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Using Prowl on your iPhone to receive notifications from HTPC
Posted on 11/11/2012 | 1 CommentProwl and your HTPC Prowl – for those who are unfamiliar – is the mobile iteration of Mac OSX’s software Growl. It’s a push notification service that allows many applications... -
Using Plop to Boot to USB: Useful for OpenELEC Installs
Posted on 10/31/2012 | No CommentsA ton of old hardware nowadays doesn’t have the functionality some of us hardcore HTPC enthusiasts need, like booting to a USB Drive. Imagine this scenario, you want to install... -
Custom Mini-ITX HTPC Build with WiFi Capabilities for Under $350
Posted on 10/24/2012 | 2 CommentsWelcome to another edition of a guide series that covers the components required to build a HTPC with a specific objective in mind. This week, we present a Mini-ITX HTPC... -
Using Emulators and Roms on Your HTPC
Posted on 10/20/2012 | 11 CommentsWith the excitement surrounding the release of Steam Big Picture, we decided to take things a step further and juice our HTPC with Emulators and Roms. It’s been a topic... -
Custom AMD HTPC Build with Gaming Capabilities for Under $500
Posted on 10/17/2012 | 1 CommentWelcome to another edition of a guide series that covers the components required to build a HTPC with a specific objective in mind. This week, we present an AMD based... -
How to Selectively Route Traffic through VPN
Posted on 10/14/2012 | 22 CommentsRecently, we had a user approach us with the following problem. “I use myPlex sharing and when I connect to my VPN I am not able to use this because... -
Custom HTPC AMD Build for Under $400
Posted on 10/09/2012 | 8 CommentsWelcome to the first edition of a new series that will cover the components required to build a HTPC with a specific objective in mind. This week, we build an... -
Steam Big Picture Review and Guide
Posted on 10/07/2012 | 3 CommentsBack in 2011, Steam announced that it was working on a “Big Picture” mode. Steam Big Picture was to turn Valves flagship software Steam into a 10-foot user interface. Basically,... -
TotalHTPC is coming back!
Posted on 10/02/2012 | 9 CommentsTotalHTPC is coming back! Loyal readers, and the newbies alike… TotalHTPC is coming back with more new content for you guys to enjoy! We hope to begin getting new posts... -
Synology Video Station Lighting Review – Update
Posted on 08/03/2012 | 1 CommentGiddy with excitement about the prospect of further leveraging my beloved Synology NAS to extend my Media Center setup, I eagerly installed the new Synology DSM 4.1 beta, specifically to...