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Running Netflix App on Linux in 2012

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Linewbie.com Posted in multimedia .

Have you got a Roku which you view Netflix? Would you watch Netflix on the Mac? If you are, you might be using either the actual Linux operating-system or perhaps a closely associated “*Nix” operating-system. (Mac’s operate on a kind of OPERATING SYSTEM this provides the same standard system because Linux*)

Still when you run Linux on a more regular computer, weight loss watch Netflix movies, as possible with Windows or perhaps a Mac. The reason why? My knowing could be that the individuals who own and handle Netflix, bless their own pointy minds, believe that when they released a Apache version involving Netflix, Apache “hackers” would bust throughout the DRM protection plans and everybody could watch Netflix free of charge.
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How To Install Native Spotify Linux Client In Ubuntu – HOWTO

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Linewbie.com Posted in multimedia .

Spotify is a music streaming service that provide a client which in turn supports Microsoft Glass windows, Mac OS A, Linux as well as cellular phones such as iOS, Android mobile phone, BlackBerry, Windows Portable, Windows Phone, S60 (Symbian), webOS plus much more. The service is merely available in a number of countries for currently, such as US, UK, Spain, Sweden and more – investigate Spotify website have a look at.

The (standard) native Spotify Linux buyer got support totally free accounts recently. This is one way to install the idea on Ubuntu along with fix some bugs including not having the capacity to play local tunes in Ubuntu 11. 10 Oneiric Ocelot.

You should be aware that Spotify for Linux is often a preview release and is also currently unsupported therefore you may encounter troubles!
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How to force Skype to use Alsa on Linux – howto tip

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Linewbie.com Posted in audio/video/pics, multimedia .

Want it or not Skype can be a popular software application. In fact it really is so popular it is the only piece regarding voice communication software several my friends use. Because of this We have an account an put it to use on my Bodhi system once in a while (at least it’s got a native : if poor : Linux client and I need not run it by means of Wine). In case an individual didn’t know : Bodhi ships together with just the Alsa sound server automagically (there are a variety of reasons because of this – none of which My goal is to get into the following) and thankfully Skype installs and also works perfectly great with Alsa : until pulse audio appears that is.
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25+ Sources For Royalty Free Creative Commons Content and Resource

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Linewbie.com Posted in design & development, multimedia .

We’ve talked about about all the ways to design and build your site, but where are you ever going to get content to fill it with? We’ve gathered 25+ sources of content licensed under Creative Commons. Enjoy!

Audio

    ccmixter

ArtistServer.com – Thousands of MP3s for you to download and try out smaller bands.

ccMixter.org – A site to try your hand at mixing and mashing music that is all offered under the CC.

Jamendo.com – A music site providing free, full-length albums for you to download. You pay the artists what you want, or just spread the word about them.

PodShow.com – A site filling your MP3 player with Creative Commons licensed music, that allows you to discover old and new music alike.

SoundClick.com – A site for bands, both signed and unsigned, to be promoted. Offers free, downloadable, legal MP3s from some bands.

TheFreeSoundProject – A huge collection of CC licensed sound effects files.

General Searches

    Yahoo cc search

Archive.org – Known mainly for their “Wayback Machine” as a means for seeing old pages on the net, they have also collected together a huge collection of free-to-use recordings and texts.

Freebase.com – A community powered search engine to search the web for CC licensed work for you to use.

Google Advanced Search – Google gives you the option to include forms of licensing in your search.

Wikimedia Commons – The central clearing area for the Wikimedia projects CC files.

Yahoo Creative Commons Search – Yahoo allows you to search the entire web for what you need based on the licenses attached to the content.

Images

    everystockphoto.com

DeviantArt.com – A site for artists to display their works. Some are nice enough to license under CC for your use.

EveryStockPhoto.com – Indexes over 1.4 million Creative Commons photos for your use.

Flickr Creative Commons search – Search Flickr for all the derivatives of the Creative Commons licensing.

Geograph.org.uk – An attempt to photograph the entirety of the British Isles, and at the same time, license all the photos under the CC.

OpenClipArt.org – An archive of free-to-use clipart numbering around 11,000 pieces.

PhotoEverywhere.co.uk – A travel & tourism photo site offering stock photography for everyone’s use.

TakeIdeas.com – Share your photos, or find ones that inspire you.

TravellersPoint.com – A wiki for travellers with a large collection of CC licensed travel photography.

Yotophoto.com – Indexes photos in the public domain and free-to-use licenses.

Texts

    unearthtravel

IntraText.com – A site featuring thousands of texts from 900 B.C. to this decade. Most works are under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

UnearthTravel.com – Read travel guides about your favorite destinations.

Videos

    lulu.tv

Blip.tv – Allows video makers to assign multiple types of licenses to their content, users can search on each type.

Lulu.TV – A CC license site with embeddable videos

OurMedia.org – A video specific service run by archive.org, allowing users to host their videos under the Creative Commons license.

Revver.com – A video upload site very like YouTube, but all content defaults to the Creative Commons license.

SpinXpress.com – Share your video, audio, and images through various versions of the CC license.

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Control multimedia applications with ReMoot

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Linewbie.com Posted in applications/software, multimedia, open source .

You can manage most of today’s multimedia applications easily with ReMoot, a universal remote control program. ReMoot even provides an esoteric way of controlling your PC remotely from your cell phone or PDA, earning it top geek points.

Start by going to the ReMoot site and clicking on Source Download to get the latest version, 0.4. The software consists of Perl and Ruby scripts. After the quick download completes, open a console, go to the directory where you downloaded everything, and type these commands as root:

tar zxf remoot-0.4.tar.gz
cd remoot-0.4
chmod +x re*
cp remoot* /usr/bin
cp rewww00t* /usr/bin

ReMoot comprises three scripts: the basic remoot script itself, which you use to command the different multimedia applications; remoot-remote, which shows onscreen graphical controls; and rewww00t, which lets you govern your PC via a Web interface. You need Perl to use remoot, and you need Ruby to use rewww00t. If you don’t already have these available, use your favorite package manager to get perl, perl-Tk, and ruby. You’ll also need Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA), but most distributions already include it, so that shouldn’t be a problem.

Begin by checking that ReMoot is actually working. Open your favorite music program, such as Amarok, and start playing something. From a console, try some commands, such as remoot volup and remoot voldown to turn the volume up or down, or remoot next to advance through the tracks.

Remoot commands Description
remoot voldown Turn the volume down.
remoot play Start playing.
remoot stop Stop playing.
remoot prev Go back to the previous track.

ReMoot supports several different programs, all with the same commands. For example, whether you’re listening to music with Amarok or watching a video with xine or Kaffeine, the remoot stop command will produce the same effect in the player program. As long as you’re running a program known by ReMoot, you’ll get consistent results. This lets you configure the multimedia keys on your keyboard in a single way that will work no matter which program you happen to be using at the time.

Programs known by ReMoot
Amarok Kaffeine Quod Libet
Audacious KsCD Totem
Exaile MPlayer xine

However, some of these programs require tweaks to work properly. Check the ReMoot wiki site if something doesn’t work as expected.

ReMoot can control several programs at the same time. If you pause Amarok, for instance, and then want to start it again, the remoot playpause command won’t start any other programs that might be running but instead will continue with Amarok. If you want to continue with other programs, you have to reactivate them manually before ReMoot will work with them.

If you are more graphically oriented, the remoot-remote program shows a bare-bones window with all available commands. No matter which program is running, you can click on one of these buttons to command the currently playing program. The company promises that a new version will feature icons instead of text.

If you really want to earn a “geek award,” start the rewww00t program (check the name carefully; it usually includes a version number) and navigate to yourOwnURL:14300. You’ll see clickable links that operate on your multimedia. With rewww00t, you could use your cell phone or PDA to connect to your server (though you’d have to open firewall ports and do some other things in order to get this to work) and turn the volume up from anywhere in the world. That may be of little use, but it’s interesting!

Program the multimedia keysWith the scripts installed and working, you can get Linux to perform certain commands whenever you press a multimedia key. Following the instructions in the article “Customize your laptop keyboard with X and KDE,” you should:

  • Open the Control Center.
  • Click on the Regional & Accessibility tab.
  • Pick the Input Actions option.
  • Add a group with the New Group command (give it a name such as Multimedia).

Then, for each key you want to program:

  • Add a new action to the group.
  • Go to the General tab.
  • Fill in the Action Name field.
  • Set the Action Type to Keyboard Shortcut -> Command/URL (Simple).
  • Go to the Keyboard Shortcut tab.
  • Click on the button and then press the Multimedia key (remember, you can use modifiers such as Shift, Alt, and Control).
  • Go to the Command/URL Settings tab.
  • Type in the appropriate command (for example, use remoot volup for the Volume Up key).

That’s all there is to it. ReMoot makes handling multimedia keys both simpler and more powerful.

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