RobH 0 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Chrome, Adblock, itunes, uTorrent, Steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4270 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 This is so far beyond even a sad level of geekiness but I still remember a BBS reader we used at work 20 years ago called QModem Pro which just worked with absolutely no hassle whatsoever - something which set it apart from so much software around at the time (including fuck off expemsive stuff) by a huge margin. Now I'd say VLC is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 6 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 XBMC - best media centre by miles...... uTorrent - comes into its own when setup with RSS feeds and XBMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonamental 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 What is so good about VLC? I've always used MPC, seems to do the trick. But aye, sopcast otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43014 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Get The Great Suspender chrome extension if you usually end up with a bunch of tabs open. This thing suspends tabs that you haven't looked at for an hour (you can alter the time in the settings), making Chrome much less resource-hungry in the process. And if you want to re-awaken the tab you just click into it. It's quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 31869 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Get The Great Suspender chrome extension if you usually end up with a bunch of tabs open. This thing suspends tabs that you haven't looked at for an hour (you can alter the time in the settings), making Chrome much less resource-hungry in the process. And if you want to re-awaken the tab you just click into it. It's quality. "Oh-oh, yes! I'm the great suspender Suspending and I'm doing well My need is such I suspend too much I'm lonely but no one can tell." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16660 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Can anyone recommend a good tool for ripping/burning cds and dvds?....got a new laptop and cant remember what I used on the old one...it had a graphic that strangely reminded me of a sort of yellow and red chicken?...cheers.. Edited December 10, 2015 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Probably Itunes for me. Used it daily for a decade or so and paid for 1 song. Switched to Music Bee and switched my ipod for my Oneplus. Thanks for everything Apple, it was fun while it lasted. I don't burn CDs/DVDs because it isn't the 90s PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20527 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Is it so weird to still want a hard copy of your music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43014 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 To me, it's just clutter. I listen to albums, but I would never listen to something on CD, which renders buying them pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6865 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Nope. I've got boxes full of CDs from my youth that I circulate in my car. Same as books and kindles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15188 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I was going to say, I still like the ritual of CDs in the car. Although I drive once every five years or so, so it's not hugely relevant to my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43014 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 You gyppos just need a Bluetooth system in your car and you'd soon stop this nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15188 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 First I'd need a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20527 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I've got Bluetooth in the car, I just think I like the clutter (CD sleeves, art work etc). I have run out of space like so you have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43014 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I got rid of all of mine a few years back. Totally gypped myself by selling them to that music magpie thing who then probably made decent money on them, but I couldn't be arsed selling them on eBay. In hindsight, I should have taken them to a charity shop. Every now and again I think I shouldn't have done it, but it's just sentimentality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34215 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Would never part with mine like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Shelves groaning under the weight of records and cd's. You can trace your life looking at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34215 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 If I just sold my em:t ones I could make about £500 on discogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43014 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) When the dollar collapses and the lights go off they'll be worthless. Edited December 10, 2015 by Gemmill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34215 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 So will accountancy qualifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I've got nowt rare or imported and without those you get so little for them now I'd resent letting them go so cheap. More valuable as something the kids can dig out of the loft and look through when they're older or I pop my clogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 43014 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 So will accountancy qualifications That already holds no value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16660 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I don't burn CDs/DVDs because it isn't the 90s PL you meant there's some other source of digital media?? What did you used to use on your copy of Parklife again?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15188 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I mainly keep mine because they look good as decorations. Same with books really. What else are you going to have on your walls, IKEA prints? Far rather a backdrop of outdated but gorgeous-looking Old Media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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