By now you are probably familiar with Ted: Torrent Episode Downloader.  In fact, Michael recently covered, how to Turn Your Computer into a DVR with Ted.  However, I have yet to see a guide on how to install/run Ted in Linux.  Since it is written in Java, it is fairly straightforward to get running, but there are probably some new guys to Linux that could use some help.  I will also show you how to create a menu icon to launch Ted.

Requirements

Java is the only software requirement to actually open Ted.  According to Ted’s website, you need at least Java 5.  If you don’t already have…

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Do you watch a lot of network television? Do you ever miss an episode and have to search the Internet trying to find where you can watch it for free?  If so, you should take a look at Zinc.

Zinc is a free Internet video browser designed to help you watch practically any content available online.  Zinc integrates with Netflix, Hulu, and just about every major television network to provide unlimited video on demand.  Zinc can also play your local content, which is helpful if you use Torrent Episode Downloader very often.

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Firefox is now the number 2 web browser currently in use. While Firefox only holds 25% of the market share, it is gaining more and more every day. As Firefox is my favorite browser, I wanted to share a few of my favorite shortcuts. Even if you use a different browser, give some of these a try and see if they work for you.

All of these shortcuts are a combination of keystrokes, so when you read ‘Ctrl + C’, simply press the ‘Ctrl’ key and the ‘C’ key.

My Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl + L Go to the address bar.
• Ctrl + K Go to the search bar.

I can’t afford the DVR my cable company offers. Plain and simple. Even if I could afford it, I wouldn’t be willing to pay for it. It just costs too much money.  As a busy student and TV addict, I would often have to choose between watching that new episode of my favorite TV show or studying and doing homework. Of course you can always watch the rerun, which usually shows during that next weekend, but I want to watch my shows when I want to watch them. Ted solves this problem for me. Ted is an automatic TV show downloader. Enter in your favorite TV shows and when that new episode airs, Ted starts searching…

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This post will show you step by step instructions of how to install the Google Chrome OS in a Virtual Machine. I chose to use Virtualbox to show the step by step, however you should be able to use VMware if you so choose.

The Chrome OS is a very basic Operating System that seems to be designed for use on a netbook. Now you can try out the OS on your current computer.

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