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Raspbmc August 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...
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5 Best Usenet Search providers for Sick Beard and CouchPotato
Best Usenet Search providers…Why do I need to care about that? – you may ask. Well if you have been following only htpcBeginner then your question is very valid. We have shown you why is Usenet better...
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[Solved] Varnish WordPress comments IP address problem
First, let me explain the Varnish WordPress comments IP address problem. As many of you may know I have switched to VPS from Digital Ocean and currently run a LEMP stack with Varnish Cache. All was...
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phpMyAdmin 4.2.8 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...
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5 Best Raspberry Pi Wifi adapters for you media center
Raspberry Pi Wifi adapters can help reduce clutter and help bring content to your XBMC (nka Kodi Entertainment Center) wirelessly. As we have previously written, there are 4 different Raspberry Pi OS...
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3 Best Raspberry Pi Alternatives in 2014
The Raspberry Pi microcomputer has become a bit of a phenomenon among tech enthusiasts. It comes in at a very reasonable $35 – which makes it easily affordable for almost all DIYers. Spawned from its...
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Xbian 1.0 RC3 brings XBMC 13.2, RPi B+ support, and more
Xbian was once my go-to media center among the 4 media center operating systems I played with. But things have since changed, Xbian, which once stood out has sort of fallen behind and I later moved on...
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Kodi 14.0 Helix enters feature freeze
Kodi 14.0 Helix (codename) entered feature freeze stage. For those of you who do not know Kodi Entertainment Center is the new XBMC. This implies that no new features will be added moving forward other...
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UsenetServer annouces Usenet with free VPN – Giveaway
Last month, UsenetServer announced another big upgrade to their service: Usenet with free VPN. the Usenet VPN free service runs alongside your Usenet access and provides a anonymity using a protective...
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qBittorrent v3.1.10 Released: Installation and Upgrade
qBittorrent is a lightweight bittorrent client for Linux and other platforms. Its specialty compared to Deluge or Transmission, is the ease of installation and configuration. This post introduces the...
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Chromecast vs Apple TV – Which is worth your money?
At first glance, this topic of Chromecast vs Apple TV seems straightforward. Android users tend to be drawn toward Chromecast while iPhone users look into Apple TV. It’s actually a bit more involved...
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Webmin 1.710 Released: Installation and Upgrade
Webmin provides a webui for system administration for Unix based systems. It makes managing Apache, MySQL, NFS, SAMBA, and many other aspects of a Linux server available through an awesome web...
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phpMyAdmin 4.2.9 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...
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OpenELEC 4.2.0 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...
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Get notified of Dognzb, NZB.su, and OMGWTFNZBs invite availability
Getting a Dognzb, NZB.su, or OMGWTFNZBs invite can be a wild goose chase because the invites taken up in a matter of moments. Many of you may not even know where to find these Usenet index invites. And...
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OpenELEC 4.2.1 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...
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Meet Vero media player, the new flagship device for OSMC
The age of the mini XBMC media players is here and Vero media player running OSMC could give others the run for their money. It may be a new entrant but it comes with the strengths of OSMC, which is...
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Flixtor, a Popcorn Time alternative that offers some new features
If you are a torrent fan, chances are that you might have heard about Popcorn Time (PT), a Torrent stream player that allows playing Movies and TV Shows for free over bittorrent P2P protocol. [Read:...
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How to properly uninstall Sickbeard on Ubuntu Linux?
We have extensively covered how to install Sick Beard on various platforms but how do you properly uninstall SickBeard on Ubuntu system? This is a question that has been asked a few times and so here...
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2 More Alternatives to Raspberry Pi
A previous article, 3 Best alternatives to Raspberry Pi in 2014, covered what I consider to be the top contenders for the microcomputer crown. In this article we’ll talk about a couple more possible...
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