Category Archives: Geeky

I've Started Digging Myself Into a Hole

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Tom Long

Not content with turning my laptop into a home media center, I made the foolish decision to build my own video|music streamer for fun. Not being the brightest bulb, I thought I would just use an old hard drive I … Continue reading →

Posted in Geeky | 2 Comments

TV Guide – A Streaming DVR

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Tom Long

I love Hulu.  Sadly it doesn’t carry about five of the shows I watch on TV.com.  TV.com has it over Hulu in that it includes a viewing schedule with just the shows I’ve picked, but unlike Hulu it doesn’t notify … Continue reading →

Posted in Geeky | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on TV Guide – A Streaming DVR

Watch TV on XBMC

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Tom Long

Today we’ll look at how to capture TV shows and watch them using XBMC. In my second XBMC tutorial I covered how to name and organize directories and files for movies and included a peek at how to organize your … Continue reading →

Posted in Geeky | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Geeky | Tagged , , , , , , | 18 Comments

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 →

Posted in Geeky | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on XBMC Media Folders and Files Just So