If your anyone like me and download quite a bit you probably have an external drive. I Use mine for storing videos, music, and bulkier files that I just don’t need on my laptop when I’m on the go. But when I’m at home and I feel like watching a movie before I hit the sack or even just to relax I normally use the VLC player. Works with pretty much every file I’ve come to encounter and you can stream stuff to other clients. However the draw back of using VLC is the remote. You have to set up your playlist prior, and when the movie ends you wind up back at your desktop. Which kind of annoying when you’re trying to sleep at this point and the room lights up again…
I like front row, it allows you to play your iTunes library, browse trailers of upcoming movies, music videos, and television shows; and with it’s HTPC-esk navigation system it’s easy to do with the Apple Remote (and even sleep your computer when your done).
So I’ve decided to through to together this little walkthrough for the not-so-tech-savy. It’s easy, and prevents you from having to keep those files on your main hard disk. I’d rate this a 3/10 on the difficulty scale. Continue reading ‘Access Your External Drive Files in Front Row’
