I believe your serial will work on a disk of Windows 8, so you could somehow acquire a full installation disk and install through that. Someone want to build on this?

When I'm in the menus I can go to videos->Movies,

I need some help setting up XBMC, I think the problem lies in the directory structure that I keep my Media in, it's set up like so:

Horizontal space doesn't seem to be an issue for me however the vertical, all that space messes with the ergonomics causing one to raise their arms.

My fathers TV recently died (The backlight went, it had burnt out pixels so it's not worth replacing). This weekend we're going looking for a new one, what are the type of things to look for when buying a TV? He wants a 50-60" that can easily be wall mounted.

All the speed you want just don't download anything. ;)

Here in Ontario the best appears to be Teksavvy. There lowest plans have a cap of 300GB per month. With options for unlimited bandwidth. The only issue is that the speeds are very limited, only peeking at 30Mbps.

My personal server runs linux mint 13. I'd also prefer utilizing the programs I already have installed and running.

My personal server runs linux mint 13. I'd also prefer utilizing the programs I already have installed and running.

I've been adjusting to the Android universe reasonably well. One hurtle I've yet to tackle is streaming from my Media server. It runs a SAMBA share as well as PS3 Media Server and Air Video Server by http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/index.html I have a number of options to access my shows, which one is the best,…

What about raspberry pi or adruino mounted above the deadbolt on the inside of the door. Get a small servo motor and attach it to the deadbolt using a rubber band belt. This could also have NFC, or bluetooth connectivity so when you approach the door. You could even do something with SMS if you were so inclined.

If you use RSS feeds Reeder is a great app. Songza is good for steaming music, it featured predesigned playlists that are perfect for when you just want to listen to music. That's actually all I can I really recommend for now.

I just bought the Google Nexus 7 and I was wondering what are some of the must have apps? I'm new to the whole Android universe. Some things I would really like is mobile terminal (for ssh, telnet etc.) also is it possible to script actions on an android device?

What about something like those remote holders for couches and arm chairs? Surely you could make something yourself for cheap.

Same here, I have my phone and it's very new. The only reason why I upgraded to it was that my 3GS just couldn't pull it anymore. It was slow, the battery was junk, and if it weren't for a 3 year contract I wouldn't have been using it. The current phone I have will probably go the same way. If it becomes annoying to…

Damn, I hate these artificial barriers these companies impose.

I don't believe there is anything special set up. You could cook up some rss feed for lifehacker. Parse for Wallpaper wednesday and then run it through again for the links. It shouldn't be too hard, more finicky than anything.

I've recently moved to a new apartment and the only issue so far is that my Samba share from a linux box just won't connect. The IP's are the same and the only thing that's really changed with my network is the fact that we don't have internet yet. This isn't really an issue because everything is stored locally. The…

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I used that sleep cycle iPhone app and placed it at the bottom of my bed. I was still able to actually turn the alarm off with my feet and then continue to snooze.