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http://lifehacker.com/5601586/how-to-get-started-with-usenet-in-three-simple-steps Usenet is a wonderful service for finding and downloading digital media, giving you speed and reliability you won't find with other file-sharing options—like, say, BitTorrent. Here's a quick guide on setting up and getting started with Usenet. An Introduction to Usenet What is Usenet? Rather than dive into a full history of Usenet, let's talk about how it's relevant to you. Usenet was originally designed as a bulletin-board service, and so there's a ton of text content available on Usenet, but once binary newsgroups made their way into Usenet, it quickly became a popular place to find any sort of files that interest you.

How to Get Started with Usenet in Three Simple Steps

http://lifehacker.com/5771670/how-to-turn-your-computer-into-an-internet-personal-video-recorder Video content is readily available online for you to download, but the download process isn't always as simple and automated clicking a button on a TiVO or DVR. Fortunately, with a little set up and some help from a few great tools and BitTorrent or Usenet, you can turn your computer into a TiVo-like downloader. Here's how to set them up. Note: This tutorial is going to mention Usenet. We're aware that a lot of you have a problem with that.

How to Automatically Download TV Shows as Soon as They've Aired (or Turn Your PC into a TiVo)

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How to Turn Your FreeNAS Box Into an Internet PVR with SABnzbd and Sick Beard

So you've set up your own NAS , and you'd like it to download more than just the occasional torrent. If you'd like to automatically download TV shows as soon as they're available with previously mentioned Sick Beard, you can install it to your NAS for an always-on internet PVR. If you'd rather not keep your main machine on all day waiting for new TV shows to download, installing Sick Beard on a NAS is a fantastic way to automatically download your favorite TV shows, whether your other computers are already on or not. However, installing SABnzbd and Sick Beard to a NAS takes a bit more work than installing it to a normal computer. Here's how to do it.
Dear Lifehacker, I'm tired of transferring my movies and TV shows to my PlayStation 3's hard drive whenever I want to watch them. It says I can stream media from my computer via UPnP, but I'm not sure what that means or how to set it up. Help! Sincerely, Stressed with Streaming Dear Stressed, UPnP (which stands for Universal Plug and Play) is a feature that allows the devices on your home network to discover each other and access certain services. Often, this is used for streaming media between devices on a network. http://lifehacker.com/5803975/what-is-upnp-and-how-do-i-use-it-to-stream-media-to-my-tv

What Is UPnP and How Do I Use it to Stream Media to My TV?

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Turn an Old Computer into a Networked Backup, Streaming, or Torrenting Machine with FreeNAS

At its most basic, Network attached storage, or NAS, is a great way to share files on your local network. But it's also a perfect solution for backing up your computers, streaming media across your home network, or even torrenting files to a central server. If you have an aging computer lying around, you can turn it into a NAS for for free with the open-source FreeNAS operating system. Here's how. First, we'll take a closer look at what exactly a NAS is and does, then jump into how to set it up.