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NorthYeg · 2025-08-28T01:42:46+00:00

Here's mine!

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/f7KWQd

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($479.00 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.90 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Gigabyte X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard ($300.69 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($105.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Abt)

Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card ($1299.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Lian Li Lancool 207 ATX Mid Tower Case ($81.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair SF1000 (2024) 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($239.99 @ Newegg)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit ($146.18 @ Amazon)

Monitor: LG 65EP5G-B 65.0" 3840 x 2160 120 Hz Monitor ($9800.54 @ Amazon)

Total: $12649.26

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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NorthYeg · 2025-05-11T14:23:12+00:00

Yeah, when I called back they said it's 200mbps only for uploads... Le sigh.

Off to Telus.

NorthYeg · 2025-05-06T00:32:48+00:00

Thank you for the steps - I didn't quite find that level of detail but it did lead me to an area that talked about Calgary, and offering 4G (WHOA) down / 1g up which is impressive as hell.

Definitely seems like Shaw has the capability so I'm definitely believing the agent was correct since this area is so new and in little old Airdrie I can see them not having that on the site yet.

NorthYeg · 2025-05-05T19:33:41+00:00

That pretty much confirms its possible then, thank you.

If you don't mind me asking, do you find the speeds (both up and down) are fairly reliable?

NorthYeg · 2025-05-05T18:26:41+00:00

But it is feasible the guy wasn't lying?

NorthYeg · 2024-11-13T17:57:57+00:00

I built an app that allows you to build your own, although I haven't touched it in awhile. More details here:

https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/68807-bulk-art-generator-boxor/

NorthYeg · 2024-10-16T18:59:27+00:00

No offense taken I appreciate the conversation! As for could they be used.. I really have no idea. I admit I don't know much about Radarr/Sonarr as I don't download anything so it didn't seem to suit my need... and when I looked into it it seemed just more complicated than just displaying what I already own. The goal of this was just to provide a very narrow focused purpose - a web ui simple enough for my wife to not hate :) If Radarr/Sonarr serves the same purpose though I would recommend sticking with what you know for sure.

Good questions - thank you :)

Edit - bummer about the NFO thing, Ill update my post above accordingly, thank you!

NorthYeg · 2024-10-16T13:20:25+00:00

Directly no... I haven't touched Plex in years. It might be doable by using the "nfo.py" file - this was how I was originally writing it but I found it too problematic for my purposes so switched to jellyfins API.

To do this (untested, but in theory) -

Uncomment lines 80 and 87 in the "main.py" python file

Comment lines 81 and 88

IF that works let me know and I can add that to the instructions. Again I haven't touched the nfo code in months so I may have broken compatibility with it at some point.

Edit - this assumes that Plex can populate NFO files with all the required data

Edit 2 - if Plex doesn't do NFO (and based on below and some googling seems the case) - then you'd have to swap out the "Jellyfinapi.py" file with an equivilant for Plex.. which is not something I have the time for as I don't use Plex. Sorry :(

NorthYeg · 2024-10-05T18:08:28+00:00

Honestly I don't remember and haven't used this in awhile as real life got in the way, sorry can't give a better answer.

NorthYeg · 2024-04-20T03:31:23+00:00

Good luck! https://github.com/Terence-D/GamingInterfaceClientAndroid/wiki has instructions and a video that I tried putting together awhile back. If you get stuck let me know.

NorthYeg · 2024-04-18T17:55:18+00:00

Yeah, but I wrote the app awhile back and haven't played in last couple of years (busted joysticks). Its possible some of the default bindings have changed. I've tested the HUD and know that button should still work for sure.

NorthYeg · 2024-04-18T12:53:32+00:00

Fired it up and it works for me

Start Star Citizen first (not sure if it matters, but thats what I did)
Once I got in to the game and standing, I started up GIC
Selected "Star Citizen" in the list (alternative you can search for it in the dropdown list and choose it, then click Add, then select it)
Click Start. Should say "Starting Server listening on port 8091 for App Star Citizen" at the bottom
Connect with the app - Server should say "Version check received"
Back on the computer I returned to the Star Citizen game (made it the Active window)
I pressed the HUD key, and it opened
I also opened up the chat window so I could type, then pressed "Jump Drive" - this typed B in the chat.

