Top 10 reasons why you should consider Ubuntu (or another Linux based Operating System) for your Plex Media Server

A couple of months ago I wrote an article on building a budget Plex Media Server. My target price was $500 because that was the ballpark price range for a decent quality computer at Best Buy, Walmart or other popular stores and my premise was that if you built your own you could direct your…

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Everything You Need To Know About Subtitles And Why You Need Them

My hearing has been deteriorating for some time now and no one is quite sure the primary cause. It’s either Heavy Metal music from the 80’s or being around tanks and machine guns while in the military. Both have definitely taken their toll.  Driving semi truck with the window down probably hasn’t helped, So almost…

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Century Link Stream Replacements

With customers finding out that CenturyLink Stream will no longer continue their service, here is a quick overview of available services where you can watch the most popular Cable Channels and the devices that they are available on. Sling Clearly the most popular and well known of the services, Sling offers two basic packages, Sling…

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Using Handbrake – A Picture Tutorial

Here’s a step by step guide on using handbrake for compressing videos for your Plex Server and using the version of Handbrake for Microsoft Windows. If you are using a different operating system, the look may have some variance. This tutorial is based on settings for Roku so your settings deviate a bit. This is…

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Pluto TV – About as close as you can get to cable without actually getting cable!

Our new series on streaming services was supposed to focus on OTT (Over the Top) services that provide cable networks. But I’m going to kick off the series with something that isn’t actually a part of the group, Pluto TV. My reasoning and logic for this is simple… being a journalist is hard. A peek…

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