How to Turn Your Computer Into the Ultimate Remote Access Media Server

Golf clap for this article. "clap, clap." Nicely done. Key points to be emphasized: a) Running a server on many "home" ISP connections may be against the Terms of Service in your ISP contract. Minor use probably won't be noticed. b) Using plain FTP (port 21) is crazy even with a password, unless you are publishing all the content for the world to have. c) VNC (any form) is not encrypted. d) If you are using HTTP, you probably plan to allow the world access to your files. e) Only ssh/sftp (port 22) out of all the choices in the article above, should be used externally. f) If you do open any external ports, make your life easier and on the outside, use a non-standard port and let your router forward to the internal "standard port" for your.

How to Automatically Download TV Shows as Soon as They've Aired (or Turn Your PC into a TiVo) - Lifehacker Kinja is in read-only mode. We are working to restore service. Is there anyway you can explain further on what to do, this has gotten me intrigued. Flagged Sure. Past this, I'll have to go from memory since I don't have uTorrent here on my work computer, but if you right click on the feed, you can go to the RSS Downloader. Anyway, let's say I want to download How I Met Your Mother, which comes on monday nights. Let me know if you need anything else. [www.ezrss.it] Regardless if you use their RSS, this FAQ is what I used to setup my RSS downloader. Have at least a dozen shows plugged in, usually gets the show about 30-40 minutes after the episode airs . So I was just referring back to this article to set up a new media center at home and I came across this posting of yours. Do you happen to have any invites to your private tracker?

How to play Nintendo 64 on your PC Install the emulator Download and install the free emulator Project 64. Get some games Games for emulators are called roms, and there are a lot of websites supplying them. Games I highly recommend for N64 are (in order of priority): Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Super Mario 64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Master Quest Diddy Kong Racing Banjo-Kazooie Once you have your games, open up Project64 and go to File > Choose Rom directory, and select the location of your roms. Set up your controller You can use any USB controller to play with this emulator. To set up your controller, plug it in and then open Project 64. Save states One of the main benefits of using an emulator is being able to use save states. To more quickly save and load, you can set buttons on your controller to F5 and F7. Texture packs Another huge benefit of using an emulator is the ability to use texture pack mods which replace the original lo-res textures with improved hi-res textures. Tips