I only use VLC when I find something Quicktime won't play -- I just really dislike the interface.
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
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Jessica - Apr 11, 2007 4:00:19 pm PDT #1259 of 25512
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - Apr 11, 2007 4:11:40 pm PDT #1260 of 25512
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 25512
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 25512
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 25512
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 25512
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 25512
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 25512
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 25512
All is well that ends in pizza.
Unbent paper clip, if you have the little hole...?
esse - Apr 12, 2007 3:59:56 am PDT #1268 of 25512
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
it is on all macs, daniel, but the fn (function) key makes the command work.