Yes. Its definitely a personal preference and a user style. Sometimes you have to bet your whole pot and hope for the best...especially when real world issues are involved.

I run a very lean driver system. As a consequence, I am now going to go play Dungeon Siege II with the expansion pack while my computer is downloading 4 simultaneous data feeds and controlling the house lighting system.

The DS2 game, btw, has been running nonstop for 4 weeks now...

The joys of "Alt tab"....

Gaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwd, I sooooooo wanna do it! Nope....not gonna say it! Although a couple years ago, I used to dj on internet radio and my show was called "G's Spot" or "The GSpot" for short...and I'm sure you can guess the tone of the show.

Anywho....back on topic....looks like you've got some really nice results, D! Lookin' great...I'm starting to get that itch back. No, get your mind out of the gutter, I'm talking about going back to the projector project not the projectwidow....though now that I think about it, that doesn't sound like such a bad idea either

Gus

Results? What results?

I think you been duped by a too-fast, drive-by, plog read.

I'm workin' on her though. (errr . . . my projector that is)

Brought some plywood from the garage to the basement just last night.

Get the magnets to hold on the side panels?

Give it up Spaminator. I wub dem thangs I bought at Lowe's.
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Man, and I thought mine was a slow build...
....

Sticks 'n stones.

Slow 'n steady wins the race.

You just wait and see. When everyone else is pulling their hair out over problems using their new Osram Nucleosphere Fusion-based 1100 Gigaball MicroSun AutoArc lamps and FemptoXGA SuperMax UltraContrast Retinal-Scanning Auto-balance BioFeedback Virtual Reality LCD's I'll be settling in comfortably with my old 17" SamDung and Never-quite-did-figure-out-what-the-hell-it-is-exactly 400W lamp setup.

Well, maybe by then . . .

Give a family man a break here. You're gonna make me pull out all the stops and start posting my honey-do lists again!!! Hey, I haven't been in the hot tub for TWO WHOLE FREAKING NIGHTS!!!!! :angry: . . .

Too much information.......

All kidding aside, I suggest you test dem Lowe's thangs in scrap wood first, that external thread looks nasty.

Nasty is right; however, I have a plan . . . and I have ways of making the wood comply with my wishes.

you stinker !!!!!!!!

Din't say I din't bathe. Just weren't in da tub. I shower elken. No stinkism . . . honestism.

well spend more time on PJ, and less time in the shower hehehehhe

AHA!!!! So YOU is what I smell when the wind is blowing up from "down under" and not my . . . well . . . you know.

(head tilting down and shaking in disbelieve)

arrrhhg i knew i forgot to do something last weekend,,, hehehehehe

Whoa!!! It was THAT TIME OF YEAR again already???

YEAH!!!! Ummmmm errrrrr

I resemble that remark

I have not touched the PJ in 3 weeks..... oh I'm so crying...so many projects and just one of me.

Spaminator pointed out you were likely referring to my "wood" comment.

<whoosh . . . it went right over my head>

Shall we volunteer for cloning tests?

Sure! Which one of me would you like to start with?

How about a proof of concept test first and only do part of you?
The better half.

Aint nobody touchin me wife!
'ceptin me!

( grumble grumble.....freakin lawyerisms need to be exorcismed.....)

Ahhh....my bad. No, I've been following yours and all the active threads in this forum. I knew the pic that you recently posted was one that you had direct posted, not a pic off the screen, but I was thinking that you were referring to gray bars on your projection - not on screen. Too many plogs running through my head and not enough of them being mine.



No, MINE is the slow build....take a look at how far down "Gus' Attic Projector" has fallen. Ahh well....no one's fault but mine own. I'll get back to it one of these days/weeks/months/(don't wanna go any farther, dammit)



I couldn't agree more....slow and steady. I'd like to get a bit more done sooner, but I have learned the hard way that slow and steady is a better approach! D's a family man too, huh? I got 'da wifey and 5 of 'dem 'lil buggers runnin' around here! And yes, before anyone asks....we DID finally figure out where they came from....shot that damned stork too! Hot tub?!?!?! I'm jealous!!! Though, if we had one, there'd likely be more rugrats!

