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Quarter 1, 2012: Home Theater, Home Server, Gaming, & Personal Computer System Design Guide & Suggestions!

daemox — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:21:57 +0000

Hello! This will be a little (but epic!) foray into the hardware realm here at Ainer.org. If it is well received I may update this on a semi-regularly basis in the future (yearly, half-yearly, quarterly). For now, this post will provide some suggestions on what hardware components, what peripherals, what display and audio components, what supplementary networking gear, and even what cables I currently suggest for a single system that can provide solid Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC) functionality, excellent 1080p resolution gaming (Gaming PC), adequate room and connections for several storage drives (Home Server), as well as general purpose personal computer (PC) usage (Web browsing, document editing, et cetera).

How to Configure 7.1 HDMI Audio for Ubuntu & Some Ainer.org News!

daemox — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:08:56 +0000

Howdy all, I just found this link courtesy of the "Apps, tweaks, tips, and links for your Linux Media HTPC" thread over at AVSForums. Please note that I haven't had a chance to test it yet. The instructions do look to be solid though, and if nothing else, I wanted to bookmark it for my own future usage.

Couch Potato… Version 2! (Open Beta)

daemox — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:47:02 +0000

Greetings! Well this is going to be an uncharacteristically short blurb of a news article for Ainer.org and I'm a little behind the curve on this one, but it's certainly none too late to take a look and see what Couch Potato's developer has been working on "behind the scenes" so to speak. You might have noticed some slowing of development around Couch Potato, and maybe even wondered if the project might be dying. Well, rest assured and cast those doubts aside, as Couch Potato Version 2 (V2) has become the priority and has been in fairly active development since around February of last year (2011).

Duck Duck Go! A Privacy Respecting Search Engine with Features Enough to Make You Not Even Care!

daemox — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:52:32 +0000

A month or so back I went on one of my little quests to find a piece of software that I don't currently have buttoned down. This time around I was not looking for another handy-dandy media related application nor another operating system. Instead, I was looking for a tool I use daily to find other tools, a Web search engine. I have, in the past, looked for "Google alternatives" but have always found myself back with the nearly unavoidable digital giant. This seemingly inevitable return was, at least partially, due to old habits, market penetration (it's the default just about everywhere!), and also simply because the suite of tools the Google behemoth provides work well, integrate well, and help me to be more productive and have functionality that, in many cases, I can't find anywhere else (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Voice, Google Chat).

Ubuntu Alternatives, Xfce, & Having A Go With Fedora 16!

daemox — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:48:39 +0000

A little over a year ago I fired up the then latest version of Fedora (13) and found much that I liked. Ultimately though, it just wasn't the right tool for the job and I ended up going back to Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Fast forward another year, a few more releases have come out from Fedora, and Canonical has been making some choices that, while likely great long-term for Ubuntu, are a bit awkward currently for some of its user base.

Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Beta Released, & Initial Impressions!

daemox — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:10:26 +0000

Ubuntu's next release, the Oneiric Ocelot (11.10), will soon be upon us and the first beta for this release is now out! At this point, Oneiric has already gone through three alpha releases and the features and the interface should be, essentially, set in stone (both the feature and the user interface freezes have past). Following the beta release today the focus should shift from the user interface (UI) to polishing up the release, squashing bugs, and improving over all quality (see the overall workitems here!).

Kiwix: An Offline Reader for Wikipedia!

sedux — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:27:03 +0000

Kiwix is a neat little program that allows users to read content from Wikipedia offline. Using ZIM files, Kiwix displays articles exactly as they would appear on Wikipedia (pictures and all!), and also provides some functions that are used in web browsers (such as the ability to use tabs and bookmarks). Combine this with links to other articles, options, like selecting a random article to view, and it's easy to forget that this is only an offline version of Wikipedia!

