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In an attempt to add a complete touch to my MythTV setup I searched for high resolution logo’s of each TV network in Australia. Furthermore, I have created a “HD” emblem which has been applied to each network logo. This enables the person viewing TV to distinguish easily between standard and high definition channels.

They’re now located in my gallery and for use with a MythTV box. Please be aware that these logo’s are the property of their respective networks and copyright laws apply.

Installation:
Download these logo’s on to your system. I place mine in ~/.mythtv/logos. With mythtv-setup select “5. Channel Editor” and change the icon path for each channel to point to the location of the logo. Enjoy!

UPDATE: I’ve created an entirely new icon set, check it out here.

Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for people to carry USB thumb drives in their bags, laptops or even a lanyard. USB thumb drives are a convenient medium for transferring data easily between computers in different locations where it may not be possible to attain internet or network access. Recently, I discovered that Kingmax were manufacturing tiny, simcard-sized USB thumb drives. I thought that this would make a great addition to my keyring.

This is no where near as dorky as wearing a USB thumb drive around your neck on a lanyard or as inconvenient as having to search your bag for where you placed your thumb drive. Now, I thought to myself “What can I actually use this thumb drive for?” and then it clicked. My SSH private key and SAMBA passwords on a small, encrypted partition.

In an attempt to crack down on SSH security, I stumbled upon SSH publickeys. This method of authentication requires the user to possess a local private key and for the sever to contain the respective publickey in order to make a valid login. By disabling PAM and standard password authentication, it makes it rather difficult to break into the box without the key. Furthermore, you can protect your private key with a passphrase, further enhancing security. While some people will disable the passphrase to use password-less logins, I still feel that’s a massive security hole. If your system was ever compromised and someone attained your key, they could potentially gain access to your server. While this may appear unlikely, I don’t take any chances.

Currently, I’ve been busy with another [massive] project and I haven’t worked out how to encrypt the partition and ensure compatibility between Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Therefore, the thumb drive only contains an individual SSH private key which I can use to remotely login to the server from outside of home.

This Kingmax 512MB USB thumb drive was $25 from Computer Alliance.