Multimedia
Mute your speakers automatically when your PC is locked
It should come as no surprise I spent a lot of time in front of a computer. One of the things that can drive me completely insane is the silence with just the hard drive clicking or fans whirring. Because of this, I always have some music playing in the background – even if it’s [...]
Prevent iTunes from auto-launching from Firefox or Chrome
Let’s face it, few people actually admit to using and enjoying the iTunes application – especially on Windows. We all remain attached to it however because it’s the easiest way to access Apple’s App Store and conversely, the simplest way to get content onto your iPhone, iPod, or iPad. The iTunes application straddles this fictitious [...]
Re-encode movies while downloading them at the same time
It will be nice when the day arrives that content providers produce their media in all the popular formats. As it stands, your computer is generally very flexible in media playback – assuming you have all the necessary codecs installed. But problems arise when you wish to take that content off your PC and onto [...]
Sharing audio output over the local network
You are probably loosely aware of the concept of sharing files or printers from one computer to another, over the local network. After all, it’s a pretty common scenario even on the home front. What you may not be familiar with is sharing other types of resources – like sound perhaps. The concept of sharing [...]
Downloading and saving high quality video from YouTube
YouTube has long be a great time waster no matter where your general interests lie but if I’m being honest, it wasn’t until the last few years that I felt any of the content was worth saving after the initial viewing. Things have certainly changed for me and perhaps it correlates with YouTube streaming high-definition [...]
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