finally got to train with the 13 Delta’s. Today I was told I was no longer the Command Sergeant Majors driver which is cool. Not that I didn’t want to be a driver, but I would rather do AFATDS than drive a humvee. I finally got put into a section at my unit which was a relief. Before nobody was sure if I was in the command section (being a driver) or the FDC section (being a 13Delta doing AFATDS). I got put in the FDC section which is what my MOS does. Then after being told I am no longer a driver I now really don’t have anything to do with the command section.

Hurray!