Good luck on your progress...

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Thank you elken dearie.
Hey! Stop that! I'M THE LUMENLAB MARTYR DAMMIT!!! Quit tryin' to cut in on my gig!!!

Also, take a lesson from SJ (I did) and fill your plog with entertaining nonsense (it doesn't have to be true but that helps) and you'll stay right up there with the other "active" plogs. Wait . . . did you say . . . FIVE!?!?!? How'd you even get started building a projector?
<Mental Note: Member GusF never allowed in hot tub. Sounds like a horny filter-clogger type. May be from California?>
You also need to watch out for drive-bys from the cabbage truck. I'm told sometimes they fall offa' that. Same to you.

Dude! Its all true. But I told you guys from the start it was going to be a look at life and a PJ...
Besides, what fun is a dull log?

Not really certain what to make of that statement DC...

Whoa there SJ. Since when are you the sensitive type?

I was not insinuating any of your plog was fabricated (uhh . . . except for the projector that is).

Just trying to point out that a little bit of "life" here and there is cool in a plog - at least as far as I'm concerned - and fictional humor is okay too. (Besides - GusF is sooooo boring he'll NEED to make stuff up! He, heeee.)

<Uh-oh, should I pre-apologize to GusF now? Nah, he's cool.>

Sigh . . . haven't I apologized to you before over something similar? I keep getting myself into trouble.

Me vewy sowwy SJ.

You're not under any stress lately are you?

Okay now?

two whiskeys straight up,,, one each

Me vewy sowwy too... Stress has been my middle, last and first name lately...
Sensitive?
Yep. Im a brooding Scotsman....What else would I be?
(Being a magnet for strange events can wear on you too..)

My first martini will be in your name tonight...

Awwrr . . . shucks-ism. We done went and made nice agin.

Now the pressure is on though . . . bourbon or beer in the hot tub tonight for me whilst dreaming of what it'd be like to having a finished, working projector as nice as SJ's???

Screw that! Bourbon AND beer! and a nice cigar to go with it!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

scotch and guiness


before noon?... even better.

Hey Xboxers. I just picked up a USB to Xbox controller adapter cable and I have a coupla' old controllers I'd like to use playing Halo on my PC.

What's the best place to get drivers?

XBox Controller Drivers

Whoa! That should get me started. Perhaps I should page down further in my search when next I Google? Thank you.

Hey now!!! I resemble that remark!

Dang! I thought you only stopped in every month or two!?!?

Gotta tell ya EVERY damn time I see your avatar I squint.

I think I'll need glasses soon because my arms are getting REAL short lately.

Barely got squat done over the long weekend. Setup for making some dados in my enclosure panels. Better than nothing.

Okay, I haven't fiddled much but why bother when I have the collective conscious of Lumenlab at my beck-and-call?

I installed the drivers for an Xbox controller to play Halo on my HTPC - see SJ's post just above - and it works okay but the weapon firing doesn't come close to how smoothly the mouse works for shooting them dang critters. (Not to mention the fact that I totally suck at using a contoller of this sort compared to a keyboard and mouse - but that's another issue.)

I get uncontrollable bursts from my weapon(s) when using the controller whereas the mouse gives me precise bursts perfectly coinciding with my depress and release of the mouse button.

Why the trouble? Is the driver coded inefficiently or is it not high enough up in the interrupt hierarchy? Can it be fixed? How?

I don't know for certain about this driver/controller, but if you are going into a USB hub that might cause some of your problems (we've seen this alot where I work with users mice), just generally erratic behavior.

Why does everyone force me to display my ignorance to the world?

Thanks zprime but when you say "USB hub" you mean one a them thar thingies that stick into a USB port and they then turn it into more than one USB port?

I've got the controller plugged right into a USB port coming directly from the motherboard.

