Category5 Technology TV - Elisa Media Center

Elisa Media Center

S01E05
June 3, 2008

Taking a look at Elisa Media Center: an incredible and powerful free program for Windows and Linux (Mac version is coming too). Making Windows XP look and feel more beautiful.

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Topics Covered:

Using /nick Yourname to set your username in the Category5 chat room.
Viewer Question: What is the simplest way of setting up some form of "remote desktop" to help service a client's computer without having to go through the tedious process of talking them through router / firewall configuration?
Getting around the dynamic IP address problem when trying to connect to a remote desktop or VNC connection.
Viewer Comment: The video is SMOOTH tonight!
DVD ISO update: Starting with this episode, DVDs will carry a much higher framerate.
Viewer Comment: Try krdc for remote administration.
Viewer Question: I'm about to build a file server, and looking at Ubuntu server. What would be the best way to go?
Installing SSH in Ubuntu using the apt-get command.
Installing the Sharing Service and sharing a folder on your Ubuntu system onto a Windows network using Samba shares.
Viewer Question: Under what circumstances would you want to use the server edition of Ubuntu for a file server?
Viewer Comment: Sounds like you'd be fine to use the Desktop edition of Ubuntu for a home-based file server.
Making Windows XP suck less. Adding XPize and WinMover to make your Windows XP system feel a lot ... nicer.
Installing XPize to give your Windows XP desktop computer a much nicer look and feel.
Viewer Comment: I'm watching Category5 on my Nokia n800.
Viewer Question: What kind of laptop are you using that can't do screen cloning?
Viewer Question: Have you ever done a segment on dd-wrt?
Robbie talks briefly about DVD ISO downloads.
Viewer Question: Did you ever get that HP web site to work?
How to watch HP Services Media Library videos on Ubuntu.
Viewer Question: Is the .ASX file the only way to find the video filename?
Feature: Using Elisa Media Center on Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 to setup a free, and uber-powerful multimedia center with the ability to play music files, movies and shows, and even play slideshows of your family photos.
Key functions in Elise Media Center.
Viewer Question: Are there many other tweaks for Windows that will make it behave more like Linux?
Viewer Question: Can you run Compiz-Fusion on Windows?
Viewer Question: Have you ever used Solaris?
Viewer Question: Could you do a feature showing a headless Ubuntu server with VirtualBox?
Viewer Question: Is there a reason you used a real Windows XP system rather than a virtual machine to demonstrate XPize tonight?