The repositories that are installed on your device determine the addons that are available. If you follow this GET MORE option, you will be taken to a list of all the addons/plugins that are available to you. This section will always end with an icon, and text, that says GET MORE. This section enables users to view all of the addons/plugins that you have installed, or that have come preinstalled, onto your Apple TV. We will cover this in another article, but this option will enable you to view any playlists that you have already created. This option will enable you to navigate to the content directory and scan it into your Apple TV. From within the Files section you are given the option to view the files that are on your machine, or to add sources. So, if you have pictures, movies, television shows, or music on a hard drive/external drive and you want to add it to XBMC, this is where you go. The first item, Files, is where we will go in order to addour own content to XBMC. These all add some IMPORTANT functionality to your system. There is no option to add personal content. It is worth noting that the Programs section only provides Add-ons. Each option offers a unique set of features, choices, and functions for your Apple TV. Within any categories that offer content (Music, Pictures, Videos) you are given the same three options when you first open it: Files, Playlists, & Add-ons. It holds unique content dependent on which section you are in. It is also worth mentioning that this special window that appears when clicking left is available in every section.

This also allows users to cycle through options and locations. When in the Weather section of XBMC you can click to the left to open an extra screen that allows you to adjust settings within this section. By default, you are given the ability to track the weather for as many as three different locations. This gives you real time information on the weather for you area. You have your default sections when you first boot XBMC: Though the process can vary dependent on the hardware you are using, the concept is the same. Moving through XBMC is as easy as any system you can install on a PC these days.

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