Google andDropboxhave some ridiculously low-priced 1TB storage options.
With so much space for so little money, what could you do with it?
Well, for starters, you could turn them into your own personal media servers.
This is an excellent solution, but it also means you’re limited by your own hardware and bandwidth.
With Dropbox and Google Drive, that’s all handled for you.
You get your own space on the internet where you might access your media from anywhere you want.
You’ll just need a few tools to help you out.
There are a few ways you’ve got the option to easily get your media into the cloud.
However, if you want to upload your files en masse, it’s a pretty easy option.
you’re able to use both for individual files or images of whole web pages.
However, for music, you also have the option of uploading your collection to Google Play.
The downside, though, is that you’re pretty much limited to Google’s own app.
If you’re okay with using Play Music, this is can help avoid hitting that limit.
you could check out our guide on XBMC add-ons for installation instructionshere.
To enable this:
Go to System > controls.
Select “Appearance.”
Under “Skin” select “options.”
Select “Add-on shortcuts.”
Under “Home Page Videos Submen” select “Add-on 1.”
opt for “dbmc” add-on.
Repeat for “gdrive.”
These instructions are for the default “Confluence” skin.
Stream Your Videos to Chromecast
The Chromecast started out asa pretty-okay Netflix gadget.
One of those things is stream your video directly from Dropbox or Google Drive via Koush’sAllCast app.
Click your Username in the top right corner.
Click “Launch” to launch the Plex/Web server.
Open one of your video libraries in Plex/Web.
On the left side of the screen, click Sync.
Select “Cloud Sync” from the “Choose Destination” box that pops up.
Choose a title for this collection and click “Sync.”
Now these videos will be added to your Plex library.
This means anywhere you could stream your other media to is now a target for your cloud media.
The process to stream content to your DLNA-enabled console will depend on the gadget.
On the iPhone,Vibecan do the same thing.
