Want your Chromecast to play locally-stored content on TV? AllCast may be a solution. You may remember from our recent post that Chromecast is one of the best client devices for Plex. The Allcast Android app lets you send photos, music, and video stored on your Android device to your … read more
This guide shows you how to setup Chromecast from your Android phone or tablet. One year back, out of the blue, Google announced Chromecast, a HDMI digital media player that is less than 3 inches long. Content can be streamed from Chromecast-enabled mobile or web apps. Using Chromecast mirroring you … read more
Ubuntu laptop compatibility with hardware is a common issue but Ubuntu pre installed laptops alleviate some of problems. Hardware support on Ubuntu has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years. Wireless cards are usually a problem as sometimes only a proprietary driver is available with no free … read more
OpenELEC and XBMC have already matured to improve experience on Raspberry Pi but these 8 Raspberry Pi OpenELEC tweaks will take your experience to a new level. OpenELEC, one of the premier XBMC operating systems for Raspberry Pi, has reached version 4. It now boasts XBMC 13 Gotham with a … read more
You may or may not have heard of the Now TV Box available from the satellite TV company Sky. In the UK, these little boxes are available for the measly sum of £10 ($16.82) which makes it excellent value for money. The Now TV Box is backed by three subscription … read more
CouchPotato, is an awesome automatic movie downloader and organizer and a perfect companion for your XBMC media center. A new update (5af8fd0b) is now available for CouchPotato. This post describes the changes in the new CouchPotato 5af8fd0b update and provides instructions on how to update your CouchPotato. What’s New in … read more
Overclocking Raspberry Pi is a way to get the maximum out of the Raspberry Pi hardware. Device makers many times fix the components to work at lower speeds to improve reliability/life while also ensuring adequate performance. However, for many enthusiasts who are always hungry for speed and power, there is … read more
Port forwarding (aka port mapping) is the process of forwarding internet packets to specific hosts based on the defined routing table. In this post, I will explain how to setup port forwarding on your router. You should know how to setup port forwarding if 1) you have services like Web … read more
Recently, I described how to setup a Apache webserver on Ubuntu. One of the easiest ways to manage MySQL databases is using phpMyAdmin. In this post, I will explain how to install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu systems. phpMyAdmin is a free tool intended to handle the administration of MySQL using the … read more