An Introduction to Giganews’ & Golden Frog’s VyprVPN!

daemox — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:47:19 +0000

VyprVPN provides a similar service between your Ubuntu or Linux Mint personal computer, Android mobile device, or TomatoUSB (RAF) router, and any one of their VyprVPN servers located around the world (Los Angeles, Washington, DC, London, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong). After the connection between your device or network and the VyprVPN server is established, your traffic is first routed through the VPN and then over the World Wide Web (as it normally would were it connected without VyprVPN).

Firefox 6 Soon, Firefox-Next PPA, & Mozilla Labs Test Pilot!

daemox — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:14:26 +0000

Whew! Alright, lots of Mozilla Firefox goodness to write about here, so let's get to it! First off, in case you haven't yet heard, Firefox 6 should soon be officially announced (August Sixteenth) and should also be available to Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) and Linux Mint 11 (Katya) users with nothing further needed than a standard update once it is added to the official repositories! Firefox 6 will also be the initial version available in the upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) release!

Open Science Summit 2011 this Fall!

sedux — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:03:24 +0000

After a (fairly) successful event last year, the Open Science Summit will again happen this year, taking place in Mountain View, CA on October 22-23. Featuring multiple speakers from many different disciplines, the Open Science Summit focuses on how to adapt current scientific practices to ever changing technology, as well as how to open source scientific work and research.

Supernews Nearing Three Years of Retention!

daemox — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:56:33 +0000

The premium Usenet service provider, Supernews (Giganews’ little brother), is very near the three-years-worth of retention mark (1095 days) that was only days ago reached by Giganews itself (the world leader in retention)! While Giganews offers value added “Exclusive Tools” on top of their Usenet service (Tools, which one may never end up using, especially as [...]

New Ainer.org Theme Soon!

sedux — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:52:11 +0000

It’s finally time for Ainer.org to receive a long awaited makeover! After receiving some feedback that our site was difficult for some readers to view, we decided to go ahead and purchase a premium theme (released under a GNU General Public License) and then customized that to our needs. It has been a long, and [...]

Couch Potato Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu & Linux Mint!

daemox — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:47:15 +0000

Couch Potato is an application that serves a role similar to a standalone Digital or Personal Video Recorder (DVR/PVR). However, where a DVR or PVR will monitor a cable or satellite television connection for movies that you might like to record and watch at a later date, Couch Potato monitors the Internet. Also, where as a DVR/PVR is generally going to be a separate, standalone device, Couch Potato is an application that can be ran on just about any Ubuntu, Linux Mint, or other GNU/Linux based personal computer. As such, Couch Potato is far more flexible than a "traditional" DVR/PVR setup.

Humble Indie Bundle #3 Now Live!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:13:21 +0000

The Humble Bundle is once again offering up a lot of five indie games at the “pay what you want” price tag. This is the second Humble Bundle offered this year and will be open for purchase for the next two weeks. The Humble Indie Bundle features a collection of games that are DRM free [...]

Headphones: Sick Beard and Couch Potato like Application for Music!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:12:39 +0000

News Well, it has been a (relatively) long wait, but it looks like it’s finally here, an application like Couch Potato and Sick Beard, but for music! Headphones is a very young project (first commit was posted on May 20, 2011), but is already showing significant promise! For those that aren’t familiar, Sick Beard and [...]

CoLab: An Experiment Into Open Source Science

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:11:56 +0000

Scientific research is exhaustive, time consuming, and often frustrating, especially when the results don’t turn out. What’s more, when publishing research articles, fellow scientists, colleagues, and the general public tend to be unaware of the amount of work put into the research, as the paper published only contains the best of the best in terms [...]

Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) or Linux Mint 11 (Katya)?

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:10:43 +0000

Editorial Well, I’m back. I had planned to do several updated guides and news articles following the Linux Mint 11 (Katya) release and, in fact, I did a lot of prep work for articles and guides that I may never publish (at least, not in full). Instead, I ended up changing gears mid-way through, had [...]

SABnzbd+ 0.6.0 Released and Available via PPA!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:08:53 +0000

News SABnzbd+ 0.6.0 was released a couple of days ago and is already available via JCFP’s SABnzbd+ private package archive (PPA). Considering the maturity of the project, SABnzbd+ 0.6.0 brings with it an impressive array of changes and updates. The most noticeable one (visually), is undoubtedly the change from using the Smpl skin as the [...]

