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XBMC remote control for iPhone or Android
The Xbox Media Center – XBMC – has the ability to have a remote control function via your smartphone. This product is available on the Android Marketplace for Android devices, or from the Apple iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod. Basically it connects to your wifi home network and connects via a port on xbmc. To enable it you have to allow in the options the web access on a particular port. Eg 192.168.1.10:8080 … Read entire article »
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Install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot
Running XMBC on top of Ubuntu allows you to create a media centre which can be started and stopped as required in an exsiting linux distro environment. Install XBMC on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Personally, I have Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot with Xbox media center also known as XBMC running as an application when required. To do this, open up a terminal window and ensure you have internet access. Amend the sources list to retrieve relevant media settings: sudo … Read entire article »
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