I have just found a way to successfully stream movies (avi, mkv, mp4, etc) to my iPhone. It’s via an app called AirPlayer. First, set up a media server on your home network (for example, PS3 Media Server, like what I have explained in my previous post, “How To Share Media Between PlayStation 3 and …
Ubuntu
How to Queue Torrents in Transmission
Currently there’s no queue features in Transmission. Luckily we can improvise this with the help of transmission-remote, a command based client for transmission, and along with some Linux bash scripting. Below I have created a simple bash script: 1. Install transmission remote: sudo apt-get install transmission-cli 2. Copy the script below, and save as my_script_name.sh …
Playing 1080p Video in Ubuntu Without Lag
Playing 1080p Video in Ubuntu Without Lag
How to Check for Open Ports in Ubuntu
There are various ways to view for open ports on your local Ubuntu/Linux machine. However, I particularly prefer two methods/command below, since it is simple, and without any third-party application.
How to Enhance Your Linux Desktop with Conky
I have been using Conky as my desktop monitoring widgets for quite some time now. Before this, I’ve been using few applications like screenlets and gdesklets, but there’s a lot of drawbacks on these applications. Among them were limited customizations, it’s difficult to develop your own widgets, unable to find widgets you’re looking for, and …