This ultra-small tutorial explains how to watch dreambox satellite TV on your PC using the latest version of VLC. If you have problems getting it to work try the comments section, maybe I can help.   Setup:   Firefox 3.5.7 VLC 1.0.3 Dreambox 7000s / Enigma 1 / PLI JADE 2 (other setups not tested)   Parameters in my setup (will be different in yours!):   Dreambox IP : 192.168.1.200 VLC language = dutch   Note:... 

How to create a PC-based DVB-S2 satellite receiver and home theater? In the following weeks I will be building a new HTPC from scratch, using inexpensive and available hardware. During that time you may be interested in coming back often, to check on the progress. Eventually you’ll be able to build a perfect “do it yourself HTPC”. You can subscribe to this articles. There are many ways to get our HTPC working. What we need... 

There is a new Twitter phishing scam making the rounds, and this one is spreading quickly via direct message, wrote by Ben Parr on Mashable.com in October. Indeed, when using Twitter, I have noticed a lot of DMs in my inbox containing weird messages accompanied by a short URL. Twitters @SPAM acount wrote a few days ago: Getting weird DMs? Probably due to phishing. Don’t go to the links sent in the DMs or give out your login &... 

Making the perfect MP3 is still a challenge. When looking for an MP3 encoder, the software that creates the MP3’s, you’ll find an abundance of programs available. But not all of them get the job done. In this edition of “make a high quality MP3″ we go for encoding WAV files into MP3s using the LAME MP3 encoder. This encoder is widely accepted as the best free alternative for expensive commercial encoders. It’s...