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- About HSIHome System Integration was born out of the desire to share and learn new ways of connecting the different technologies many of us have throughout the home. From connecting a game console to a surround sound receiver to setting up a streaming media server, there seems to be a multitude of way in accomplishing these tasks. The crew at Home System Integration (HSI), being a group of IT professionals with an affinity for home theater and home technology, thought this would be a great place to share what we know in hopes that the rest of the world will share what they know in return! That idea has evolved into creating something bigger. This isn’t just a website with reviews and articles, this is meant to be interactive! This is about creating a community where no matter what your skill level, no matter how obscure the question, there will be someone here that can answer it! So please, come visit often! Share your opinions, knowledge, and especially your “lessons learned” about how to create something technologically stunning in your homes! Home System Integration Team Member Bio’s Tom Abell (a.k.a. Billy) – Editor in Chief Put simply, Tom loves technology! He’s…
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Installing VirtualBox on Ubuntu 10.10 Server – Part III: Downloading and Installing VirtualBox 3.2
1In Part III of HSI’s Ubuntu Vmware / Virtualbox tutorials, John shows us now to build an Ubuntu Virtualbox to use in streaming media throughout your home.
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Ubuntu VMware Server – Part II: Enabling the GUI on Ubuntu 10.10 Server
In Part 2 of our series, learn to install VMware Server 2.0 on an Ubuntu 10.10 server. Step by step directions for building your own Ubuntu VMware Server.
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Installing VMWare Server 2.0 on Ubuntu 10.10 Server
Instead of opting for Windows Virtualization, why not go with the more robust desktop virtualization solution of creating a Ubuntu VMWare server? Learn how Step-by-Step.
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Using VMware Server 2 to run Ubuntu server and WHS 2011 as a Virtual Server
Learn how to build a VMware virtual server like Ubuntu Server or WHS 2011 using VMware Server 2. Run your virtual server from your Windows 7 desktop!
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FreeNAS Tutorial Part 5 – FTP Server Setup
In his 5th installment of the FreeNAS Install Series where he teaches you to build your own media server, John Reyes covers the FTP capabilities of FreeNAS.
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FreeNAS Tutorial Part 4 – UPnP Streaming
Part 4 of Home System Integration’s in-depth series on building your very own FreeNAS server that can stream media throughout the Connected Home!
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FreeNAS Server Setup Part 3 – iTunes Streaming
In this, the third installment of our FreeNAS Install Guide series, we will focus on configuring streaming to iTunes from your FreeNAS server.
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FreeNAS Setup Part 2 – Disk, User, and CIFS setup
Part 2 of our in-depth instructions on how to build your own FreeNAS Network Attached Storage server for protecting your content at home or small office. Great read!
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