Hmmm, maybe I should try some OTHER USB ports???

Mice are known to be kinda skittish anyway. I suppose it's sumpin' ta do wit bein' at da bottom o' da food chain.

If your plugged into your mobo you shouldn't have anything to worry about....now that's not to say you might not have a flakey onboard controller....but that would be far less likely than a hub being flakey.

I have an xbox s-type controller to use on my pc. The wires have been spliced and reconnected(except the xbox's yellow one). Once it's properly soldered and all, the xbox is a very good controller for the PC. There are no weird control issues and everything works as should, nothing ever goes wack and just start moving by itself like the logitech dual analog controller. Even jamming tons of buttons it still works fine. The controller has a very thick and strong feel to it, so it's really comfortable and it feels like your holding onto something rich. It's a good controller, though it might be better to try a 3rd party controller, some of the flaws are the direction pad. It has that circle one instead of just a flat square pad. So in fighting games and such, it will be much more sensitive that you press right and only right to do your move combo. If you press slightly down while pressing right, it will know it. Also, playing emulated playstation games aren't the best with the xbox controller because it doesn't have 2 L's and 2 R's button. Maybe the x360 controller has it, but I don't own one so I don't know if it does for sure. I am assuming it does though.

Heres instructions on how to do it.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/78/62/

There....just for YOU, I updated the avatar....this one's in perrrrrfect focus! Just like my projector!

I've seen powered hubs (that never seem to come with the AC adapter) cause all kinds of weird problems... maybe the power circuitry acts as an antenna of some sort...

eh...


what happens when you load the controller up as just a generic?

Hmmm . . . first, thanks for all the help regarding the controller problem folks! I just stumbled upon a review that poo-poo'ed using a controller for shooter games. Maybe I was being overly optimistic that it'd help to use a controller? I mean, I find it MUCH easier to target stuff with the mouse as opposed to the analog joystick of the controller. Perhaps that's the general consensus? Or is there just a significant learning curve switching over to a controller such as the Xbox unit? I pretty much burned the hot key layout into my brain already and am quite adept at targeting and blowing away the nasty critters in Halo with short, controlled bursts. With the controller I'm like a baby learning to walk. The targeting reticle just roams aimlessly about the screen while the aliens flail away at me and even appear to sneak around back and give me grenade enemas! I think it's back to keyboard and mouse fer me. Now if I can just figger owt how to defeat them spiked critters that gots me stymied fer the moment. I managed to take one of 'em owt but the other one promptly squashed me like a sluggish cockroach.

Here's that blurb from gizmodo.com:

At the Seattle Gamefest, Microsoft Hardware manager Robert S. Walker said they were looking at modifying "the right analog stick on the controller to make it more conducive to the precise movements used in shooters and various other genres." This is great news, since it's really a bitch to aim with any kind of precision using an analog stick instead of a mouse. Plus, Microsoft says they've got no plans at all to bring a mouse and keyboard to their console. This new controller won't replace your two-stick, one-d-pad affair, but will be used as a supplmental [sic] controller for FPS games or games where you need more precise control. Think of it as how a driving wheel would be useful in PGR, but would get you owned by zombies in Dead Rising. In our opinion, they should just break down and make a keyboard and mouse controller for the 360, then charge $99 for it and make a killing. – Jason Chen

Soooooooo....DC.
Its been a while...
What do you have planned now?

Plod, plod, plod. I won't bore you with my latest accomplishments at home. I continue to grind agonizingly slowly along.

Well, one thing, I'll probably upgrade to a dual core CPU and get a new mobo 'cause my buddy wants to rebuild his Dad's computer and I'll sell him my "old" UNUSED one.

No progress? No problem! Throw more money at the project!!!

I'll get up-and-running with my 400W MHDE and then maybe see how all this pro lens noise shakes down and then perhaps switch to a ceramic? Whatever . . .

It's such a Vicious cycle, isn't it.

Bought this to someday put on my projector:

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Thanks G!!!