Raspbmc November Update released

Raspbmc Ft | Smarthomebeginner

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 other media center OSes. This post introduces the recently released Raspbmc November update. What’s New in … read more

How to install PuTTY on Windows?

Install Putty Windows Ft | Smarthomebeginner

This post describes how to install PuTTY on Windows systems. If you have a Linux server running OpenSSH, connecting to it through SSH from a remote system can come in very handy for administration purposes. Mac and Linux come with SSH clients that can help connecting to remote servers while … read more

CouchPotato b4275639 Update: Installation and Upgrade

Couchpotato Ft | Smarthomebeginner

CouchPotato, is an awesome automatic movie downloader and organizer and a perfect companion for your XBMC media center. A new update (b4275639) is now available for CouchPotato. This post describes the changes in the new CouchPotato b4275639 update and provides instructions on how to update your CouchPotato. What’s New in … read more

XBian 1.0 Beta 2 Released: Raspberry Pi Update Instructions

Xbian Ft | Smarthomebeginner

XBian is one of the fastest media center operating systems available for Raspberry Pi. In my early comparisons (Part 1 and Part 2), XBian showed better speed and performance speed over OpenELEC and Raspbmc. This post introduces the recently released XBian 1.0 Beta 2 update. What’s New in XBian 1.0 … read more

XBMC introduces a new XBMC addons website

Xbmc Addons Website Ft | Smarthomebeginner

Last week, XBMC introduced a new XBMC addons website. XBMC, as you may know, is probably a one of a kind media center software for many operating systems, including Ubuntu and Windows. It is the core of media center operating systems such as OpenELEC, Xbian, Raspbmc, etc. Now why did … read more

Configure Qouch app to manage SABnzbd, CouchPotato, and Sick Beard

Qouch App Configure | Smarthomebeginner

Having described how to install Qouch app on iOS devices, I will now explain how to configure Qouch app to manage SABnzbd, CouchPotato, and Sick Beard. Qouch is probably the best iOS app currently available to remotely control SABnzbd downloads, CouchPotato movies, and Sick Beard TV shows. Unfortunately, it has … read more

How to install rsync on GoDaddy hosting to backup files?

Install Rsync On Godaddy Ft | Smarthomebeginner

Some of you may know that due to increasing traffic and popularity, we recently moved htpcbeginner.com to reliable Linux hosting on GoDaddy.com. In this post, I will explain how to install rsync on GoDaddy Linux Hosting account. Rsync is a utility software and network protocol for Unix-like systems that synchronizes … read more

Raspbmc October Update released

Raspbmc Ft | Smarthomebeginner

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 other media center OSes. This post introduces the recently released Raspbmc October update. What’s New in … read more

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