OpenELEC is one of the four media center operating systems available for Raspberry Pi. In this post, I will explain how to install OpenELEC on Raspberry Pi using a computer running Linux. OpenELEC has quickly become my favorite operating system for my Raspberry Pi media center. In my recent comparison … 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
Recently, RuudBurger, a CouchPotato developer, revamped the CouchPotato Firefox plugin (aka userscript) that makes adding movies to your CouchPotato queue a breeze. For those who do not know, CouchPotato is an awesome little app that automates downloading movies. If this sounds interesting, then follow our guides on installing CouchPotato (Ubuntu … read more
Recently, RuudBurger, a CouchPotato developer, revamped the CouchPotato Chrome extension (aka userscript) that makes adding movies to your CouchPotato queue a breeze. For those who do not know, CouchPotato is an awesome little app that automates downloading movies. If this sounds interesting, then follow our guides on installing CouchPotato (Ubuntu … 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
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, 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
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