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No ones uses AIM anymore…
by admin on Dec.09, 2009, under Uncategorized
It seems like like I have probably… 4 people that i consistently talk to on aim. Used to be rare that I would have less than 10 tabs open
Is this what happens when you get older than 15 years? Lame. I wanna go back. I downloaded Pidgin (awesome client) and I was so excited to use it… but then I remembered no one else uses aim
Google Wave Invites. Want some?
by admin on Nov.26, 2009, under Tech
Currently I’ve got 8 Google Wave invites left. It seems like a pretty cool program, although I haven’t used it extensively… or at all… yet. But yeah leave a comment if you want one.
Looks like Verizon finally cracked.
by admin on Nov.14, 2009, under Uncategorized
Looks like VZ finally caved under pressure and released the hold on the BB 8330 GPS
EDIT: Apparently OS4.5 isn’t fully compatable with the google suite. So I’m torn between GPS and Email. I think Email wins this round. Downgrade time
Foobar2000 & Milkdrop2.1
by admin on Jun.02, 2009, under Tech
Since I got my laptop back from HP for repairs I’ve had to reinstall all my software… Incredibly annoying, but its a good opportunity to explain how to integrate foobar2000 with the new milkdrop2. For some reason, a lot of people (myself included) had a lot of trouble getting this combo working. I’ve tried explaining it to friends, but I couldn’t give a step-by-step. I highly recommend this combo ’cause fb2k takes barely any system resources, unlike WinAmp and its horrible apple counterpart iTunes. Plus, iPods work SO much easier with foobar than with iTunes. Here’s how I did it:
- Install Foobar2000.
- Install WinAmp (Ok, I know that might seem weird.. but it’s a hell of a lot easier than installing the Milkdrop2 visualization itself, since it comes packaged with WinAmp)
- Install Shpeck (Which automatically finds Milkdrop2 in WinAmp’s install directory… hence installing WinAmp in the first place.
- Enjoy.
Installing Foobar2000 and WinAmp should be self explanatory. But with Shpeck, you’ll notice a .dll file. Place this file in the components folderin foobar’s install directory. As in: C:\Program Files\foobar2000\components\foo_vis_shpeck.dll
EDIT: With Windows 7, I had to go in the shpeck preferences and change the directory from C:/Program Files/winanp to C:/Program Files(x86)/winanp
This will also work with CollumsUI, although foobar made the default user interface must nicer/easier to customize than it used to be. To watch your new milkdrop installation, just go to View -> Visualizations -> Shpeck-Start Milkdrop2.1
But why use foobar in the first place?
- Foobar uses less system resources than anything else (computer runs a lot faster)
- User-created addons (addons for ANYTHING, including iPods)
- Scans 100+ gig libraries instantaneously… no more waiting 2 hours for WinAmp or - god forbid - iTunes to look through your library.
- Way Cooler.
Hope that helps!