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HotshotGG: /* Websites */

2016-07-15T00:27:46Z

Websites

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	== Websites ==		== Websites ==
	''' Audio Websites: '''		''' Audio Websites: '''
	* [http://dir.xiph.org/index.php Icecast Streaming] links to open-source streaming stations on the net (MP3, HE-AAC, AAC, Vorbis ~~streaming)~~		* [http://dir.xiph.org/index.php Icecast Streaming] links to open-source streaming stations on the net (MP3, HE-AAC, AAC, Vorbis streaming)
	* [http://www.1980s.fm/ 1980s.fm] a cool retro commercial site that brings you back to the 80's. (MP3, Vorbis streaming).		* [http://www.spotify.com/ Spotify] popular streaming media service available in certain countries. All tracks are -q 5 Vorbis files and -q 9 files for Premium users (Vorbis streaming)
	* [http://www.pandora.com/people/gjg87 Pandora Account] my account on pandora radio (AAC streaming)
	* [http://www.spotify.com/ Spotify] ~~a new~~ streaming media service available ~~only~~ in ~~Europe. U~~.~~S and Canadian expansion soon to come! all~~ tracks are -q 5 Vorbis files and -q 9 files for Premium users (Vorbis streaming)
	* [http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download/b?ie=UTF8&node=163856011&tag=dogpile-20 Amazon MP3] commercial website with DRM free single track's and full albums encoded @ 256 CBR or Lame -V 0 presets. All Track's are either $0.89 or $0.99 cents each.		* [http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download/b?ie=UTF8&node=163856011&tag=dogpile-20 Amazon MP3] commercial website with DRM free single track's and full albums encoded @ 256 CBR or Lame -V 0 presets. All Track's are either $0.89 or $0.99 cents each.
	* [http://www.apple.com/iTunes ITunes Music] popular ITunes music with DRM free track's and albums encoded at 128 kbps ITunes AAC encoder or "ITunes Plus" 256 kbps AAC. All track's are $0.99 cents each. (AAC streaming)		* [http://www.apple.com/iTunes ITunes Music] popular ITunes music with DRM free track's and albums encoded at 128 kbps ITunes AAC encoder or "ITunes Plus" 256 kbps AAC. All track's are $0.99 cents each. (AAC streaming)

HotshotGG: /* Audio Hardware/Software */

2016-07-15T00:19:08Z

Audio Hardware/Software

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	Notes: Hardware and Software that run under Linux:		Notes: Hardware and Software that run under Linux:

