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    Blue Iris in a VM - ESXi virtual machine 

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    Published on 07-29-2020 01:24 PM  Number of Views: 22260 
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    I see a lot of posts on https://ipcamtalk.com/ saying Blue Iris shouldn't run on a VM. i got banned for this article, ask yourself who is controlling the narrative and if doing that really gets good information out there or if it causes misinformation? I wanted to share in-depth technical details about my own experience so that others can make an informed decision vs just going with the misguided advice of one person. Usually when someone has trouble with VMs, it's because they use an old crappy machine and expect great performance. Or they buy a "server" on ebay that's out of date and painfully slow. Your VM host ...
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    PlayLater by MediaMall Technologies Reviewed 

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    Published on 03-26-2012 06:11 PM  Number of Views: 35586 
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    PlayLater is a DVR for online videos from MediaMall Technologies which allows you to watch your favorite online shows and movies offline, anytime, on your time. It sounds great, but before you jump on the bandwagon, read on.
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    Two reliable ways to stream internet flash video to an iPad 

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    Published on 03-08-2012 08:42 PM  Number of Views: 62666 
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    We finally bought a nifty new iPad 2, just in time for the iPad 3 to come out. No worries, I don't use the camera for much that is going to matter between 720p and 1080p, although I do get a little bummed that my phone is faster than my iPad. While I'm really liking the iPad overall (when I thought I wouldn't), I must say that I'm also finding little annoyances along the way. One such annoyance is the inability to play flash video on the iPad. In this article I'm going to highlight two ways to reliably watch internet flash video on your iPad.

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    Repurposing a TiVo Series 2, Part 1: The dilemna 

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    Published on 01-05-2012 05:35 PM  Number of Views: 35369 
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    We used to love our TiVo, loved it so much that I thought we would never NOT have a TiVo. But then we got a nice Samsung HD TV with DLNA capabilities and we soon fell out of love with our faithful little TiVo. Although you can, you just don't want to watch a standard-def TiVo on a hi-def TV. I looked in to a new HD TiVo, but at $599 with lifetime service for even the cheapest box, I couldn't convince myself it was worth it. I found I could stream almost any network TV show from PlayOn to the TV via DLNA, although the rewind and fast forward capabilities are missing. The nail in the coffin was Comcast shutting off their analog channels, making the TiVo useless. This 2-part Repurposing a TiVo Series 2 will explore options and conclude with I ultimately did with our TiVo Series2.
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    Building a Vortexbox media appliance 

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    Published on 11-05-2011 08:59 PM  Number of Views: 88463 
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    If you have any questions about specific setup of the Vortexbox after reading this article, please post over on the forums and I'll answer straight away.

    What if you could take every DVD you own, or watch with Netflix, and move it to digital format (MKV and MP4) for easy viewing at the push of a remote button anytime you please? What if you could also take every CD you own and rip it to both FLAC and MP3 format and have them available for listening via DLNA, iTunes, Sonos, Squeezeserver, and Windows share? What if I told you that the only thing you had to do was open the drive door, pop in the CD or DVD, and the appliance does all the rest, with no intervention from you? What if I also told you that you could do this with an ancient computer, one that's probably just sitting in your basement collecting dust, and it's all FREE? Sound too good to be true?
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    Using MediaMall's PlayOn to stream Hulu to your DLNA TV 

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    Published on 11-04-2011 08:59 PM  Number of Views: 60362 
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    Tired of sitting around the tiny computer monitor watching Hulu? Looking for a way to watch internet content on your DLNA-enabled TV? Look no further than PlayOn from MediaMall.

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