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Extract Audio From Youtube HD MP4 Video Files

lifehacker — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:38 +0000

What if you want to get the audio file corresponding to one of the HD videos that you like on Youtube? It is very easy if you have a linux box to run a few simple commands. This post would also tell you how to convert an aac or m4a file to mp3. First step [...]

DIY Webcam Server or Home Security / Monitoring Setup Using BeagleBoard XM Running Ubuntu

lifehacker — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:42:27 +0000

Earlier I showed how you can use a BeagleBoard XM as a home file server as well as a DLNA server using Ubuntu headless server. It is now time to extend the setup to include Home Security / Monitoring capability using a cheap webcam and a webcam server software. This tutorial is not restricted to [...]

Install XBMC in Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail

lifehacker — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:53:22 +0000

Installation of XBMC Frodo 12.2 in Ubuntu is a breeze. Just get on with running following commands in a terminal and you are all set. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install python-software-properties pkg-config sudo apt-get install software-properties-common sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xbmc For those of you who are not aware [...]

Perfect Desktop Using Ubuntu 13.04 – Post Install Guide

lifehacker — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:59:30 +0000

Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail is not a LTS (Long Time Support release), however that is not going to stop us from jumping in to this Linux goodness with Ubuntu Raring. Clearly the Unity flavour keeps getting better and better with each new release. However, it should be noted that Adobe Acrobat is no longer available [...]

Enable Workspaces / Multiple Desktops in Ubuntu 13.04

lifehacker — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:59 +0000

Default installation of Ubuntu 13.04 has workspaces disabled or one is left with only a single desktop. If you want to enable it, here is what to do. Launch system settings and then open Appearance settings. Move to Behavior tab and check the Enable workspaces box and you have regular 2×2 workspace. Not too pleased [...]

Subsonic Plugin for XBMC 12 Frodo

lifehacker — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:08:26 +0000

You love XBMC and can’t live without Subsonic! Then why not get them to entertain you together. I came across this XBMC subsonic-plugin while searching for the same a few months back. So the credit goes to the developers who were responsible for hacking some old code and getting it to work for XBMC 12.0. [...]

Clone or Backup an SD / SDHC / Micro SDHC Card / Media on Linux

lifehacker — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:51:53 +0000

I wanted to move my Raspbmc installation to a faster SDHC card for my Raspberry Pi, a complete reinstall would be silly, unless you have tons of time to waste. Easy way is cloning! Cloning is good way to backup bootable Micro SDHC or SDHC etc. cards (these cards are notorious at failing without notice). [...]

Free Android App for Shutter Count / Actuation / Clicks on Your Nikon DSLR

lifehacker — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:55:44 +0000

There is an App for it, probably several apps for it. But I love this one for Android which works very well with Nikon DSLRs, the name is Shutter Count and it can be downloaded from Google Play store for free. Usage is very simple, just select an image taken using your DSLR already added [...]

Install DLNA Server On Ubuntu File Server

lifehacker — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:24:58 +0000

While there are a host of DLNA / UPNP servers out there with a host of features such as on-the-fly transcoding to formats that client devices can handle, I was looking for a simple and easy to use DLNA server which I can use to feed content to my Smart TV or my Android Smart [...]

DIY Multimedia / Photo / Video Frame Using Raspberry Pi

lifehacker — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:59:17 +0000

Long long ago I talked about converting a LCD panel from a laptop to external monitor which was an easy exercise as long as one was willing to dish out $40 to buy a controller board from ebay. But when I did that I could not stop myself from imagining far better applications of the [...]