	* ~~AMD 64 Dual Core Processor 4600+~~ (Perfect for x86_64 distros of Linux)		* Dell Intel i7 eight-core desktop (Perfect for various x86_64 distros of Linux)
	* Nvidia GeForce ~~256MB~~ video card (Proprietary Drivers available for Linux)		* Nvidia GeForce video card (Proprietary Drivers available for Linux)
	* ~~M-Audio Revolution 5~~.1 ~~PCI~~ soundcard (ALSA Drivers available ~~for Via Envy 24~~ chipset under Linux)		* ASUS Xonar DSX 7.1 PciE soundcard (ALSA Drivers available via CMedia chipset under Linux)
	* Sennheiser ~~PCX250 noise-cancelling~~ (closed-cans)		* Sennheiser (closed-cans) headphones
	* Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 speakers with discrete subwoofer		* Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 speakers with discrete subwoofer
	* Dual-boot Windows ~~XP Media Center~~ / Fedora ~~15 (Lovelock)~~		* Dual-boot Windows 10 Pro / Fedora desktop
	* Windows:		* Windows:
	** [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ Cdex 1.70] with cdparanoia libraries for ripping.		** fB2K for listening
	** fB2K ~~v0.9.6~~ for listening
	** [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 Burrrn!] for cd writing		** [http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 Burrrn!] for cd writing
	** Azureus/blogs for downloading		** Azureus/blogs for downloading
	* Linux:		* Linux:
	** [http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/ Rubyripper] with cdparanoia 10.2 libraries for ripping.		** [http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/ Rubyripper] with cdparanoia 10.2 libraries for ripping.
	** ~~Rythmbox~~ for listening (~~the default music~~ player ~~for the GTK~~)		** Clementine for listening (alternate Qt4 based media player)
	** Brasero for cd writing (the default CD burner for the GTK)		** Brasero for cd writing (the default CD burner for the GTK)
	** Transmission/blogs for downloading (The default Bittorrent client for GTK)		** Transmission/blogs for downloading (The default Bittorrent client for GTK)
	** [http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ PS3 Media Server] written by Shag3rath is a cross-platform DLNA Media Server for UPNP PS3 consoles (written in Java) platforms supported (Win32, Mac OS/X, Linux x86/64)
	* Portable Devices:		* Portable Devices:
	** Cowon o2 PMP 16 GB with SDHC Reader (One of only two players outside Rockbox firmware that can be used as USB mass external storage device under Linux)		** older Cowon o2 PMP 16 GB with SDHC Reader (One of only two players outside Rockbox firmware that can be used as USB mass external storage device under Linux)
	** ~~Second-Generation Playstation 3. (The new 3rd slim models do not allow you install a second operating system like Yellow Dog Linux anymore)~~		** first generation PlayStation 4, with Spotify premium
	* My encoding habits:		* My audio encoding habits:
	** Vorbis 1.1.3 libraries -q 8 for ~~HD storage and Playstation 3 media transcoding~~		** Vorbis 1.1.3 libraries -q 9 for storing music on my Android devices, microSD card (occasionally)
	** FLAC 1.2.1 -C ~~3/6~~ level for archiving my CD's		** FLAC 1.3.1 -C 5 level for archiving my CD's, on my drives
	** Lame MP3 3.~~98 -V 0~~ for compatibility		** Lame MP3 3.99 320 kbps CBR files for older compatibility

	== Linux Media Tutorials & My Shell Scripts ==		== Linux Media Tutorials & My Shell Scripts ==

HotshotGG: /* Personal life */

2016-07-15T00:07:37Z

Personal life

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	I was a college student working for a non-profit organization in their IT department. I obtained a B.S in Information Technology (sub-concentration in Political Science/Government). One of my goals is obtain a Graduate Certification in Network Security or Systems Models and Management and complete Masters degree program, someday.		I was a college student working for a non-profit organization in their IT department. I obtained a B.S in Information Technology (sub-concentration in Political Science/Government). One of my goals is obtain a Graduate Certification in Network Security or Systems Models and Management and complete Masters degree program, someday.
	My other area of interest as a hobby is in Sound Recording and Audio Engineering. I hang out HA learning something new and spreading knowledge. I also enjoy help maintaining the wiki, whenever I have spare time. I like discussing technology, current events, politics, philosophy, music or anything in general and enjoy playing my Yamaha synthesizer in my spare time as a hobby with my Ableton Live 7 setup. Private Message me if you ever have any questions about how do anything related. Additionally I know how to code at a beginner level in C++, Perl, and an intermediate level in C, BASH, and PHP. ~~In the future~~ I ~~will be taking more classes~~ in Shell Scripting, Perl, More C, and Java ~~before I finish~~ my degree.		My other area of interest as a hobby is in Sound Recording and Audio Engineering. I hang out HA learning something new and spreading knowledge. I also enjoy help maintaining the wiki, whenever I have spare time. I like discussing technology, current events, politics, philosophy, music or anything in general and enjoy playing my Yamaha synthesizer in my spare time as a hobby with my Ableton Live 7 setup. Private Message me if you ever have any questions about how do anything related. Additionally, I know how to code at a beginner level in C++, Perl, and an intermediate level in C, BASH, and PHP. I have also taken courses, in Shell Scripting, Perl, More C, and Java when obtaining my degree.

