Homelab & Experiments Archives - Page 13 of 17

Playing Plex Media on Xbox One until official app arrives

March 8, 2025September 29, 2014 by Vik

This one is a big stinker to not have Plex app for Xbox One. I mean really, Plex team, what were you thinking? Word is that the development is in progress for the official XB1 app but until then what must you do if you have a huge media collection sitting on a Plex Server collecting dust? Well, there is a solution, well sort of a workaround basically. We will try to use the DLNA …

Transmission Remote GUI enables you to control your torrents from Windows

March 8, 2025September 28, 2014 by Vik

I love Transmission BT client on my Ubuntu Server. However, I hate it’s web UI. Searching on the web I found an excellent UI for it. It’s called Transmission Remote GUI, and can be downloaded here. This UI is a “thick” client meaning you will need to connect to Transmission Server using this software installed on your client machine. In my case, I am using my Windows box to connect to Transmission Server using this wonderful …

Trick: Bulk Download 100+ Wallpapers from Microsoft Website

March 8, 2025May 31, 2014 by Vik

Microsoft Website has a good selection of HD Wallpapers. However, it’s hard to click on each image and download individually. There are some ways to bulk download images using some software tools or browser extensions but either those tools are confusing to me or require purchase to download files without any limitations. So, I was determined to find a better way. You’ll need Linux. In my case I used my Ubuntu Server. The page where all the …

My New Arcade Controller

March 8, 2025May 18, 2014 by Vik

A few days ago I wrote about my Arcade fever. Since then I have been thinking about actually building an Arcade machine! I’ve ordered some components and the first one to come was this Arcade Controller I bought from Amazon for about 30 bucks. This is an awesome inexpensive controller!

Send emails from Ubuntu using your live.com address

March 8, 2025May 17, 2014 by Vik

This is a neat configuration to enable SMTP mail using Microsoft’s Live.com email. After successful configuration you’ll be able to send outgoing mails from your Ubuntu box using your live.com account. (Other email services will work too. I haven’t tested though). Will you ever manually send emails from Ubuntu? Perhaps not but this configuration is extremely useful in sending out system notifications to your email address. It’s also useful to send messages from websites hosted on the …