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Make an Xbox 360 media server with UShare and Linux
If you don't want to pay for Twonky Media Server and don't want to use Windows, why not turn your Ubuntu Linux computer into a media server for your Xbox 360 using UShare?
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Flipboard - a killer app for the iPad
I've recently stumbled across Flipboard, an amazing application for the iPad which adds an extra dimension to Twitter.
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How to use PHP's file_get_contents() with a proxy server
Here's a quick and dirty function you can use to allow the use of PHP's file_get_contents() function on a server that uses a proxy.
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- How to create a Linux iPlayer download GUI using Zenity
- Here's how I created a simple graphical utility to download TV and radio...
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- Create an encrypted USB drive for Ubuntu Linux
- Protect the sensitive data on your USB key from prying eyes by encryptin... (No votes) 1 comment
- How to fix the Android AVD no target problem
- If you're getting started with the Android SDK and encounter an error me... (No votes) 1 comment
- How to move Ubuntu Lucid's 10.04 Gnome buttons to the right
- Ubuntu 10.04 users were pleased to see Canonical's efforts to give Ubunt...
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- Create a video transcoder GUI with Zenity and ffmpeg
- Create a GUI application for your Linux computer to allow you to graphic...
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- Download HD video from BBC iPlayer with get_iplayer
- Download and save DRM-free videos from the BBC iPlayer site with get_ipl... (1 vote)
- Fixing Ubuntu's GPG error issue
- For weeks my Ubuntu Karmic Koala workstation has been plagued by an apt ... (1 vote)
- Automatically connect to wireless networks in Gnome
- Linux Mint's implementation of the Gnome desktop does not automatically ... (No votes)
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