Author Archives: Tom Long

Outraged by Outrage

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Tom Long

I don’t like big government. I don’t like political messages in schools. But what really gets me steamed is people that don’t respect the office of President of the United States. Maybe we didn’t vote for Obama. Well, boo-hoo. President … Continue reading →

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XBMC Setting Up Your Movie Library

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Tom Long

Part 3: Setup Your Movie Library You have XBMC installed. You have your folders and files properly arranged and named. If you don’t, please do yourself a favor and go back to the second part of the tutorial to learn … Continue reading →

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XBMC Media Folders and Files Just So

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Tom Long

Part 2: Folders and Files I have Tivo for TV Shows and iTunes for Music Videos so I’ll focus on Movies in this tutorial. If you love movies as much as I do, I promise the effort to use this … Continue reading →

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XBMC Media Center – Installed on a PC

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Tom Long

Part 1: Installation iTunes models a lot of what I want from my PC-on-the-TV experience. It can be tasked to hunt down compatible media and add that to its library. In media-center speak ‘library’ does not refer to the “books” … Continue reading →

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Custom Home Theater PC

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Tom Long

Thought you might find this project interesting.  I have an old laptop connected to the PC input on my HDTV.  I use XBMC or Boxee for viewing my movie archives; Picasa3 for viewing home movies and pictures; iTunes for music … Continue reading →

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