Raspberry Pi OpenELEC – Using a HD44780 display
You might be familiar with XBMC, one of the best Media Center like systems/applications out there. You also might know about the $35 computer called Raspberry Pi, and that some folks managed to got...
View ArticleXBMC and MySQL – All rooms in sync!
One of the really nice features of XBMC is that it has the means to provide additional information on TV-Series, Movies and/or Music. XBMC does not only work with the background info or synopsis of a...
View ArticleHow to run XBMC on Boxee Box
Boxee Box, a Linux box from D-Link that runs a fork of XBMC called Boxee, is dead … maybe we will see some of it return in a re-incarnation with Samsung, but I wouldn’t hold my breath … I’m sure others...
View ArticleBoblight Config Maker for Windows, MacOS X and Linux
When I started building my own “AmbiLight” project, based on OpenElec (XBMC) and Boblight, the first problem I ran into is finding a tool to create a Boblight config files for use under MacOS X....
View ArticleAmbient TV lighting with XBMC Boblight, OpenElec and WS2811/WS2812 LEDs
Back in the day, when the first LED TV’s appeared, Philips came with a great feature: Ambient TV lighting. Ambient TV lighting consisted out of lights that would project to the wall behind your TV, one...
View ArticleXBMC – How to install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV
I’ve always loved Kodi, formerly known as XBMC. I’ve installed it on regular PC’s and Mac’s, tiny PC’s, AppleTV’s (1st and 2nd generation), Boxee Box, etc. With the arrival of Amazon’s Fire TV, it was...
View ArticleMac OS X SMB Fix, or How to install SMBUp
If you’re a Mac user, and you’re enjoying the newer MacOS X versions, then you might have noticed that Apple’s own implementation of SMB simply sucks … it just doesn’t work and for a company like Apple...
View ArticleXBMC – Install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV (FireStarter)
I have written a pretty extensive article before, on “How to install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV“. It’s still an article worth reading, but a better “trick” has become available. In the previous article, we...
View ArticleThe last Boblight Config Maker …
After many iterations of Boblight Config Maker, I’ve decided to finally release v2 … keep in mind that I have the feeling it’s not quite finished yet, so it’s released as a beta, by request of many v1...
View ArticleRemotely Wake up your Computers with Wake On Lan
Wake On Lan, the Ethernet standard for waking up (switching them ON) network enabled devices remotely, has (again) gained popularity, especially under NAS/Server users, who use their server or NAS only...
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