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Ken Sharp has been tinkering with electronics and computers from an early age. This naturally led to obtaining a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2002. Ken now works in Research and Development for National Instruments Corporation in beautiful Austin, Texas. His current projects include a new type of radio for R/C cars, boats, and airplanes, a three-rotor model helicopter, and an automatic wine-making machine. Ken's interests include tennis, skiing, wine-making, and scuba-diving.
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Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC
Build a combination Digital Video Recorder (DVR), music server, and game machine out of an old computer. It does far more than a commercial TiVo, and there's no monthly fee.
by Ken Sharp;
April 25, 2005
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