Linux Mint 11 (Katya) Preview and Testing Version Released!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:07:42 +0000

News Well, it’s just about that time again, Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) was just released and the developers over at Linux Mint are readying for the subsequent release of their flagship Main Edition, Linux Mint 11 (Katya). To kick things off, Clem, the founder and lead developer of Linux Mint, released a preview this morning [...]

Linux Fest Northwest 2011 This Weekend!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:07:03 +0000

News Just an update, Linux Fest Northwest is this weekend! If you’re free and in the area be sure to come by for at least one (or part of one) of the days! For more information, see the quote below from my previous post! Well, it’s just about that time of year again. It’s time [...]

Last Chance to Nab the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:06:14 +0000

News It’s been a while since I had a chance to post up some news, but I just nabbed myself a copy of the Humble Frozenbyte Bundle and wanted to remind those other late comers (like myself) that there is currently less than a day left on this bundle! For those that are not familiar, [...]

Linux Mint XFCE Released and Linux Mint F.A.Q.!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:01:21 +0000

News Linux Mint has just released their XFCE edition. This edition has now been moved from being based on Ubuntu and is now based on Debian Testing via Linux Mint Debian Edition. The recent popularity and growth of Linux Mint Debian Edition as well as the migration and planned migration of some of the alternate [...]

Linux Fest Northwest 2011 & Oil Rush Giveaway!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:00:45 +0000

News Well, it’s just about that time of year again. It’s time for the annual Linux Fest Northwest! If you happen to find yourself in the Pacific Northwest (or Cascadia if you prefer) come April 30th through May 1st (and within commuting distance of Bellingham, WA) do yourself a favor and show up for at [...]

Amazon.com Releases Ubuntu & Linux Mint Compatible Music Cloud Drive and Player!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:00:08 +0000

News While this may not be quite as neat or exciting as last month’s release of the Ubuntu & Linux Mint compatible Amazon Prime Unlimited Instant Video Streaming service, it does bare mentioning as it provides a similar Ubuntu & Linux Mint compatible service for music (all from the same website) and provides significant benefits [...]

XBMC 10.1 (Dharma) Bug-fix and Add-on Update Released!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:59:28 +0000

News Yesterday, XBMC Media Center’s Private Package Archive (PPA) sneakily came through with an update for the current stable release (10.0 Dharma). Today, we find out that this incremental update from 10.0 to 10.1 brings with it several bug fixes, as well as updates for the various included add-ons in its repositories. (For those that [...]

OilRush: GNU/Linux Native Game Now Available for Pre-order & Public Beta!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:58:41 +0000

News OilRush, a GNU/Linux native game featuring both real time strategy (RTS) and tower defense game play elements has become available for pre-order! This is the first game (of hopefully many) that will utilize the newly developed, multi-platform (GNU/Linux, Android, Playstation 3, Windows, and soon Macintosh), Unigine engine. OilRush has been mentioned previously at Ainer.org/News [...]

Ubuntu’s Community Manager Responds to Criticisms and Gives Additional Insight

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:58:00 +0000

News While I recommend and use Linux Mint as it delivers a more complete out of box experience compared to Ubuntu. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Ubuntu and what it has helped to achieve for the GNU/Linux community as a whole. I sincerely believe that if GNU/Linux ever sees widespread adoption it [...]

Ainer.org About & Site Info Pages Updated

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:57:20 +0000

Ainer.org News I have completed a major update to the About page for Ainer.org. The page now features much more details about the site, about the guides, and some additional sections have been added (such as history and a quote of the month). I have also updated the Contact and Site Info pages to make [...]

Linux Mint Hires New Full Time Staffer & Kills Bugs!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:56:44 +0000

News Ikey Dhorety was hired to work full-time at Linux Mint last month. As a result the “new bugs” have been taken from four-hundred and fifty and reduced to zero. Overall bugs are reportedly also seeing additional focus now as a result of Ikey working full time. I’m not sure if it’s just coincidence but [...]

