Many people are turning to streaming media and sharing photos over the internet and if you own a Nintendo Wii or a XBox 360 with very little effort you can be streaming your media both within your home and anywhere else that you have access to the internet.
To get started go to Orb and download the client software. Installation is straight forward and during the installation process you will be prompted to create your account. Once the software has been installed on your computer, you can access Orb’s configuration via the system tray. From here you can make all the necessary changes to best suit your needs. Now fire up your Wii, and go to the Internet Channel. Browse to MyCast and login. You will see your personal MyCast page where you can select from photos, audio, or video. Select the category and then choose the desired file. The image, song, or video will then start playing. If you encounter any problems on your Wii make sure you’ve either installed or updated the Opera-based Wii browser so you’ve got the latest available web browser on your Wii. So unless you’ve got the latest Opera browser on your Wii, head to the Wii Shop channel, find, and download the browser.
You can also access your MyCast page from other computers, and your smartphone. The Orb Live app is available in the iTunes App Store or the Android App Market for $9.99. The iPhone and iPad apps are optimized for those devices, and the Android app is designed specifically for Android smartphones. Both give you a more intuitive browsing experience while you search the shared folders and media on your home computer. Alternatively, you can use the browser login and view your media over the Web from almost any Web-enabled device. While I cannot speak to the experience on an iPhone, I can say that on my Android device works well over Wi-Fi.
Another option is PlayOn and in the event you missed my article titled Fire You Cable Provider And Save Your Money With PlayOn then you may want to give it a read as well.