Mediatomb vs. MiniDLNA

I have been using Mediatomb for nearly two years now but I decided to give MiniDLNA a whirl since it is a fully fledged DLNA server whereas Mediatomb is UPnP only. I am currently running both Mediatomb SVN and MiniDLNA CVS. So, how does MiniDLNA compare to Mediatomb?

MiniDLNA is easier to compile, configure, uses less [...]

Posted on December 18, 2009 at 3:34 pm by Martin · Permalink · 5 Comments
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Creating a JetDirect Server with Linux

I recently added a Wiki page explaining how I created JetDirect compatible server on my NSLU2 running Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04. You can find the wiki article on the link below.

http://wiki.flexion.org/JetDirectServer.html

The solution was to use p910nd, which is a small printer daemon that does not spool to disk but passes the job directly to the printer. [...]

Posted on October 17, 2009 at 11:41 am by Martin · Permalink · 3 Comments
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Simple iCal Server

For the longest time I have been meaning to setup a shared calendar for my wife I and to use. You see, like most men I have no idea when and where I am supposed to be. This is because my wifes keep all this information in her filofax and that lives in her handbag, [...]

Posted on January 9, 2008 at 11:20 pm by Martin · Permalink · 2 Comments
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