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World Newspapers, android application to read newspapers and RSS feeds

World Newspapers is one good alternative for reading your favorite news. Good: Create your own list of newspapers Long list of newspapers build-in RSS support Offline reading possible (to read later) Bad: no support for Atom feeds Screenshots showing “Browse” … Continue reading

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Virtual Desktop and Cloud Computing, and Security aspects, via selected videos

I list here some selected videos of the subject, for learning and for sharing/generating ideas. Again, these videos are perhaps not the best set, but good videos which I have come across. Cloud Computing Short Videos to get the idea: … Continue reading

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ITIL compliant software tools

ITIL Software Scheme is the way to check if the software is endorsed as an ITIL tool. If the tool has been endorsed, then it can used “stamps” like Endorsement is done via Licensed Software Assessors. Today there are only … Continue reading

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Serviio, Tool for sharing your media and online resources

Serviio is one good alternative when looking for a DLNA media server. “It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to renderer devices (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console or mobile phone) on your … Continue reading

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DLNA, Introduction

What is DLNA? DLNA = Digital Living Network Alliance About.com: The DLNA sets standards and guidelines for home networking media devices. A device can receive a DLNA certification. This certification lets the consumer know that once connected to your home … Continue reading

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AnDLNA, android application to view videos and online feeds from your media server

AnDLNA is one of the DLNA clients for android. If you have a media server at your home network (see blog), then you could watch videos and feeds via WiFi on your android without hassling with moving them to your … Continue reading

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MX Player, media player for android

MX Player is one of the free media player alternatives for android. Good sides: support for subtitles (srt files) codecs are automatically downloaded during installation (Unfortunately drocap2 didn’t succeed better in the screenshot above) For more about the features, see … Continue reading

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