	'''Notes: I have nothing to do with the League of Legends Player HotshotGG nor am I affiliated with any gaming community on the web ;-D'''		'''Notes: I have nothing to do with the League of Legends Player HotshotGG nor am I affiliated with any gaming community on the web ;-D'''

HotshotGG: /* Technical Skills */

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Technical Skills

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	Markup Languages: HTML 5.0/XML, CSS3, Javascript, JQuery <br>		Markup Languages: HTML 5.0/XML, CSS3, Javascript, JQuery <br>
	Programming Languages: C/C++, Java. <br>		Programming Languages: C/C++, Java. <br>
	Scripting Language: BASH/KSH, Perl, PHP 5/MySQL <br>		Scripting Language: BASH/KSH, Perl, PHP 5, PowerShell/MySQL <br>
	Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX (Linux) <br>		Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX (Linux) <br>
	Software Development (Windows): Microsoft Word 2007, ~~OpenOffice.org 3~~, Adobe Framemaker ~~8.0~~, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Dreamweaver ~~CS4~~, Putty, Doxygen 2.0. <br>		Software Development (Windows): Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Office, Adobe Framemaker (older), Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Dreamweaver, Putty, Doxygen 2.0. <br>
	Software Development (Linux): Gedit~~, Quanta Plus~~, Eclipse, ~~OpenOffice.org 3~~, Emacs, Vim, Doxygen ~~2.0~~.		Software Development (Linux): Gedit, Eclipse, LibreOffice, Emacs, Vim, Doxygen.

	Note: I am not familiar with the Mac OS/X operating system, nor do I have any experience reading or working with the object-oriented programming language of C#.		Note: I am not familiar with the Mac OS/X operating system, nor do I have any experience reading or working with the object-oriented programming language of C#.
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	'''Websites:'''		'''Websites:'''
	* [http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Main_Page Bash Shell] Vivek Gite GNU / Linux tutorial that shows you have to write simple/complex BASH shell scripts. (beginner/intermediate)		* [http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Main_Page Bash Shell] Vivek Gite GNU / Linux tutorial that shows you have to write simple/complex BASH shell scripts. (beginner/intermediate)
	* [http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch14_:_Linux_Firewalls_Using_iptables iptables] Shows you how to build a simple firewall in Linux using iptable filters (beginner/intermediate/advanced)
	* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba Samba] setting up Samba on Ubuntu so you can file and print share with Windows (beginner)		* [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba Samba] setting up Samba on Ubuntu so you can file and print share with Windows (beginner)
	* [http://www.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial/iptables-tutorial.html#INTRODUCTION TCP/IP stacks] a primer on how the TCP/IP Network stack works (advanced)
	'''Books:'''		'''Books:'''

HotshotGG: /* Personal life */

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Personal life

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	= About Me =		= About Me =
	===Personal life===		===Personal life===
	I live 4 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts I am 23 year old male.		I live 4 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts I am 29 year old male.