Ubuntu & Linux Mint Compatible Amazon Prime Unlimited Instant Video Streaming Now Available!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:55:58 +0000

News Yesterday, Amazon.com went live with their free unlimited instant movie and TV streaming service for Amazon Prime Members ($79.00 a year). Amazon.com’s Unlimited Instant Video service uses Adobe Flash and is compatible with GNU/Linux based operating systems (such and Linux Mint and Ubuntu). Amazon.com only lists Macintosh and Windows as being compatible but I [...]

SABnzbd+ 0.6.0 Beta Out!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:52:19 +0000

News I hadn’t even been looking for it, but SABnzbd+ has pushed out a beta for its next major release 0.6.0! Definitely some nice features in here and they are now focusing on the Plush theme which I can definitely understand. Currently testing expect more once this goes final. I will be updating my SABnzbd+ [...]

Linux Mint 11 (Katya) with GNOME 3 Announced

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:51:38 +0000

News Clement Lefebvre has announced the code name for Linux Mint 11 and has stated that it will be using Gnome 3 but without the Gnome Shell as its desktop environment. I’m excited for this announcement and am glad that Linux Mint is taking a conservative approach to the current desktop environment changes and developments. [...]

Past Weeks Highlights

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:51:04 +0000

News Well, it’s been a couple weeks since I put out some news blurbs so these are a little dated but I wanted to get them out before moving on to more recent happenings. CrossOver 10 First off CrossOver 10 was released and after some testing has proven very solid. For the first time iTunes [...]

Ainer.org and Ainer.org/News Now on Diaspora (and Twitter)!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:49:25 +0000

News Diaspora is an upcoming social networking system that eventually will allow the same degree of flexibility in the social networking realm as what we currently have with Email and Jabber/XMPP based instant messaging while eventually allowing for a similar set of features as say Facebook, MySpace, Linked-In, and others. So, what this means is [...]

Preview of Simplicity an Upcoming XBMC Skin from the Creators of Shade!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:48:17 +0000

News Shade is my absolute preferred skin for XBMC Media Center (and is to be featured in my upcoming XBMC Install, Setup and Configuration Guide for Linux Mint and Ubuntu). It combines the best features and views as popular skins (as well as some found nowhere else!) like Alaska, Confluence, and Aeon (and their mods [...]

Ubuntu (and Linux Mint?) are in “The (early adopter) Chasm!”

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:47:09 +0000

News The Chasm analogy is very interesting and (as stated at LinuxUsers.co.uk) seems fitting to me as well. However, I’m hoping that while continuing to drive innovation, Canonical doesn’t lose sight of (maybe) the bigger picture and lose some of the “Innovators” and early, “Early Adopters” it has currently brought on board. I know I [...]

More Evidence for 2011 being the Year of GNU/Linux Gaming?

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:46:31 +0000

News As I previously speculated, there are many signs that may well indicate 2011 as the year gaming makes big inroads onto the GNU/Linux platform. As further evidence to this yet another group is looking to make a “STEAM like” distribution and compatibility system for GNU/Linux. And while it’s unlikely they will all survive (and [...]

Some Free and Handy Password Managers for Linux Mint

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:45:53 +0000

News Linuxlinks.com provides their list of the “best” “free” GNU/Linux password managers and while these are all probably quite nice I never did like password managers myself (and I’ve used a few on and off in my day). What I have found to be the most useful is something like PwdHash from Stanford. This allows [...]

XFCE 4.8 Desktop Environment Released!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:45:15 +0000

News After a long wait following their much improved 4.6 release the XFCE team has released their next major release, XFCE 4.8! XFCE is a great “moderate weight” desktop environment for operating system’s such as GNU/Linux and FreeBSD. Linux Mint and Ubuntu both have versions that make use of it in place of the “heavy [...]

