When: Saturday, November 2nd, 2002 Noon - 2pm Topic Automating your home entertainment system with Linux. Presented by Karl Bongers Look Ma, no hands! Learn how to drive your computer with a hand held remote control, or how to control your stereo, VCR or TV with your computer. Untap the secrets of the couch potatoe universe. Learn the gory details of running LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control, http://www.lirc.org) software to drive musac and video applications. Find out about home-brew electronic circuits and off the shelf hardware to interface your computer with IR remote control. Where: University of Minnesota Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Building Room EE-CS 3-180 MAP here: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/EECSci/index.html Parking: The Washington Ave. parking ramp is across the street from the EE/CS building. This is usually your best bet unless there is a sporting event going on. http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/WashRamp/ Hope to see you there!