Playing movie files on ChromeOS in Dev MODE

If you've switched the dev switch and are logged in as sudo su, you can do this.

Go through the setup of packages on Todd's site here.
http://www.duh.org/chromiumos/pkgs/

You don't have to worry about the .tar extraction part of his guide at this moment just for mplayer.
Make sure you have a /bin/ folder in the /usr/local/ folder.
If you don't have one, you may need to make one with mkdir bin
While you're in qemacs in the previous guide editing the .bashrc file in /home/chronos/user/, you may as well setup an alias for mplayer.
alias play='/usr/local/bin/mplayer'
(you may also want to add other aliases as I did:example (alias nosleep='sudo initctl stop powerd'))


Next, as explained in this thread by Ripps:
http://groups.google.com/group/chrome-notebook-pilot/browse_thread/thread/9a81a4d8e875d72d

Download:
http://ubuntuone.com/p/hFu/ into your /Downloads/ folder, in terminal, navigate to this folder and
Extract
tar -xjvf mplayer2_single.tbz2

Then move the file into the /usr/local/bin folder by
mv mplayer /usr/local/bin/

QEMACS HELP
TO SAVE :::: ctrl+x THEN ctrl+s
TO EXIT :::: ctrl+x THEN ctrl+c

REBOOT

If you followed this guide properly, all you should have to type while logged in as chronos is
play (location)(flags)
play /media/sdcard/avi/* -loop will play all media in selected folder and repeat (I haven't tested many flags to be honest. Please comment if you have)

Don't kill me or get ill if something breaks, lol.

Geek movie night

Spent this boring day watching movies>

Primer, Contact, and Frequency

Do want more movies in this type of sci-fi genre.

While it's an appreciated feature I use often, the way calls are made with Google is frustrating.

To use the free calling feature fully, you need to have a Google Voice account, Google Talk elements installed, and to receive calls, you have to have the Gmail page in focus, or else you would miss your call if the volume isn't high enough to hear the vague ringing.

I would like to be able to call and receive calls within Google Voice instead of having Gmail open.  I have thought about modifying or creating a page with all of these elements, but after reviewing the code, I'm only left sighing.

It's just strange the amount of clutter my Gmail page is collecting, from AIM chat, Google talk, and now the Call Phone feature.  I wish I could pick and choose Google elements.  I have tried iGoogle GV gadgets, and to my research so far, none of them work properly.

Big sigh > time to read some more.

Interesting info found in recent chrome gpu acceleration article

"We should also note that there are 23 security fixes, 15 of which came from external security tipsters, which received $14,837 in compensation."


THIS is the way to do open source!

SILENT HILL sequel begins shooting, first still released

http://konami.com/article/KONAMI_ANNOUNCES_NEW_DETAILS_FOR_SILENT_HILL:_REVELATION/187

ChromeOS update: .11.227.0 / Chrome11.0.690.0

Added a new button on the top right for multi-panel use.

And a small (useful) function I found in dev tools tab.  Press Back(F1)

EDIT: They pulled this update due to numerous issues and people complaining about them.  Isn't that what we signed up for?

NASA scientist: Evidence of alien life fossil found on meteorite

My old friend -1988 Model M 1391401

After cleaning up about 10 years of hoarding pc parts in one room, this was one of the things that survived the cleansing.  I'm now using it on a dual boot ubuntu/win7 pc.

CR-48

For those who may not know what a CR-48 is, you can refer to the link to explain.  

I will be discussing it in detail throughout the life of this blog, along with many other things.

Testing mobile Google Voice from my CR-48 to BLOGGR. Yes, it seems redundant, but still testing for shits and giggles.

Begin the blog

So, this is it.  The first blog.

Exciting times.