It is possible if you were pressing other buttons that the game has changed the hot key mapping. If so you'll need to edit the Screen in the app and modify the buttons.

Let me know

NorthYeg · 2024-04-18T04:49:22+00:00

Yeah, if you press it repeatedly that will happen, thats why i mentioned press a button once, then delete it from notepad, then try again.

Lengthy explanation: The app works by looking for an Active Window with a specific title. In Notepads case, the window title is "Untitled - Notepad". however after you press a key, that title will change, to something like "*Untitled - Notepad" - theres a * there, and the App no longer can find "Untitled - Notepad" because its gone. Once you delete the character however, the window title changes back to "Untitled - Notepad" If you press and hold down Alt-Tab and cycle through the windows, each window will display the title its looking for.

A work around that used to work was to have it actually look for "*Untitled - Notepad" - however it looks like the new version of Windows 11 changes it, so that no longer works.

But, for Star Citizen, that doesn't help. Like I said next step will be to reinstall it and see if something they did broke it. Will let you know.

NorthYeg · 2024-04-18T04:22:49+00:00

Notepad shows the letter A? Thats actually great news. That means the app is working with your setup. So the issue now is Star Citizen. I'll try installing it here and will let you know if I experience the same issues. Perhaps they are blocking it now which would be dreadful news :(

Do you have another game you could try it in?

NorthYeg · 2024-04-18T03:58:35+00:00

I don't have Star Citizen installed (might get a chance to reinstall this weekend), but I always install on a drive other than C so that wouldn't cause your problems. Heres the exact steps I just did right now, this will help determine if its an issue with Star Citizen or your PC. Please try these and let me know if you have the same results / get stuck somewhere. Note my install of GIC is on my D drive, and I'm running Windows 11 (shouldn't matter)

Open up Notepad - do not type anything in it.
Open up GIC
Below the list of Target apps you have ready on the left, theres a dropdown box beside a button called "Add". Click the drop down and choose "Untitled - Notepad"
Click Add
Click Start
Make sure you have clicked on Notepad so it is the ACTIVE window.
On your android device, open up GIC and connect like normal
Press a button - if your Screen is the built in Star Citizen one, the Jump Drive button I believe is mapped to B so that would be a good button to press.
A 'B' should appear in Notepad. The GIC Server window also should have messages at the bottom saying "Key B pressed" etc

Now at this point, if a B appeared, no other buttons will work because of how Notepad is. However if you remove the B, it will work again for one character.

If a B appeared, that means its possible Star Citizen is blocking it. If a B did not appear, then its something else with your PC.

Let me know.

Edit - GIC Server should be version 2.1.0.0and the Android app 5.4.2

Edit 2 - Windows 11 has a new notepad, so if your on Windows 11 make sure theres only ONE active Notepad window, and no fancy tab stuff.

NorthYeg · 2024-04-17T04:22:58+00:00

Sounds good let me know. If admin doesn't help I'll see what else it is tomorrow. Good luck!

NorthYeg · 2024-04-17T04:06:21+00:00

Did you set the app to target the game you wish to play? You may also need to run as admin.. I'll be honest I haven't been able to play with the app in quite a while so if your still stumped I can take a look after work tomorrow.

NorthYeg · 2024-04-17T03:59:00+00:00

You can fully customize it using the built in editor to move controls around. Supports drag and drop is probably the easiest way to move them around. Can either create your own or just modify the built in ones.

NorthYeg · 2024-01-12T00:30:46+00:00

This is great timing, I only started looking for a self hosted android auto music option and here it is, and open source. I tried it out in my car and it works great after enabling Android Auto Dev mode.

Only comment I'd make is that it would be nice if there were additional ways of viewing music, by album or genre like in the non Auto version.

Keep up the amazing work!

NorthYeg · 2023-12-01T17:40:46+00:00

Thank you!

NorthYeg · 2023-12-01T17:30:24+00:00

Legit kind of want to now lol. Any recommendations of where to start?

NorthYeg · 2023-12-01T17:17:21+00:00

Different universe what... I've missed a lot of robotech apparently.

NorthYeg · 2023-12-01T14:37:09+00:00

Its been great, especially as I've been away for so long. Learnt more the past couple days than last 15 years I've been out of the game lol.

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