Emby Server is an excellent Plex and Kodi alternative. Many new technologies have been made available for Emby to run upon, some of them are pre-built solutions and others you can build yourself. All it takes to create a great DIY Emby Server is just a little knowledge of the … read more
The Alexa voice remote that accompanies the Amazon Fire TV and Fire Stick is a great product. It is one of the first voice recognition tools that is actually worth using! Did you know that you can fully control a Fire TV device using your phone as a Fire TV … read more
The Vero 4k is a highly capable piece of hardware. Native OSMC support, and powerful hardware makes this a natural choice for those who enjoy high-definition media. As a result of official OSMC support, the device is a great open-source alternative to other devices. Despite the great features, the device … read more
With streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, and PlayStation Vue, it’s easy to stream media whenever and wherever. But for those with a massive collection of local files like videos and music, why waste that excellent content? Instead, put it to good use by spinning up a music server. Check … read more
With DVDs quickly becoming old school and many of us turning to digital media, what options do we have for our old collections? It now seems quite an effort to open up the DVD case and insert the disc when our smart TVs, TV boxes, and home theatre PC (HTPC) … read more
The Raspberry Pi is one of the top devices for tinkerers. Catering to the do-it-yourself (DIY) crowd, the Raspberry Pi is a single-board PC perfect for tons of projects. Among its many applications, Pi boards offer functionality as home theatre PC (HTPC) devices with distros like OpenELEC, low-power servers, and … read more
The Raspberry Pi 3 is not a very powerful device for everyday computing, but it can be used as a media player without any issues. There is a lot of debate for the best operating system(OS) to run on the Raspberry Pi, and today i will show you how to … read more
Linux operating systems come in a variety of flavors. Often, Linux distributions (distros) feature specializations. There are loads of Linux home server distros. Hannah Montanna Linux even exists, its original mission to make Linux accessible to a younger audience. With a bevy of Linux media center software options, Linux operating … read more
There are a lot of ways to connect remotely to your server, but the most popular way is to remote connect via SSH or Secure Shell. SSH allows you to connect to your server remotely through commandline. For example, we described how to connect to your Raspberry Pi through SSH … read more