Streamline your home media experience
This guide shows how to force Transmission Bittorrent client to use a VPN while retaining remote access to its WebUI (user interface) so you can access and manage your torrents outside your home network. You will need to know your network's IP information and have the machine use a static … I'm curious
Streaming TV Sticks are a great cord cutting solution. The Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Chromecast and CK808 and MK818 all stream Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime Instant Video. For non-tech savvy relatives they are perfect due to their ease of use, for techies it gives them a gadget to … I'm curious
Sonarr is an alternative to SickBeard and SickRage for Usenet video automation. It works well with NZBGet and Sabnzbd. Sonarr has changed name because it will be supporting torrents in the near future so NzbDrone was no longer an appropriate name. It is written in C# which requires Mono … I'm curious
I heard about the Banana Pi in Linux User and Developer magazine. I was intrigued by the increased RAM and faster processor compared to the Raspberry Pi, especially since the Raspberry Pi is sluggish from time to time. The Banana Pi also has a SATA port which helps overcome one … I'm curious
I have a long term goal of making an Android media server that grabs media automatically from Usenet and torrents. There are already usenet clients (NZBGet) and torrent (uTorrent) available. You can even install SickBeard for Android but I am hoping to port CouchPotato and SickRage to Android at some … I'm curious
NZBGet is a lightweight usenet downloader recently updated to 14.0 so NZBGet and the Raspberry Pi fit well together. NZBGet 14 supports fake detector for discarding fake releases on usenet. This will be in my upcoming Ultimate Raspberry Pi Usenet Guide. I recommend a UsenetServer account for downloading from usenet. … I'm curious
What are the best Pi alternatives for HTPC media server solutions? I am a student and therefore not particularly rich. I am always looking for ways to achieve the same result with less financial investment. Small embedded systems like the Raspberry and Banana Pi and BeagleBone are very appealing to … I'm curious