Streaming videos directly from your PC to your Android TV box or Smart TV can be easy and efficient when using VLC Media Player and a shared folder on your local network. This guide explains how to set it up step-by-step — no internet required. What You Need A Windows PC with your video files. A Wi-Fi router (no internet needed). A TV or Android TV box with VLC installed. VLC Media Player installed on both PC (optional) and TV box. Step 1: Share a Folder on Your PC (Windows) Choose the folder with your movies (e.g., D:\Movies). Right-click on it → Properties → Sharing tab. Click “Share…” → select “Everyone” from the dropdown → click Add. Set permission level to Read (or Read/Write if you want to manage files). Click Share, then Done. Go to Advanced Sharing… → tick “Share this folder”. Click Permissions, ensure Everyone has at least Read access. Click OK and close all dialogs. Now the folder is accessible over your local network. ...

When starting a new project, one of the hardest and most important decisions is choosing the right tech stack. After evaluating several options, I decided to go with Django — and here’s why. My Project Goals The project is focused on [brief summary — e.g., a marketplace for pre-sale products]. It requires: User accounts and authentication Admin dashboard for content and product management Forms, views, models — the full web app lifecycle Quick launch of an MVP Reliable community and documentation Alternatives I Considered I briefly evaluated: ...

✍️ Where My MVP Ideas Come From Most of my ideas are born from real problems I face — small daily annoyances, repetitive tasks, or inefficient tools. I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel; I’m trying to build something useful enough for me or people like me. I usually ask myself: Is this a recurring problem? Would I personally benefit from a solution? Can I build a basic version in a few days? Can I skip UI polish and still get the point across? If I can say “yes” to most of these, I move forward. ...

Introduction We’re a family from Ukraine who has been living in France for the past three years. My daughter is 9 years old and already speaks French quite well — she attends school here and communicates confidently with her classmates. Still, I wanted to immerse her even deeper into the language in a way that feels natural and fun. That’s how I came up with a simple idea: learning French through watching movies, cartoons, and TV series together. ...