CouchPotato is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass torrent files to torrent downloaders or NZB files to NZB downloaders. In this post, I will explain how to configure CouchPotato V2. It is essential to configure CouchPotato properly to make it work with SABnzbd for … read more
CouchPotato is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass movie torrent files to torrent downloaders (eg. Transmission) or NZB files to NZB downloaders (eg. SABNzbd+). In this post I will explain how to setup CouchPotato on Windows from Python source. You can search add movies … read more
Downloading through Usenet has been on rise, primarily due to the advantages it offers: speed, convenience, and privacy. A testimony to this is that my recent posts on how to get a free Usenet account and how to install CouchPotato have received increasing number of hits since their publication. For … read more
Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize – and it’s loaded with great features! It is an open-source, cross-platform email and news client, which means it works well on multiple OSes, including Windows and Linux. In my case, I dual boot Windows 7 and … read more
Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize – and it’s loaded with great features! It is an open-source, cross-platform email and news client, which means it works well on multiple OSes, including Windows and Linux. In my case, I dual boot Windows 7 and … read more
Couple months back I wrote a post on how to fix wireless problems in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release. Although I listed a few good Ubuntu compatible wireless cards (USB) that work, several readers emailed me asking if I could a bit more detailed review. In this post, I am going … read more
CouchPotato is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass movie torrent files to torrent downloaders or NZB files to NZB downloaders. In this post I will explain how to install CouchPotato on Ubuntu, including Ubuntu Server 14.04 Trusty Tahr. You can search add movies to … read more
One of the major issues in adopting Linux is hardware compatibility. There are many components for which there are no dedicated drivers yet (eg. Atheros wireless cards). You may compile and install drivers in some cases (eg. Broadcom CrystalHD). But in many cases this may not be possible. Therefore it … read more
With the recent actions against many of the torrent indexes, the use of Usenet for downloading has been increasing. For Usenet access, one needs an account with one of the many Usenet providers and a Free Usenet account is hard to find. Usenet servers (aka Usenet Newsgroup Server) relay content, … read more