xbmc is all well and good, but for some folks Netflix can be a "show stopper" if it won't run on linux. Had I known about this solution soon enough, I would have helped one of my students stay converted over to linux for their home entertainment set up ;) Phil W. On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > hwy are you using netflix? Use xbmc! > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Phil Waclawski > wrote: > >> http://www.compholio.com/netflix-desktop/ >> >> It works fairly well if you want netflix on Linux. Even if it does >> install silverlight :P >> Phil Waclawski >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 2:45 PM, wrote: >> >>> What a great rant!! I was on my way to look for a video on HULU.... I >>> enjoyed this much more. >>> >>> I think Win7 is one of the best OS's ever made. I started with DOS 2.11 >>> and stayed with DOS until 95 when I was forced to use it. >>> >>> In 2000 I used Linux for 8 months and then went back to Windows. In >>> 2006 I used Linux for about 3 months and went back to Windows. Mostly >>> because I need IE for testing. I hated IE in Wine. I've been using >>> Kubuntu as my main system for 5 or 6 months. I think it will stick this >>> time. It has been a pain making the switch. I still need to load Windows >>> in a virtual machine so I can have everything on one machine. No time and >>> no energy to do so at this time. I stay with Kubuntu because I know at >>> some point I am really going to forced to switch over to Linux any way. >>> >>> I have a laptop running Win7. I use it to test with IE and to use >>> Go-To_Meetings which does not work on Linux for some reason. Since my two >>> large screens are connected to my Linux box I am unable to enjoy NetFlix >>> until I get a vmachine set up with Windows. >>> >>> In summary I would say that each have their strong points. I like some >>> of the things about Kubuntu and I like other things about Windows. If I >>> could combine them I would. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2014-06-21 16:02, joe@actionline.com wrote: >>> >>>> Brian last wrote (in very small part ;) >>>> >>>>> Re: KDE ... these days it's quite small. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Brian, your comments (and advice and guidance) are always especially >>>> helpful and very, very much appreciated. >>>> >>>> I, too, much prefer KDE and Mint to the many other distros that I have >>>> tried. Sometimes, I get very frustrated with changes that they make >>>> that >>>> often seem to me to create a frustrating nuisance and make things worse >>>> than the way things were before the change. I do *despise* everything >>>> about nepomuk and akonadi and never seem to have been able to totally >>>> eliminate it from my systems. >>>> >>>> Also, for example, I really wish they would bring back the hide button >>>> for the start line. >>>> >>>> Most annoying to me is when they force new things on us instead of just >>>> giving the option to "opt-in" if we should choose to do so. >>>> >>>> Yet, all-in-all, I am just so incredibly thankful to not have to live >>>> with that most horrific of all annoyances that is M$. Every time I have >>>> to try to help my dear bride with her M$ box, I praise God again that I >>>> don't have to contend with that. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >