Thread: 03 BMW 330i Dinan S3 Project

Originally Posted by fattytl

- over 52,000 mp3's (yep! 52,000 i think that's every cd, of every friend i've ever known as well as mine and their downloads)
- a little over 500 ripped dvd's (most ripped to divx but my favs were ripped with dvdshrink so they will fit on one single layer dvd. still takes up about 4gig of space per movie but if a friend wants a copy i can burn it for them in about 10 mins)
- about 2000 music video's (why just listen whe you can watch!!!)
- close to 10,000 video games (emuing nes, snes, n64, atari, sega master system, sega genisis, neo geo, ti 99/4a, intellivision... you get the idea)

Dude you are a one-man driving Napster! You could offer a delivery service for people who dont have broadband! Just drive round residential areas with a couple of wireless cards running and let eveyone download and upload!

What do you use to backup all that stuff?

Good luck with it and I can't wait to see the pictures!

Andy

rando:
i will definitely stick with vpn... at one time i had my directv uploading to my website. i wasn't at the time able to change the channels but i didn't care i just wanted to watch Fox News during class. but my buddies would call up my roomates and have them change the channel to ther liking...which was always porn. kinda funny but got old real fast so i changed to a VPN and my probs were solved. i could change the channel and no one else could. not saying me but most people aren't worried about the cost of PPV's. if they are into that.

ukchris:
i'm not running video through my house. i have a receiver plugged into the video in of my video card. and a serial cable running to my reciever so it can change the channels for me. on this pc i am running VNC server and i use VNC to log in to control that computer. i then open an ati prog that watches the line in, and also open dtvcontrol so i can change the channels. since i don't trust my friends i feel this is the safest route. hope that helps if not i'll try to help you out more.

lgbr:
sorry i just won't do that... although i personally don't have a problem with burning the music videos for you, since they are easily recordable from any music channel, somehow i find myself not wanting to get into anymore trouble than i already have in my life. i will via pm point you in the right direction. of certain #irc channels and websites. i doubt that i listen to the same genre as you anyway. you can always just use Kazaa and search for the video.

Scouse Monkey:
i back everything up via dvd burner but instead of burning by the alphabet i do it by date. makes backing up a lot less of a headache. just have a list of the last date i backed up and anything changed after that date gets burned.

Did you get your car from Classic ?

Are you an IT guy?

btw, Im in Garland.

james4316:
yea i got it from classic. they are the only Dinan dealership i know of around here i bet there are more but i know John Roberts isn't one. which for me would be a nice shot via the tollway & 635. i live in west plano... no i'm not an IT guy just into computers. i'm into Commerical & industrial Real Estate.

for those keeping track i installed a stealth one this weekend which might quite possibly be the biggest waste of money ever. as well as a k40 laser defuser plus. by the way the K40 works like a charm, tested it about four times here in plano. with each pass you could definitely see the officers frustration. it was fun. especially on the last lap when i was purposely doing 48 in a 40 and his laser no workie and i'm not going to say i installed one of these,cuz i didn't, but do check it out. i heard they work...

Sweet. My father has worked at Classic for 20+ years. (Service Advisor)
I found out the other day they are eventually moving to Plano, so it will be right in your area It looks like you really know your stuff. Was wondering if you would be interested in giving me some tips or possably helping me when I eventually get my project underway in my bimmer. btw, killer car!

yes they are moving to plano/frisco area. one of my real estate buds is working the deal... they were definitely land locked. i will be more than happy to assist in any way that i can with your car.(i think i could take this car apart with my eyes close) yeah the cars pretty sweet, dinan is releasing all sorts of new products over the next few months, can't wait to get my hands on them. time to sell my soul (and yes i know there are cheaper and better parts out there besides Dinan, but i like my warranty!!!

Awesome. I do find it kind of funny that they get the dealership to the current location, looking nice, upgrading everything ( i remember when they were using tiny computers with nothing but orange text on screen, and a waiting room about the size of my bedroom ) and now they will move again. Go figure. Someday I must see your ride. Who is your Service Advisor @ Classic?

to be honest i don't have a service advisor yet. so if you want to private message me your dads name, i'll be glad to use him here very soon. it's almost time for my first service. i understand how the hours are calculated for the service advisors and will be glad to send my business his way. and possibly if i screw something up electroniclly he might be a little more forgiving if you are into this as well

FattyTl, sounds like you got a very nice system. Do you have any pics? I too have a 2002 BMW 325 that I'm going to put a carputer in soon. I'm curious as to what software you are using (mediacar/media engine). Are you having any flickering issue with your touchscreen. I'm powering mine with the power from the headunit and it is flickering alot. Also, how are you interfacing the IBUS interface to the carputer (location/software)?? Thanks -Andy