Adam Tablet to Ship Soon

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:44:39 +0000

News Time will tell if the Adam tablet will live up to it’s own hype soon enough as it is reported to be finally shipping to customers that have already pre-ordered (by jumping through some hoops) it in the next couple of days. While it is incredibly impressive on paper it will be interesting to [...]

Suggested Operating System Page Updated

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:43:56 +0000

News Along with many small site changes I have completed updating the Suggested Operating System and A Case for Linux Mint pages. The major change here is that I am now suggesting Linux Mint over Ubuntu LTS for reasons such as more conservative changes for interim, non-LTS releases and an additional layer of testing which [...]

GNU/Linux for Novice Users (an opinion)

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:43:13 +0000

News A Look at Ubuntu from the Other Side This article examines some proposed changes that need to take place for novice users to begin to use GNU/Linux more readily on the desktop (as super computer, servers, mobile devices, and, I’ll add, embedded devices are already either dominated, or well represented by Linux). The prime [...]

The Arch Way

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:41:22 +0000

News The Arch Way This article covers some of the benefits of running Arch Linux. I’ve installed and ran Arch Linux before, and while I learned an amazing amount about Arch and GNU/Linux in general, I found it just to be too much work for me to run my own systems on a daily basis [...]

Ainer.org News!

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:39:50 +0000

I’m proud and happy to launch a feature which I have been long wanting to roll out. Ainer.org/News will allow me to do minor and daily news and site updates without burying the guides and main articles that I do at Ainer.org. I have been previously using SpaceMonkeyNet.org for a similar function but all that [...]

2011 the Year of GNU/Linux Gaming?

daemox — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:37:51 +0000

News Article 1 Article 2 At the risk of calling wolf (if that’s an apt analogy here), or being seen as one of the goobers that claims each and every year will be “the year of Linux,” it’s really looking like 2011 may well be the year gaming comes to GNU/Linux in a big way [...]

SABnzbd+ Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu & Linux Mint!

daemox — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:41:32 +0000

SABnzbd+ itself, is focused on accessing binary content on Usenet (versus non-binary content such as text based messages). SABnzbd+ is a highly robust and mature program and works wonderfully as the basis for an automated setup featuring Sick Beard, Couch Potato, Headphones (soon) and XBMC Media Center.

Sick Beard Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu & Linux Mint!

daemox — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:45:26 +0000

For those of you that are not already familiar with Sick Beard, and are currently wondering why you should care about all this, think of Sick Beard as a program that fills a role similar to a Personal or Digital Video Recorder (PVR/DVR). You tell Sick Beard what shows you're interested in, and it'll keep track of them, search for them, and download them automatically for you. Then, when you have time and an interest to watch them, you do so at your own leisure. However, instead of using a television connection (such as a PVR), Sick Beard utilizes the Internet. And, instead of using a stand-alone device, Sick Beard runs on your own GNU/Linux based personal computer (PC).

XBMC Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu & Linux Mint

daemox — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:14:25 +0000

Introduction Well, it’s a new year and this is my first major guide of twenty-eleven. It hasn’t even been a year since my first guide (SABnzbd+ for Linux Mint 9) but my approach and continual development of this site has become something I wouldn’t have even imagined just twelve months ago. I’m very appreciative of all the [...]

Desktop Sharing Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Linux Mint and Ubuntu

daemox — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:13:45 +0000

Introduction Hello! This will be a quick little guide on getting remote desktop sharing setup so that you may both receive and provide remote desktop support to or from your friends and family (or do anything else that a remote desktop connection may be useful for)! This is really a simple setup but before we [...]

ASUS RT-N16 Fundraising Raffle for Sick Beard

daemox — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:13:21 +0000

Results I want to first off thank everyone that particpated in the fundraiser! I set the bar high, and while it wasn’t quite reached it was definitely a fun experience! I did the drawing this morning and contacted the tentative winner. I have a confirmed shipping address and am happy to announce that doltish from [...]

