Archive for 'Media' Category
VLC For All of Your Media Playback Needs
VLC is a free, open source media player that work with, not just Windows, but Mac OSX and many version of Linux, including some of the most popular such as Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Red Hat. If have a file that won’t play in Windows Media Player then get a copy of VLC instead of [...]
Easy Online Conversion of Media Files
For quite a while I have been using a pair of programs to convert media files. I have used Any Video Converter (Review Here) and, more recently FreeMake Video Converter (Review Here) for video file conversion. For audio files I have used Media Monkey. But, recently I found online-ConVert which handles file conversion via a [...]
Converting Videos With Any Video Converter
If you have video files that need to be converted to a different format – for instance, if you download a video in .mkv format, but want to play it in Windows Media Center, you’ll need to convert it. Well, you can install codecs, but that can be a future post. For now let’s make [...]
3 Ways to Organize Windows Music Library
With everyone now keeping their music collection on their PC a whole new problem has cropped up – our music libraries are a mess. We’ve all got missing information. Sometimes it’s the cover art. Sometimes it’s artist or track information. If you have ripped a lot of CD’s and bought a lot of online music [...]
ted – Another Way to Get TV Shows
If you cut the cord on cable or missed an episode of your favorite show the ted could become your new favorite program. It scans the internet looking for your show and then uses your bit torrent program of choice to download an episode or an entire season or whatever you tell it to. After [...]
Rebuilding Windows Media Player Library
If you ever run into a problem in Windows Media Player (WMP), as I recently did, and rebuilding your library seems the only option then it’s not as bad as it sounds. I actually found it to be pretty simple and painless as a matter of fact. Here are the steps to take (This in [...]
Why Jason Calacanis is Wrong
I know I spend my time here writing about Windows in all its iterations. But today I’d like to take the time to write about something that has nothing to do with an OS. If you are a geek/podcast fan/techie then you know Leo Laporte and you probably know Jason Calacanis. Jason has appeared many [...]
Akamai and the NFL Draft
Last night I watched round 1 of the NFL draft. Since the NFL Network is not included in my TV package I watched it through my living room’s HTPC via the NFL website. I had watched several games last season via this same method with mostly good results. When I arrived at the site a [...]
3 Good Sites for Internet Radio
You have, no doubt, visited the web site of your favorite local radio station and found you could stream them online. But did you know there are many stations out there which exist online only? No DJ, any type of music you could want, and 24-7. Here’s my 3 favorites. 1. Pandora This one is, [...]
Amazon Video on Demand Review
Formerly known as “Amazon Unbox”, the Amazon Video on Demand service has improved by leaps and bounds since it’s launch a couple of years ago. That being said, there are still improvements I’d like to see. Let’s start with the positives. There is a wide selection of movies and TV shows available and the movies [...]
