Quick SilverStone GD06 review: a spacious HTPC case

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Let’s face it: putting together an HTPC or home server is a beautiful way to spend your time; but it can also be very expensive. Starting from the case, names such as Intel NUC HTPC or GigaByte Brix Pro can surface, with the expensive price tags that accompany them, of course. This … read more

Transmission 2.92 Released: Installation and Upgrade

Transmission 2.84

Transmission bittorrent is one of the most commonly used bittorrent softwares on Linux and Mac platforms for a long time. Compared to qBittorrent and Deluge, configuration of Transmission can be quite tricky but once done you have a very stable bittorrent client. This post introduces the recently released Transmission 2.90, … read more

Kodi Revolve Skin Review: a skin that goes full-circle

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The fact that Kodi is an open-source software opens up the door for all kinds of plugins and complements to make their way into our HTPC devices when they are based on this platform. Regarding skins, we have already seen what a good job the dedicated skin developers are making … read more

Guide: How to install Kodi Steam addon on your HTPC

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If you want to have your Steam games available to be launched comfortably from your couch, but also don’t want to switch between the Kodi for Windows and Steam applications, you will like this addon. The Kodi Steam Plugin allows you to start Steam in BPM (Big Picture Mode) without having … read more

Guide: How to install Plex Icefilms channel

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One way to get more content on your Plex media server is downloading it and organizing it on your home server device. To this end, you could use software such as CouchPotato for Windows, or compare CouchPotato vs. Sickbeard, SickRage or Sonarr and take your pick on software to assist you with … read more

Guide: How to install Flexget on Windows home server

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Earlier this month we taught you how to install FlexGet on Ubuntu home server. FlexGet is a tool that allows you to download media automatically to your home server. Since it is a very lightweight tool, it will not push your system capabilities to the edge. A graphical interface, or … read more

Quick Zidoo X6 Pro Review: balanced Octa-Core Android box

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Android TV boxes are getting even more surprising nowadays. Processors are getting faster and increasing their number of cores, while image quality is sharper and colors are more vivid. In this increasing landscape of technological marvel, it would be logical to think that prices are also increasing; however, when looking … read more

Kodi 17 Krypton preview: Two new skins coming to Kodi

Kodi 17 Krypton Preview Skins

Good news from the guys on the Kodi team! In this Kodi 17 Krypton preview we take a sneak peek at two default Kodi 17 new skins. Estuary and Estouchy will help you experience Kodi in a better way, starting with Kodi 17 and onwards. Confluence will still be available as a … read more

Guide: How to install Kodi Veetle addon

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Some weeks ago we recommended several addons useful to watch TV on your Kodi HTPC. In our list with the best Kodi Live TV addons we included the Kodi Veetle addon. This plugin for Kodi is amazing because it allows you to watch flash-enabled streams from Veetle.com from the comfort of your couch. … read more

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