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PLEX Part 8: PLEX Pass-Home & Parental Controls
15/08/16 16:29 Filed in: Technology
In this screencast I walk you through how to set up managed accounts, parental controls and how to enable guest access for when you have friends or family over.
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PLEX Part 7: PLEX Pass-Sync Features
08/08/16 08:21 Filed in: Technology
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PLEX Part 6: PLEX Pass-Music Features
01/08/16 08:22 Filed in: Technology
This week I start by looking at the more advanced music features included with a PLEX Pass including Audio fingerprinting, lyrics, plex mix, mood mix and mobile sync and cloud sync (which I will cover in more depth in a future screencast).
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PLEX Part 5: Accessing Your Media Remotely
24/07/16 08:21 Filed in: Technology
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PLEX Part 4: Sharing Features
17/07/16 08:19 Filed in: Technology
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PLEX Part 3: Working with Metadata
11/07/16 08:12 Filed in: Technology
In the next screencast I will look at the various settings available in the PLEX interface including how to set your PLEX Media Server to be accessible anywhere.
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PLEX Part 2: Adding Your Media
04/07/16 08:08 Filed in: Technology
In my next screencast I’ll cover how to work with metadata inside PLEX in case all of your media was not matched.
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PLEX Part 1: Media Prep & Install
01/07/16 22:04 Filed in: Technology
In this screencast I show you how to prepare your media to be accessed by PLEX so that it can accurately read the file names and then apply the right metadata. I also walk you through the initial sign up and install of the PLEX Media Server which needs to run on your Mac for all of your media to accessible through all of the PLEX apps. This will the first in an in depth series on PLEX where I plan to cover all of the features and walk you through how to get started.
If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them her on my blog or on my YouTube Channel.
Talking PLEX on Mac Power Users
11/01/16 13:48 Filed in: Technology

It was a lot of fun talking with my friends David Sparks (http://macsparky.com) and Katie Floyd (http://katiefloyd.com) about how PLEX works and some ways each of us uses PLEX. If you have never tuned into Mac Power Users I would highly recommend giving it a shot and listening in every week. David and Katie have a great way of talking tech in a practical way that also gives some great tips on ways to get the most out of your technology.
You can listen to the show on PLEX HERE.
You can subscribe to Mac Power Users HERE.
If you have any questions on PLEX feel free to leave a comment below. You can also view my series of tutorials on PLEX on my Youtube Channel. I am in the process of doing an update to the screencasts I did back in 2013.
Plex Media Server Part 3: Accessing Your Media Remotely
22/08/13 07:21 Filed in: Technology
One of the greatest things about Plex is that you can access your media from just about anywhere. Plex has a Mac app, a web interface, iOS and Android apps, support for Roku and other connected devices, it is even on some televisions! With all of these interfaces and the Plex Media Server Software running on your home computer it really allows you to have your media wherever you are!
In this screencast tutorial I cover how to access your media remotely. I take a look specifically at the myPlex web interface and the iOS application. I also demonstrate how you can add media from around the web on the fly into your Plex interface so you can view it on your favorite media device. Plex really is an excellent media server and for a free application it really is incredible! If you want more features you should also consider the Plex Pass which is a paid subscription. For limited time they have a lifetime subscription which really looks like a steal with all the development they have been doing!
As always thanks for all your support! If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them here or on my YouTube Channel.
In this screencast tutorial I cover how to access your media remotely. I take a look specifically at the myPlex web interface and the iOS application. I also demonstrate how you can add media from around the web on the fly into your Plex interface so you can view it on your favorite media device. Plex really is an excellent media server and for a free application it really is incredible! If you want more features you should also consider the Plex Pass which is a paid subscription. For limited time they have a lifetime subscription which really looks like a steal with all the development they have been doing!
As always thanks for all your support! If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them here or on my YouTube Channel.
Plex Media Server Part 2: Editing Metadata
14/08/13 07:13 Filed in: Technology
One of the great features of Plex is it’s ability to automatically match your media to online metadata and pull that information down to display with your media files. While Plex is accurate on this about 90% of the time, there are times when Plex gets it wrong, especially as it relates to your home movies and such. To help you clean this up and customize it a bit more, Plex has a built in media editor that lets you update and change the metadata it displays so you get each entry just the way you want it.
In this screencast tutorial I cover how to edit the metadata for your media. I show examples of how Plex could get it wrong and what you need to do to make the changes and make sure those changes stay and don’t get updated again in the future.
As always, thanks for your support! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here or on my YouTube Channel.
In this screencast tutorial I cover how to edit the metadata for your media. I show examples of how Plex could get it wrong and what you need to do to make the changes and make sure those changes stay and don’t get updated again in the future.
As always, thanks for your support! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them here or on my YouTube Channel.
Plex Media Server Part 1: Installation & Set Up
09/08/13 06:51 Filed in: Technology
I get a lot of questions on my OS X Server Series about how to use a server to handle streaming media to various devices both in and outside the home. With all of us having media both in iTunes and outside of it, using the tools Apple has built into iTunes is not always the best solution. Sure you can use home sharing to get your local media that you have inside iTunes to all of your Apple devices like Macs, iOS devices, and AppleTV’s. But what if you have media that you haven’t put into iTunes? What if you have other devices that are not made by Apple like Roku players or Android Devices? What if you want to access your media outside your home network? That’s where Plex comes into play.
Plex is a media server with a lot of the features most people want in a home media server. Plex combines Movies, Television, Music, Photos and Web services into one easy to use and set up application. Plex automatically pulls the metadata for your media and does a great job presenting it inside the Plex interface. The Plex Media Manager is a web based application so you can access it anywhere you internet access. Combine that with their applications and services for so many different devices and Plex really is a great media server for your content.
In this weeks tutorial I cover how to install and get Plex set up. Next week I’ll cover how to edit and tweak your Media. If you have any questions feel free to comment here or on my YouTube Channel.
Plex is a media server with a lot of the features most people want in a home media server. Plex combines Movies, Television, Music, Photos and Web services into one easy to use and set up application. Plex automatically pulls the metadata for your media and does a great job presenting it inside the Plex interface. The Plex Media Manager is a web based application so you can access it anywhere you internet access. Combine that with their applications and services for so many different devices and Plex really is a great media server for your content.
In this weeks tutorial I cover how to install and get Plex set up. Next week I’ll cover how to edit and tweak your Media. If you have any questions feel free to comment here or on my YouTube Channel.


