I got the ATI card working sort of, the computer was too slow, returned it to Fry's and they slapped a new price on it: $37.99, wow, that is half of what I paid, was tempted to buy it again, but didn't, however really cheap, with Mac drivers, if I could find them, this might work for me.

Mac OS X programs: Grand Perspective, MactheRipper(copy DVD to HD),CarbonCopy 2.3(OS X 10.2.8), Jaguar -> Panther.

800MhzG3 256 MB

mactopia,

I installed the supplied software with a new driver from the website, I wish the thing would come with a very short instruction manual in the box telling you how to install, the supplied docs are very long winded. However it appears like it is now scanning channels.

ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Dual Tuner sounded like a great thing at Fry's but the box already hinted at a crappy product because some things were just crossed out with a dark marker, further examination proves it is what I want, but in taking it home Nov 7th, and playing with it for 2 weeks, still no joy. Today I made a breakthrough, the remote will turn my PC off, it isn't bricked, but what makes it tick? How do you get it to display video?

Windows activation sucks, I am writing this on a OS X and listening to a podcast on Ubuntu from TWIT, although the video and the audio are of different programs right now. No wonder I don't use Windows anymore, I seem to remember that I spent most of my time in Windows doing stupid things like activation and drivers, a Mac just works and Ubuntu just works, no hassle, simpler easy and open source in that case. Yet they want to capture the minds again with Windows 7, and I am hearing about all this activation crap on TWiT, I am now inclined not to use it, I almost warmed up to it, but no, not interested anymore, no wonder Apple has such a high PE, and MSFT such a low one. However I remember once hearing an IT guy crying on the phone to Adobe about how hard it is to move a copy from one computer to another, I guess Gimp will get some users from this hassle, yet PhotoShop is still better then Gimp.

Open source business seems like an easy idea, it could be lucrative. We now have a wealth of open source software that could power businesses that are failing. We have had a 115 bank failures this year, but is banking a bad business? Probably not, so why not start a new bank powered by new ideas? One that has new open source software at its core, uses all the new ways of promoting itself on the internet to find customers, is open source and internet powered. Perhaps I should start a wave to discuss this.