RAID 5 & 6 Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)

daemox — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:42:17 +0000

Introduction For this guide, I’ll be addressing not a neat application (at least not directly), but rather a neat way to potentially combine your existing storage solutions while also adding some protection from a catastrophic disk failure. RAID 5, under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx), will be the prime focus of this guide and we [...]

Featured Projects Donations

daemox — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:17:01 +0000

Introduction The guides on this site are utterly worthless without the continued hard work and dedication of the Free and Open Source Software developers and community members that spend their time and resources to keep their respective projects, sites, and so on up and running. If you haven’t already, consider donating some of your hard earned cash [...]

ASUS RT-N16 the Perfect Linux Router

daemox — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:43:28 +0000

Introduction This is going to be a little different from my normal fair as this is going to be a brief overview of a great little router I recently learned about (and purchased). In the future I may do additional guides on it, but for now I’m just going to give it a good overview [...]

Sick Beard Install, Setup, and Configuration Guide for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx)

daemox — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:01:29 +0000

Introduction Retired Notice, this guide has been retired. Please see the current guide here. Greetings, this is an updated Install, Setup, and Configuration guide for Sick Beard on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx). This guide should also be easily adapted to other GNU/Linux distributions like Linux Mint 9 (Isadora), Linux Mint 10 (Julia), Xubuntu, Kubuntu, and [...]

SABnzbd+ Install, Setup, and Configuration Guide for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

daemox — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:20:15 +0000

Introduction Retired Notice, this guide has been retired. Please see the current guide here. This is my long time coming, (updated) Install, Setup, and Configuration guide for SABnzbd+ on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx). This guide should also be easily adaptable for Ubuntu derived distributions (distros) like Linux Mint 9 (Isadora), Linux Mint 10 (Julia) [...]

Sick Beard Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu & Linux Mint

daemox — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:05:56 +0000

Introduction Retired Notice, this guide has been retired. Please see the current guide here. Welcome! This guide is written with a heavy heart. Despite all hope Newzbin has been (at least temporarily) nerfed. This guide is dedicated to Newzbin’s memory, innovation, and awesome service. This guide is also written with hope that by some stroke [...]

Hardware H264/x264 GPU Decoding with Nvidia & VDPAU on Ubuntu & Linux Mint

daemox — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:26:54 +0000

Introduction Greetings, this will be a quick little guide on getting setup with VDPAU on Ubuntu 9.10 or Linux Mint 8. This process should stay much the same for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and Linux Mint 9 but the driver’s aren’t currently available under the Lucid PPA so you will either need to use the [...]

Episode Butler Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide for Ubuntu & Linux Mint

daemox — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:28:01 +0000

Introduction Retired Notice, this guide has been retired. Please see the current guide here. Greetings, this is a companion guide for my SABnzbd+ guide. I’ll be updating this guide for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and Linux Mint 9 but it should be pretty much the same. This will also likely work well on Ubuntu 9.04 [...]

Sick Beard Usenet PVR Preview

daemox — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:52:14 +0000

Briefly Sick Beard is an application for sorting, renaming, and auto-matically downloading episodic content from Usenet and (limitedly) torrents. This program is currently in early alpha phase and I have not yet attempted tried to run it. I am mainly posting this as it looks like a potentially promising program that could at some point [...]

Episode Butler Review

daemox — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:00:02 +0000

Briefly I recently revisited a program I had tried a while back called Episode Butler. This program essentially monitors Newzbin for any episodic content you want and then can pass that off to SABnzbd+ (or a few other Usenet clients) for automatic downloading. To setup you have to input all the episodic content you want [...]

Linux Mint & Ubuntu SABnzbd+ Install, Setup, & Configuration Guide

daemox — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:56:10 +0000

Introduction Retired Notice, this guide has been retired. Please see the current guide here. Welcome! This is my little (but long!) write up on how to install and configure SABnzbd+ (I pronounce this, undoubtedly incorrectly, as “sab-newzbin-plus”) 0.5.0 under Linux Mint 8 (Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala). This should work pretty well for Linux Mint 7 [...]