I hope someone builds a WinAmp extension which reads the ID3 tag and fetches album cover art and info...
The minibrowser already does something like this by default, I believe. If it's open when a song starts, it gives you all kinds of info. Not sure off-hand if it does album covers; I haven't used it for a while.
There's a lot of cool things you can do with their API. I wrote a script to look up CD cover art, then ran it against my webradio station's playlist, and came up with a nifty "now playing" box. Check it out....
To do a true test, you need to encode the files, decode them to PCM wav format, then burn to an audio CD.
Then, you have to do a blind test with all of them. You also need to use a variety of source material, because different genres of music compress better under some encoders.
Or you could just use ABX. That's actually the de facto standard for comparing audio compression. (See HydrogenAudio.)
Windows users have The Bat!, Eudora, and Mulberry. I even heard Microsoft makes a mail client or two.
None of which are free, with the exception of Outlook Express. (If you want Eudora's free version, you have the choice of limited features or banner ads.)
As someone who switched to Phoenix because I couldn't stand Mozilla's bloat, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what Minotaur has to offer.
Questions I had to answer while visiting my parents' house yesterday:
"What are these emm pee... uh.... things I keep hearing about? Do I need a new CD player?"
"Tell me about color laser printers." (My dad's convinced that if he gets a super high quality printer, the pixelated webcam pics family members keep emailing him will somehow turn into photo quality.)
"Can I compress my hard drive? The computer's been running slow. That'll speed it up, right?" (As far as I know, my dad has never installed a single program on their computer.)
Having the ability to hook up to the net while my kids are going down the static electricity slide is a great thing.
You actually bring up a good point. I can just picture myself about to send the One Perfect Email, when my kids run over fresh off the slide. "Whatcha doin' dad?" *ZAP* "Er, nothing now."
Tad Williams writes some great (if slightly long-winded) stuff. Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn is a great fantasy trilogy, and Otherland is great near-future SF, although most of it takes place within a VR network where anything goes, so it has elements of fantasy in it as well.
Not sure which Camouflage album you're looking for (they're releasing a new one this year), but most of their stuff can be found at A Different Drum (which has lots of other similarly-styled stuff you might like) or even Amazon.
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Try this site for a very comprehensive (and frequently updated) adblock filterset. I haven't seen an ad in ages.
I, for one, welcome our new duplicate story overlords.
nicknacks, parachutes, heatshields, back shell, landing petals
I've been looking all over for those! How'd they get up there?
The challenge was to create a POVRay file smaller than 256 bytes. And the results are amazing. Fantastic work.
I remember leaving my 386 on all night rendering stuff that looked much worse than these....
Amazon has a well-hidden Early Adopers Store that has all the latest gadgetry and toys. Lots of fun stuff there....
Amazon's Early Adopters section has lots of great toys looking for new homes....
Amazon's Early Adopters page can be fairly useful when browsing for expensive toys....
I hope someone builds a WinAmp extension which reads the ID3 tag and fetches album cover art and info...
The minibrowser already does something like this by default, I believe. If it's open when a song starts, it gives you all kinds of info. Not sure off-hand if it does album covers; I haven't used it for a while.
There's a lot of cool things you can do with their API. I wrote a script to look up CD cover art, then ran it against my webradio station's playlist, and came up with a nifty "now playing" box. Check it out....
Ok, then how about downloadable documentation?
Or you could just use ABX. That's actually the de facto standard for comparing audio compression. (See HydrogenAudio.)
Remember, kids.... Guns don't kill people, mp3s do.
I'd also love to have keyboard navigation between tabs
Ctrl-1,2,3, etc will switch between open tabs, at least in Phoenix.
Windows users have The Bat!, Eudora, and Mulberry. I even heard Microsoft makes a mail client or two.
None of which are free, with the exception of Outlook Express. (If you want Eudora's free version, you have the choice of limited features or banner ads.)
As someone who switched to Phoenix because I couldn't stand Mozilla's bloat, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what Minotaur has to offer.
Questions I had to answer while visiting my parents' house yesterday:
... uh.... things I keep hearing about? Do I need a new CD player?"
"What are these emm pee
"Tell me about color laser printers." (My dad's convinced that if he gets a super high quality printer, the pixelated webcam pics family members keep emailing him will somehow turn into photo quality.)
"Can I compress my hard drive? The computer's been running slow. That'll speed it up, right?" (As far as I know, my dad has never installed a single program on their computer.)
I must be having a bad day. I never could get the hang of Mondays.
Er, did you actually try? The only ones in that directory are the ones that are in the free section. Everything else 404's.
Having the ability to hook up to the net while my kids are going down the static electricity slide is a great thing.
You actually bring up a good point. I can just picture myself about to send the One Perfect Email, when my kids run over fresh off the slide. "Whatcha doin' dad?" *ZAP* "Er, nothing now."
Who's the magazine that's smooth with the ladies? I'm only talkin' about...
uh, what? Oh, sorry.
I like the definition from m-w.com which defines it as "a throwing of a person or thing out of a window". (emphasis mine)
Then why post it?
So they'll have stories to choose from for tomorrow's news, silly.
Tad Williams writes some great (if slightly long-winded) stuff. Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn is a great fantasy trilogy, and Otherland is great near-future SF, although most of it takes place within a VR network where anything goes, so it has elements of fantasy in it as well.
Not sure which Camouflage album you're looking for (they're releasing a new one this year), but most of their stuff can be found at A Different Drum (which has lots of other similarly-styled stuff you might like) or even Amazon.
Electrogarden has a ton of sample music, discussion forums, and band links if you like electronic music.
so when do we get the Top Ten Top Ten Stories of 2002?