	I am a college student working for a non-profit organization in their IT department. I ~~am the process of going back to school to get my education and obtaining~~ a B.S in Information Technology (sub-concentration in ~~Legal Studies~~). One of my goals is obtain a Graduate Certification in Network Security and ~~even possible teach distant education courses with a Master of Education~~ someday. ~~My focus right now is mostly on [http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Technical_writing Technical~~		I was a college student working for a non-profit organization in their IT department. I obtained a B.S in Information Technology (sub-concentration in Political Science/Government). One of my goals is obtain a Graduate Certification in Network Security or Systems Models and Management and complete Masters degree program, someday.
	~~Writing]/Communications, Web Development, and most of the time System Administration related tasks.~~ My other area of interest as a hobby is in Sound Recording and Audio Engineering. I hang out HA learning something new and spreading knowledge. I also enjoy help maintaining the wiki, whenever I have spare time. I like discussing technology, current events, politics, philosophy, music or anything in general and enjoy playing my Yamaha synthesizer in my ~~sparetime~~ as a hobby with my Ableton Live 7 setup. Private Message me if you ever have any questions about how do anything related. Additionally I know how to code at a beginner level in C++, Perl, and an intermediate level in C, BASH, and PHP. In the future I will be taking more classes in Shell Scripting, Perl, More C, and Java before I finish my degree.		My other area of interest as a hobby is in Sound Recording and Audio Engineering. I hang out HA learning something new and spreading knowledge. I also enjoy help maintaining the wiki, whenever I have spare time. I like discussing technology, current events, politics, philosophy, music or anything in general and enjoy playing my Yamaha synthesizer in my spare time as a hobby with my Ableton Live 7 setup. Private Message me if you ever have any questions about how do anything related. Additionally I know how to code at a beginner level in C++, Perl, and an intermediate level in C, BASH, and PHP. In the future I will be taking more classes in Shell Scripting, Perl, More C, and Java before I finish my degree.

	'''Notes: I have nothing to do with the League of Legends Player HotshotGG nor am I affiliated with any gaming community on the web ;-D'''		'''Notes: I have nothing to do with the League of Legends Player HotshotGG nor am I affiliated with any gaming community on the web ;-D'''

HotshotGG: /* Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro */

2011-10-25T23:15:49Z

Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro

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	== Linux Media Tutorials & My Shell Scripts ==		== Linux Media Tutorials & My Shell Scripts ==

	===Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro===		===Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro on 64-bit architectures===

	There are not many tutorials out that show you how to build and configure WebM in FFMPEG 0.6 for Linux so I figured I would write a tutorial on how to do it from scratch so that any hobbyists using Linux can start encoding with the faster actively working encoder "Bali" on the order of about 10-20% that was released on 4 Mar, 2011. Here are some steps you can take to build the encoder and start playing around with WebM.		There are not many tutorials out that show you how to build and configure WebM in FFMPEG 0.6 for Linux so I figured I would write a tutorial on how to do it from scratch so that any hobbyists using Linux can start encoding with the faster actively working encoder "Bali" on the order of about 10-20% that was released on 4 Mar, 2011. Here are some steps you can take to build the encoder and start playing around with WebM.

HotshotGG: /* Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro */

2011-10-25T23:13:55Z

Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro

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	===Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro===		===Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro===

	There are not many tutorials out that show you how to build and configure WebM in FFMPEG 0.6 for Linux so I figured I would write a tutorial on how to do it from scratch so that any hobbyists using Linux can start encoding with the ~~newest~~ actively working encoder ~~0.9.6~~ "Bali" that was ~~just~~ released on 4 Mar, 2011. Here are some steps you can take to build the encoder and start playing around with WebM.		There are not many tutorials out that show you how to build and configure WebM in FFMPEG 0.6 for Linux so I figured I would write a tutorial on how to do it from scratch so that any hobbyists using Linux can start encoding with the faster actively working encoder "Bali" on the order of about 10-20% that was released on 4 Mar, 2011. Here are some steps you can take to build the encoder and start playing around with WebM.

	'''Building WebM standalone''':		'''Building WebM standalone''':
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	6. You are finished! You can now begin encoding with WebM encoder! If you need to know to how encode with WebM I highly recommend you go to Google WebM website and look for "encoding parameters" in the documentation or reading the FFMPEG 0.6 documentation to see how FFMPEG 0.6 maps presets to WebM.		6. You are finished! You can now begin encoding with WebM encoder! If you need to know to how encode with WebM I highly recommend you go to Google WebM website and look for "encoding parameters" in the documentation or reading the FFMPEG 0.6 documentation to see how FFMPEG 0.6 maps presets to WebM.

	Please feel free to contact me if there is a problem. Take care and happy hacking!		Please feel free to contact me if there is a problem via the forums or a private message. Take care and happy hacking!

