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<blockquote data-quote="magnets" data-source="post: 267064" data-attributes="member: 52161">cookbookHi,i must admit i find the installation of MP a bit daunting too.The actual install is fine, but after it's installed you're presented with the config icons on the desktop and you don't really know where to begin. And you have to set things up before running, which i know sounds obvious, but most programs will run after install and new users expect this also. The manual has loads of info in it, but i think that can work against you if you don't know which options you need to set and which options are not critical to get MP up and running in the first place.Would anyone mind if i wrote a beginners guide (also known as a quickstart or cookbook) to Media portal.I was thinking in the same style as the drupal cookbook<a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/tutorials/beginners-cookbook" target="_blank">The Drupal Cookbook (for beginners) | drupal.org</a>It would guide a new user through a very basic setup, without going into any details, just to get them up and running in a short and hopefully, pain free amount of time.Do you think this is a good idea or am i reinventing the wheel here?What format should i write it in, i was thinking plain html, wiki style documents are great for reference but don't really lend themselves to &quot;follow along&quot; style documentation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="magnets, post: 267064, member: 52161"] [b]cookbook[/b] Hi, i must admit i find the installation of MP a bit daunting too. The actual install is fine, but after it's installed you're presented with the config icons on the desktop and you don't really know where to begin. And you have to set things up before running, which i know sounds obvious, but most programs will run after install and new users expect this also. The manual has loads of info in it, but i think that can work against you if you don't know which options you need to set and which options are not critical to get MP up and running in the first place. Would anyone mind if i wrote a beginners guide (also known as a quickstart or cookbook) to Media portal. I was thinking in the same style as the drupal cookbook [url=http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/tutorials/beginners-cookbook]The Drupal Cookbook (for beginners) | drupal.org[/url] It would guide a new user through a very basic setup, without going into any details, just to get them up and running in a short and hopefully, pain free amount of time. [B]Do you think this is a good idea or am i reinventing the wheel here? [/B] What format should i write it in, i was thinking plain html, wiki style documents are great for reference but don't really lend themselves to "follow along" style documentation. [/QUOTE]

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