I can't get Quicktime to run all the things VLC does. It's very pretty, but I don't even try anymore, because of the pain of rejection.
Angel: Eve. So, I guess we should, I don't know, talk? Eve: About what? Angel: About what happened back there with us. Eve: Angel, it's not like this is the first time I've had sex under a mystical influence. I went to U.C. Santa Cruz.
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§ ita § - Apr 11, 2007 3:32:19 pm PDT #1258 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Apr 11, 2007 4:00:19 pm PDT #1259 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I only use VLC when I find something Quicktime won't play -- I just really dislike the interface.
§ ita § - Apr 11, 2007 4:11:40 pm PDT #1260 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Most of the stuff I torrent didn't play in Quicktime, but it took me stupidly long to switch the default program.
I wish I could type in the time and scoot right there, and I wish it just having a file open wouldn't disable the screen's going dim. Even if it doesn't have focus. Other than that, I don't ask much other than "play anything."
esse - Apr 11, 2007 11:18:59 pm PDT #1261 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Almost everything I torrent plays in qt, and if it doesn't there's usually something wrong with the avi. Stuff like mkv, flv, that stuff I can't play in there and play in vlc or mplayer. But given the memory limits of my powerbook, it's a better player generally than the other guy.
I use Synergy whenever iTunes is open. Growl and Little Snitch are also indispensible to the way I use my computer.
Gris - Apr 12, 2007 1:02:25 am PDT #1262 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I don't use Synergy, because I find setting global hotkeys with Quicksilver is by far my favorite way to control iTunes.
Growl is awesome.
esse - Apr 12, 2007 1:22:56 am PDT #1263 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Well, I generally use the shuffle feature, so it's easier for me to just click the skip button in the menu bar than do a key combination. But they're both powerful.
Kevin - Apr 12, 2007 3:38:56 am PDT #1264 of 25496
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Help again!
I put a blank DVD in the drive, pressed ignored when it asked me what I wanted to do, and now there's no icon on the desktop so I can't eject it, and I can't figure out how to burn something.
Being an IT professional who suddenly doesn't have a clue what he's doing is distressing.
esse - Apr 12, 2007 3:47:01 am PDT #1265 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Did you press the eject key?
DCJensen - Apr 12, 2007 3:47:18 am PDT #1266 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Hit f12, for two seconds.
More OSX keyboard commands: [link]
Unfortunately it seems to be remapped to Dashboard on my mac.
DCJensen - Apr 12, 2007 3:57:33 am PDT #1267 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Unbent paper clip, if you have the little hole...?