Infographic: Best Android apps in 2014 listed by category
I came across this infographic that listed the best android apps in 2014 by category that an Android smartphoen user must have and I thought I will share with you all. Along the way I am also going to...
View ArticleHow to Find Free to Use Images for Your Blog
Visual content is massively important to your blog, it creates interest for your posts and also has the potential of increasing website traffic. Studies show the human brain processes imagery 60,000x...
View ArticleHow to Listen to Google Music on XBMC?
Google Play Music is a subscription based music streaming service from, obviously, Google. If you haven’t already tried it yet, Google Music is a great way of listening to your favourite tunes on...
View ArticleFree Movies and TV shows bittorrent streaming with Popcorn Time
Bittorrent Streaming is an area that received very little attention…that is until Popcorn Time came to life. Popcorn Time is a Torrent stream player that allows playing Movies and TV Shows for free...
View ArticleOpenELEC 4.0.7 Released: Raspberry Pi Update Instructions
OpenELEC is a lightweight OS, built from the ground up, primarily to run XBMC on various devices, including Raspberry Pi. It runs smoothly Raspberry Pi compared to other media center OSes. This post...
View ArticleVideo: Setup Transmission on Ubuntu 14.04 in one step
Previously, I published a script to automatically setup Transmission on Ubuntu 14.04 with minimal interaction from the user. This post presents a video guide to accomplish the same thing. You may...
View ArticleWhat Plex Client Hardware is Right for You?
Are you looking for Plex client hardware to compliment your new installation of Plex media server? Then look no further than this list I have assembled containing the most up-to-date hardware available...
View ArticlephpMyAdmin 4.2.6 Released: Installation and Upgrade
phpMyAdmin is an awesome web-based database management tool. Learning phpMyAdmin MySQL administration can come in very handy for bloggers and web-developers. This post introduces the recently released...
View Article[Solved] WordPress Yoast SEO sitemap blank on Nginx
After moving my WordPress blog to Nginx on Digital Ocean, I have had to work through a few issues, one of it being Yoast SEO sitemap blank problem. Likes most bloggers I use Yoast’s WordPress SEO...
View ArticleHow to install Sick Beard on Android to download TV shows?
Recently, it became possible to install Sick Beard on Android. Sick Beard is a wonderful set and forget python script to automatically download and pass TV show torrent files to torrent downloaders or...
View ArticleRaspbmc July Update released – 2014
Raspbmc is a minimal Linux distribution based on Debian that brings XBMC to your Raspberry Pi. While Raspbmc offers great features, it has been found to fall behind on speed and fluidity compared to...
View ArticleImage hotlink protection on Nginx
If someone is serving images that are stored on your server directly on their webpage (aka image hot linking) then this image hotlink protection tip for Nginx webserver can help you. If an image is...
View ArticleKodi entertainment center is the new XBMC
XBMC, the most popular media center software for any platform, will become Kodi entertainment center starting version 14 (Helix). XBMC 14, scratch that, Kodi 14 of course will have the same if not...
View ArticleRaspbmc vs OpenELEC comparison revisited in 2014
Last year, I published a detailed comparison of Raspbmc vs OpenELEC in terms of speed and options/features, in which I concluded that OpenELEC was the operating system of choice for my Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleRaspbmc and Crystalbuntu are evolving into OSMC
Raspbmc and Crystalbuntu are getting bigger and better and evolving into OSMC (Open Source Media Center). In my recent comparison of Raspbmc and OpenELEC, the two major OSes that bring XBMC to...
View ArticleHow to install Raspbmc on Raspberry Pi?
Based on popular request, here is the guide to install Raspbmc on Raspberry Pi. If you have been following me you may already know that I have been a fan of OpenELEC on Raspberry Pi. Well that changed...
View ArticleHow to setup Chromecast using your phone or tablet?
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....
View ArticleSend media stored on your Android device to your TV using AllCast
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...
View ArticleXBMC 13.2 Gotham Released
XBMC, which will be renamed to Kodi Entertainment Center soon, has been updated to XBMC 13.2 Gotham. XBMC is the media center of choice for most platforms. It is also the base of the media center...
View Article5 Websites to watch College Football online for free
College Football season almost upon us and finding ways to watch College Football online for free is a big challenge. Few months back I wrote about how to watch ESPN on XBMC (soon to be Kodi) and a fix...
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