Category: Computers
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Steam’s Big Picture
With all the talk to Steam’s new SteamOS and the possibility of some console style hardware, I thought it is time to give Steam another try. So in this video I wanted to give a quick demo of Steam on Windows 7 and show their Big Picture mode, which is more of a full screen…
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Customizing Minecraft with Texture packs! (Video)
Have you ever seen someone’s Minecraft gameplay online and wondered how they got that awesome looking sword or pick? Texture packs are the answer and I show you how to download and load them up in this video! Texture or Resource packs are freely available for download on a few sites like minecrafttexturepacks.com/ and minepacks.com/.…
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Free DEDICATED Minecraft 1.6.2 Multiplayer setup! Windows 7 (Video)
Running your own Minecraft server is a great way to share your games and connect with friends. In this video I cover some of the basics how to configure and get a Minecraft server up in no time. The server itself is small java applet that can run on Windows, Linux and Mac. Since the…
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Serviio Plugin Install – Stream YouTube and Twitch.tv/Justin.tv channels to PS3, XBOX 360, Android
Plugins for what? Plugins for Serviio offer support for all sorts of online media, most if not all can be downloaded for free from forum.serviio.org. In the video I demonstrate how to download and install a plugin pack called A.P.P, which is a whole collection of plugins. After the plugins are installed, feeds or web…
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Ultimate Serviio Media Server Setup Guide – Stream to PS3, XBOX 360, Android…(Video)
Running a media server? I have been running my own media server for a few years now and it really has become a part of our entertainment system. The Serviio application itself is completely free and allows you to stream all of your pictures, video and music from a pc directly to any DLNA supported…
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Setting up Remote Desktop for easy access via PC or Android (Video)
Remotely access any Windows box I think anyone who has had multiple Windows pc’s let alone servers could appreciate the ability to remote in to and control a particular machine like you were sitting in front of it. In IT this is pretty much a standard practice, it saves time and simplifies troubleshooting. In this…
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How To: Dell CS24-SC BMC iKVM Access, mount ISO remotely! (Video)
How it works Accessing the BMC on a Dell CS24-SC is as easy as opening a browser and typing in the IP of the BMC, that’s really all it takes. You may get a warning about the SSL cert being invalid and the connection is not trusted, which isn’t a big deal. The default username/password…
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My Home Server & Lab Setup (Video & Gallery)
It all started with a single ESXi host… This whole thing really started with a single custom built pc I made out of a spare motherboard I had. The intention with that box was to run a few virtual machines to play around with Windows Server and IIS 7, maybe even some Linux. One…
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Making bootable USB Drives from ISO Images in Minutes with Rufus (Video)
Rufus – Create bootable USB drives the easy way Ever been stuck in a situation where you didn’t have a CD-ROM available and needed to install an OS? Rufus is a free tool that makes creating bootable USB drives from images incredibly fast and more importantly easy. In just a few minutes you can be…
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VMWare ESXi 5.1 Install and Basic Configuration, Dell PowerEdge 2950 GII (Video)
VMWare ESXi 5.1 Hypervisor VMWare ESXi 5.1 is a fantastic hyper-visor it’s lightweight, reliable, efficient, Linux based and on top of all of that free. Not only that but ESXi is also capable of running a myriad of different operating systems from Windows to Linux to BSD/Unix and so on, making it perfect for a…
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