NFO file is usually a small txt file that says something about another file in the folder. You can try opening that file with notepad. What other segments are in the downloaded folder?
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Wolfram - May 20, 2005 12:07:45 pm PDT #3038 of 10003
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Lyra Jane - May 20, 2005 12:14:14 pm PDT #3039 of 10003
Up with the sun
You can try opening that file with notepad.
Okay, I did that, and it's a piece of ASCII art with text that says what the file is and the names of the encoders. Nothing about how to play it, unfortunately. (But thank you, I had no idea what NFO was.)
What other segments are in the downloaded folder?
I'm not sure. The file names start with "gilmore_girls.r00" and go through "gilmore_girls.r23." There's also something labeled "RAR file" and something labeled "SFV file."
Gris - May 20, 2005 12:15:58 pm PDT #3040 of 10003
Hey. New board.
Lyra: It seems very likely that you have files named blah_blah.rar, blah_blah.r00, blah_blah.r01, et cetera. In that case, your best bet is to download WinRar (assuming you're on a windows machine, StuffIt can probably do it on a Mac) and use it to open either the blah_blah.rar or the blah_blah.r00 file. Hopefully, a file named something like "gilmore_girls.5x22.a_house_is_not_a_home.hdtv_xvid-fov.avi" should appear in the folder, which you can watch using whatever your media player of choice is. Probably.
EDIT: Your first thing to try is double-clicking the one labelled RAR file and see if anything happens.
Wolfram - May 20, 2005 12:17:03 pm PDT #3041 of 10003
Visilurking
okay, the file is compressed in Rar mode. You need a program like winrar [link] Download and install. Then double click on the RAR file and it will uncompress it. That should be your movie/tv file.
ETA: D. Gris - damn your sudden but inevitable x-post.
§ ita § - May 20, 2005 12:17:40 pm PDT #3042 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's what Gris said, LJ -- WinRAR is trivial to use, and will expand the fragments to one big file.
Lyra Jane - May 20, 2005 12:38:22 pm PDT #3043 of 10003
Up with the sun
Thanks, all. Between you guys and my husband, I managed to produce an .avi file with a a picture and everything.
Sometimes, new-to-me technology takes a village.
P.M. Marc - May 20, 2005 1:56:19 pm PDT #3044 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Jess, in the comments of one of my more recent LJ posts, Lysana recommended web thingy for Mac. Typing one handed, so can't look up.
le nubian - May 20, 2005 3:29:09 pm PDT #3045 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So...I got a wireless USB adapter from Amazon, connected it to my Tivo and all is right in the universe. I cannot believe how easy it was. Glad I made sure this adapter works with the Tivo before I bought it.
Jessica - May 20, 2005 4:34:46 pm PDT #3046 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jess, in the comments of one of my more recent LJ posts, Lysana recommended web thingy for Mac. Typing one handed, so can't look up.
Ha! Okay, I'll go look...
dcp - May 20, 2005 4:38:02 pm PDT #3047 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
And at some point I'll probably have to figure out how to sync my Clie's calendar/contacts/etc. (I was using Agendus, which has both PC and PalmOS versions, but nothing for Mac.)
Jessica, I've been using PocketQuicken (Landware.com) to sync my Clié with Quicken (on my WinME laptop) for several years now. I like it a lot. However, I'm pretty sure it requires the official Palm Desktop hotsync manager app., and it sounds like you don't have the Mac version of that.
eta: the link above says an alternative to Palm's Hotsync is The Missing Sync.