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For the past two years, we have been making your HTPC and Linux Home Server administration easier by writing several simple tutorials at www.LinuXplained.com. LinuXplained (or LinuX eXplained) is a free Linux home server resource site. LinuXplained was originally founded in April 2010 by Anand. The main goal of this … read more
CouchPotato, is an awesome automatic movie downloader and organizer and a perfect companion for your XBMC media center. A new update (190e1d2c) is now available for CouchPotato. This post describes the changes in the new CouchPotato 190e1d2c update and provides instructions on how to update your CouchPotato. What’s New in … read more
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 December update. What’s New in … read more
XBMC is an awesome multi-platform media center application that has become the software of choice for most media HTPCs. The slew of XBMC devices XBMC devices coming up for sale is a testimony to its greatness and growing popularity. This post introduces the recently released XBMC 12.3 Frodo fixes. What’s … read more
CouchPotato, is an awesome automatic movie downloader and organizer and a perfect companion for your XBMC media center. A new update (b468048d) is now available for CouchPotato. This post describes the changes in the new CouchPotato b468048d update and provides instructions on how to update your CouchPotato. What’s New in … read more
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
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 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
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