	===Shell Script to decode FLAC files and transcode them on the fly===		===Shell Script to decode FLAC files and transcode them on the fly===

HotshotGG: /* Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro */

2011-10-25T23:12:03Z

Building and Configuring Google's WebM encoder with libvorbis for Any Linux distro

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	3. Once you are in the directory you need to configure FFMPEG 0.6. This is the tricky part. You need to have YASM installed. Do a search for this in your package manager and install it before you begin to configure FFMPEG (Note: This package is needed to do some complicated assembly linkage in the program before it's built).		3. Once you are in the directory you need to configure FFMPEG 0.6. This is the tricky part. You need to have YASM installed. Do a search for this in your package manager and install it before you begin to configure FFMPEG (Note: This package is needed to do some complicated assembly linkage in the program before it's built).

	4. Once YASM have been installed begin configuring FFMPEG for WebM support <code>$./configure --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-pthreads </code> . (Note: The last part is necessary for 64-bit Linux distros that have multi-threading instruction sets. If you ~~don't~~ enable it you will get an compile time error!).		4. Once YASM have been installed begin configuring FFMPEG 0.6 for WebM support <code>$./configure --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-pthreads </code> . (Note: The last part is necessary for some 64-bit Linux distros that have multi-threading instruction sets. Sometimes you need to optionally enable it on certain architectures or you will get a compile time error!).

	5. Once the configuration has been completed and there were no errors you can then start to build FFMPEG 0.6 with WebM support. Almost every media program in the known universe uses FFMPEG including VLC. Even if you don't use it you can take advantage of it in the future!. Type		5. Once the configuration has been completed and there were no errors you can then start to build FFMPEG 0.6 with WebM support. Almost every media program in the known universe uses FFMPEG including VLC. Even if you don't use it you can take advantage of it in the future!. Type

HotshotGG: /* Audio Hardware/Software */

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Audio Hardware/Software

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	* Linux:		* Linux:
	** [http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/ Rubyripper] with cdparanoia 10.2 libraries for ripping.		** [http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/ Rubyripper] with cdparanoia 10.2 libraries for ripping.
	** Rythmbox for listening		** Rythmbox for listening (the default music player for the GTK)
	** Brasero for cd writing		** Brasero for cd writing (the default CD burner for the GTK)
	** Transmission/blogs for downloading (The default Bittorrent client for ~~Ubuntu~~ GTK~~+ interface~~)		** Transmission/blogs for downloading (The default Bittorrent client for GTK)
	** [http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ PS3 Media Server] written by Shag3rath is a cross-platform DLNA Media Server for UPNP PS3 consoles (written in Java) platforms supported (Win32, Mac OS/X, Linux x86/64)		** [http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/ PS3 Media Server] written by Shag3rath is a cross-platform DLNA Media Server for UPNP PS3 consoles (written in Java) platforms supported (Win32, Mac OS/X, Linux x86/64)
	* Portable Devices:		* Portable Devices:

HotshotGG: /* Audio Hardware/Software */

2011-10-25T23:08:16Z

Audio Hardware/Software

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	* Linux:		* Linux:
	** [http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/ Rubyripper] with cdparanoia 10.2 libraries for ripping.		** [http://code.google.com/p/rubyripper/ Rubyripper] with cdparanoia 10.2 libraries for ripping.
	** ~~[http://amarok.kde.org/ Amarok]/~~Rythmbox for listening ~~(Rythmbox comes packaged with Ubuntu 8.10 and up GTK+ interface. Amarok must be installed separately)~~		** Rythmbox for listening
	** Brasero for cd writing		** Brasero for cd writing
	** Transmission/blogs for downloading (The default Bittorrent client for Ubuntu GTK+ interface)		** Transmission/blogs for downloading (The default Bittorrent client for Ubuntu GTK+ interface)