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Software I would Pay For
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Continue reading →: Software I would Pay ForThe list isn’t very long, but since I’m at it (and it is the holiday season), here’s a list of software that I would (and have) paid for over the last year. Amazing utility for little cost: * “DBPowerAMP”:http://www.dbpoweramp.com/. I’ve only been using this for a short while, but it…
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cbr 192
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Continue reading →: cbr 192EncoderRoundup A counterpoint. This reviewer found simple !(@ cbr to beat –preset standard because these fancy vbr schees can get fooled. And can be bigger than cbr. For spoken word, cbr(^kpbs sounded terrible
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LAME presets
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Continue reading →: LAME presetsmp3dev They’ve been changing the presets in Lame. With 3.96, the names changes from –alt-preset to just –preset. Here is a quick list: h3. –preset medium This preset should provide near transparency to most people on most music. The resulting bitrate should be in the 150-180kbps range, according to music…
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Getting Hit
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Continue reading →: Getting Hit!{float:left; margin-right:10px;}http://www.velorution.biz/images/Velorution%20-%20passenger%20airbag.gif! As someone who has been hit, I can say I wish someone would spend the $150 and make cars safer when the monsters hit you 🙂
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WordPress
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Continue reading →: WordPressWordPress Download. It’s a MovableType world for me and I’m spending more time figuring out BitTorrent and Podcasting, but sometimes I’m tempted to switch to a different blog tool. WordPress is one of those at the top of the list. Maybe the next blog I do I’ll use it.
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17 inch monitor review
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Continue reading →: 17 inch monitor reviewX-bit labs – Articles – Closer Look at 17” LCD Monitor Features. Part V (page 19). X-bit did their usual thorough job. The Samsung Syncmaster 710N was expensive but the best looking of the monitors. Of course these days I’d recommend getting a pair of 17 inch monitors or splurging…
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nVidia SLI
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Continue reading →: nVidia SLIAnandTech: NVIDIA’s GeForce 6 SLI: Demolishing Performance Barriers. The coolest thing out there. You can now slam two video cards into a single machine. The first board out is the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (nForce4 SLI) Motherboard. Available for about $180. Its a dream motherboard if you want SLI, otherwise get…
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Accurate Rip
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Continue reading →: Accurate Rip“Accurate Rip”:http://accuraterip.com. An interesting idea works with either Exact Audio Copy (my favoriate freeware ripper) or with dBPowerAmp. It collects a database of folks who have ripped and compares your rip to make sure that it is in fact good. Make sense since every CD should be identical. Of course,…
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Random Hangs and Restarts with XP SP2
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Continue reading →: Random Hangs and Restarts with XP SP2Windows Support Forums – Restarts in middle of boot-up (WXP-Pro). Proving once again how great the Internet is. Since I’ve installed SP2, I’ve been having all kinds of instability on two of my machines. I get hand the same symptoms where you’ll get a hang or you’ll be booting and…
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Podcast Software
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Continue reading →: Podcast SoftwarePodcastAlley.com — the place to find podcasts. A good set of reviews on podcasting software. The main ones seem to be “iPodder”:http://ipodder.sourceforge.net and “Doppler Radio”:http://dopplerradio.net. It also looks like there are literally hundreds of Podcasts. Most are nerdy topics like Slashdot. Perhaps the most interesting for those of us who…
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