Necessary Macbook Warning

Just in case you were in any doubt.

Automatic torrent management with rtorrent and some helper scripts

Further to my posts on using Flexget (previously) and tl2rssPL (previously) to manage the automatic downloading of torrent files (or .nzb, depending on your preference), the final stage is to have a BitTorrent client download the content of the torrent and upon completion, process the downloaded media.

My client of choice is . . .
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TV show management with Flexget

I use Flexget to automatically find and download TV shows for my viewing pleasure. I use it in conjunction with TorrentLeech and tl2rssPL, but it can be used with any site which provides an index and source for the shows you're interested in.

Setting it up can be a pain, so I . . .
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UPDATE: How-to: Netflix from the UK (without using a VPN)

My previous post on how to get Netflix when you're based in the UK has proven quite popular, however I started having problems with the method when Netflix expanded their caching services to include IP ranges I hadn't listed; I was frequently getting the 'you can't view Netflix from your current location' error . . .
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Installing the latest Android/Gingerbread build onto an HTC Desire

This past weekend I spent a number of hours getting the latest Oxygen (Android Gingerbread build for HTC Desire) installed on my phone. The available online documentation was lacking somewhat so I've documented the steps I followed here.

Root your phone

The first thing required, is to root your phone. To do this: