Forbidden Island announces the launch of Project X! - General Tiki

M martiki Official Mixologist http://www.smugglerscovesf.com Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 3059	M martiki Posted posted on Fri, Jun 29, 2007 5:59 PM Press release: Aloha! After months of painstaking labor, I am very pleased to announce the launch of Project X: The New Forbidden Island Jukebox! It began as a discussion many moons ago about our frustrations with the clunky and ugly old CD jukebox we’ve had on the wall. Lots of bill reader problems, bizarre “random” mode that played the same stuff over and over, and general technical mishaps. We wanted to keep hearing the same great music, but we knew it could be better. Why not…build it ourselves? With that, Team X (very slowly) sprung into action! And with a few coconuts, a little bamboo, and a disused Pentium4 PC, a dream was born that would do the Professor proud. On Wednesday we launched Project X and so far it’s been going like a champ! It’s a touch-screen PC-based MP3 jukebox powered entirely by rum! (almost) We encourage you to come in to FI and see the magic for yourself. Explore the easy-to-use custom interface and pick yer favorite tunes. But remember, this is version 1.0, and there’s more magic coming down the road- we’ve just begun! And without further ado, let me introduce to you the elite members of Team X: Hanford Lemoore, software designer: The wizard behind the jukebox application is a longtime friend of Forbidden Island and the creator of Tiki Central. He is also quite possibly too clever for his own good. Hanford enjoys long walks on the beach, puppies, and Trumer Pilsner. Check out his portfolio at http://www.hanfordlemoore.com. Scott Lund, hardware engineer: Scott was the mastermind behind integrating the touch screen, bill feeder, and PC, and making the magic come to life. When Scott talks about what he’s up to next, it usually sounds like pure gibberish to me, but somehow he makes it all work. Scott was also essential to keeping the team focused when the project manager was drunk on rum. (That would be me). When not building earth-shattering weapons of death for the Department of Defense at Alameda’s own Windriver (kidding!), you can usually find Scott with a cocktail and some well cooked fries at the Thayer end of the bar. Matt Najdek, cabinet construction: Known around FI as “Matty” simply because no one can say his last name, Matt built the fantastic jukebox case to fit in to the décor like it was there the whole time. Soon to be Mr. Jessica Slater after hitching up with our bartender, Matt is also a top general contractor with his own business, Ore-Cal Construction. Check it out at http://www.orecalconstruction.com/index.html and Go Beavers! So come and see what all the fuss is about! Mahalo! -martin

Press release:

Aloha!

After months of painstaking labor, I am very pleased to announce the launch of Project X: The New Forbidden Island Jukebox!

It began as a discussion many moons ago about our frustrations with the clunky and ugly old CD jukebox we’ve had on the wall. Lots of bill reader problems, bizarre “random” mode that played the same stuff over and over, and general technical mishaps. We wanted to keep hearing the same great music, but we knew it could be better.

Why not…build it ourselves?

With that, Team X (very slowly) sprung into action!

And with a few coconuts, a little bamboo, and a disused Pentium4 PC, a dream was born that would do the Professor proud. On Wednesday we launched Project X and so far it’s been going like a champ! It’s a touch-screen PC-based MP3 jukebox powered entirely by rum! (almost) We encourage you to come in to FI and see the magic for yourself. Explore the easy-to-use custom interface and pick yer favorite tunes. But remember, this is version 1.0, and there’s more magic coming down the road- we’ve just begun!

And without further ado, let me introduce to you the elite members of Team X:

Hanford Lemoore, software designer: The wizard behind the jukebox application is a longtime friend of Forbidden Island and the creator of Tiki Central. He is also quite possibly too clever for his own good. Hanford enjoys long walks on the beach, puppies, and Trumer Pilsner. Check out his portfolio at http://www.hanfordlemoore.com.

Scott Lund, hardware engineer: Scott was the mastermind behind integrating the touch screen, bill feeder, and PC, and making the magic come to life. When Scott talks about what he’s up to next, it usually sounds like pure gibberish to me, but somehow he makes it all work. Scott was also essential to keeping the team focused when the project manager was drunk on rum. (That would be me). When not building earth-shattering weapons of death for the Department of Defense at Alameda’s own Windriver (kidding!), you can usually find Scott with a cocktail and some well cooked fries at the Thayer end of the bar.

Matt Najdek, cabinet construction: Known around FI as “Matty” simply because no one can say his last name, Matt built the fantastic jukebox case to fit in to the décor like it was there the whole time. Soon to be Mr. Jessica Slater after hitching up with our bartender, Matt is also a top general contractor with his own business, Ore-Cal Construction. Check it out at http://www.orecalconstruction.com/index.html and Go Beavers!

So come and see what all the fuss is about!
Mahalo!

-martin

Post #315841 by martiki on Fri, Jun 29, 2007 5:59 PM