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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for iTunes alternative (WMP? or other?)
« Last post by tomos on January 27, 2014, 01:54 PM »Thanks wraith,
will try it out for myself anyways
will try it out for myself anyways
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As an alternative to music bee there is mediamonkey. I've been making use of it with no problems for a while.-wraith808 (January 27, 2014, 11:11 AM)
Right from installation, my immediate impression of MediaMonkey is that it is not a monkey, at all, but a 1000 lb. gorilla. Just like another well-known media player that will remain nameless, it wants flex its muscles all over your computer and be your be all-do all media player. It instantaneously began searching my hard drives for media files, without my permission, while registering itself as the player of record making it necessary to go through my files and reset their associations so that all would be well once I uninstalled this beast. With all that off my chest, let's get on to the features as there are many.
First and most important MediaMonkey can organize music and edit tags in your audio library with a potent and insightful interface. It will rip and burn cd's. Its audio converter can convert MP3s, OGG, FLAC and WMA files into other formats. It will download and show album art. For those who want to play DJ for your church group or social organization, there is a Party Mode which lock down your media files while still allowing requests. Last of all, but most important some, is MediaMonkey's ability to synchronize with iPods and other MP3 players. There are more features, but they are too numerous to mention here.
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I have no idea how they managed to fit all this functionality into 34.2 MB, but as far as I'm concerned MediaMonkey is just bit too over the top and is far more than I or the average music fan needs and far more than the novice can handle. If I were a professional DJ, then all bets would be off.
I will give the guys at SoftMaker credit. Their office suite has been out for a long time and they keep giving their users free updates to eM client. I don't think every company would be generous enough to do that.-Innuendo (January 25, 2014, 10:56 PM)
I sort of hope it IS, but even if it isn't, it's still pretty funny.There's something slightly Crocodile Dundee about this guy's argument with his neighbour.It might not really be true at all.-oblivion (January 25, 2014, 04:26 AM)-TaoPhoenix (January 25, 2014, 06:23 AM)-oblivion (January 25, 2014, 08:17 AM)
... when I fixed the smaller asteroids not giving you as many points as was originally intended, I also fixed them not being as hard as originally intended. Though I may need to tweak the speeds a bit if they're too fast. Or maybe increase the rotation speed of your turret so you can react more quickly to a small asteroid coming up behind you. We'll see what happens based on feedback from players.-Deozaan (January 24, 2014, 01:54 PM)
when I replied there I didnt realise that was still your main focus. It is unfortunate that there is this waste involved. It would have been great it it could have been doing something useful. But that's not the case - and cannot be changed in retrospect. And I dont think it's going to stop the forward march of bitcoin.-tomos (January 24, 2014, 07:41 AM)
But is that waste? It's providing a very real service, i.e. taking fiat out of the hands of the rich, and putting it into the hands of all of us. That's not a waste to me.-wraith808 (January 24, 2014, 08:22 AM)
But if it became popular/usable as a currency - it might, in & of itself, be the regulation for the money-system that the governments these days are failing to implement.-tomos (January 24, 2014, 02:50 AM)
What would Bitcoin hashes go for, if it weren't for the implicit agreement that they are a medium of exchange?-eleman (January 24, 2014, 03:44 AM)
the same as todays dollar - and all other money I know of. Not an argument against Bitcoin, unless you also use it as an argument against money as we know it today.-tomos (January 24, 2014, 06:40 AM)
Well, I'd also raise the same argument against the dollar, or peso, or lira, or euro, whatever, if it did needlessly contribute to global warming. Sure they do (dead trees), but not at the scale applicable to bitcoin mining I reckon.
Does someone have solid statistics on this? i.e. you get x dollars worth of bitcoins after burning y dollars worth of electricity on a rig that cost z dollars to build.
That would really bring our discussion to some solid footing here.-eleman (January 24, 2014, 06:46 AM)
What would Bitcoin hashes go for, if it weren't for the implicit agreement that they are a medium of exchange?-eleman (January 24, 2014, 03:44 AM)
They sell the full license and the upgrade through Digital River, which charges sales tax. I don't think I've seen a charge for sales tax (8.65% or so in NYC) before, other than for Microsoft and some other major vendors. Is it customary, esp. when DR is only a sales conduit and not, I think, a vendor?-wocius (January 23, 2014, 01:58 PM)
Because of the FUD, expense and setup of transitioning to Windows 7(let alone Win Eight), many people will turn to Linux. But, which Linux? Will may people try the Linux below? Does anyone here know much about it first hand?
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Welcome to RoboLinux-Arizona Hot (January 23, 2014, 03:31 AM)
This is the phrase that's bothering me:
"...what if you could also run all your Windows applications natively inside Linux?"
How is that even possible?-TaoPhoenix (January 23, 2014, 09:54 AM)
