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AppleTV: Network issues
1So, in order to ACTUALLY use my AppleTV the way Steve Jobs intended to, I had to fix some issues. The first and most annoying was… “Waiting for network services” whenever the damn thing felt like it.
FIX: Power cycle the AppleTV. (Disconnect it from the power supply, walk around for 5 minutes and then reconnect) This should force the AppleTV to do a hard reboot and work. Also, the next fix helped a LOT.
Second issue. Netflix kept saying something like “An error occurred loading this content. Try again later.” Of course, later wasn’t acceptable. Turns out that AppleTV gets cranky about DNSMasq and won’t work – you’ll have to set DNS manually. (If you’re behind a DD-WRT router, you’re using DNSMasq)
FIX: Go to Main Menu > Settings > General > Network > Configure TCP/IP. Select manually, leave the IP alone, subnet alone and change DNS to 008.008.008.008 (Actually, 8.8.8.8 but that interface is a pain in the ass.) This makes the AppleTV skip the router altogether and use Google’s public DNS server.
FIX 2: Disable DNSMasq altogether in your ddwrt configuration page. Updating to ddwrt svn15230 seemed to help on my WRT160Nv3 router; have yet to try it on my WRT400Nv1.
Using both of these fixes made my AppleTV work and I’ve been watching movies all day long. Yay!
For those that are interested, my current network layout is: AppleTV -> WRT160N/WRT400N Router -> VyprVPN -> Internet.
Compiling Mono SVN on Slicehost/Rackspace Cloud
5The following should do the trick. This is an update from my old Mono script. Disclaimer: If your system explodes, your cat dies, or anything else happens because of this script, I am not to blame. If everything works though, I’m always here. Hugs.
Flex Builder 3: Autogenerating setter/getter
0Use the following script with Eclipse Monkey; activate with ALT+9 after selecting variables:
Compiling Mono 2.6 on Slicehost
122 years ago
It’s a pain in the ass. It takes ages. And did I mention it’s a pain in the ass? After reading the forums and stumbling upon xyzzyxyzzy’s awesome script, I decided to make it easier on all us Mono/.NET lovers.
I did it manually, but this should work – alas, you’ve been warned. Insert typical “Works on my machine” disclaimer here; if your cat dies from using this script, it’s not my fault. You need kernel version 2.6.24-23-xen (standard on Slicehost I think)
UPDATE: I’ll post the SVN version in a few. Seems there was a POSIX issue that wasn’t fixed on the tarball, forcing me to go the SVN way. New post in a few minutes, once I test it.
Camaras viales en el DF con el iPhone
9He estado buscando alguna aplicacion decente para ver webcams en tiempo real. No pido mucho… es una simple aplicacion que le da refresh a la pagina cada X segundos. Desde TraffiCamNZ hasta Webcam free, he probado todas y ninguna ha hecho lo que dicen.
Segun estos desarrolladores de App Store, “WATCH WEBCAMS IN REAL TIME” significa “DALE CLICK A LO ESTUPIDO PARA QUE SE ACTUALICE LA INTERFAZ”… no es muy amigable que digamos. Por esto mismo me puse a investigar y cree las siguientes WebApps para el iPhone. Para instalarlas, accesa esta pagina con Mobile Safari y dale Bookmark (el icono de +) y Add to Home Screen; de esta forma podras ejecutarlas como si fuera otra aplicación. Y lo mejor de todo? Son gratis.
UPDATE: Hice una aplicacion nativa para el iPhone que ofrece esta funcionalidad. Esta en $10.00 y cuenta con mas camaras de las que estaban listadas aqui, asi como un sistema de auto-update que nos facilita la vida a todos.