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DOH! I've left SGUK by accident, i was using my laptops touchpad and i missed the latest topic in the group and selected LEAVE GROUP - agh...i'll be back... hopefully
movies, games and music
is it just me or has it been a long week? a few things have happened since my last update that are of journal worthiness, firstly that i...
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DOH! I've left SGUK by accident, i was using my laptops touchpad and i missed the latest topic in the group and selected LEAVE GROUP - agh...i'll be back... hopefully
movies, games and music
is it just me or has it been a long week? a few things have happened since my last update that are of journal worthiness, firstly that i...
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_mrs_tlb_:
That would be cool! Or do you still have the link?
dem_z:
I saw you mention Usenet in someone else's journal, and you're one of the few people I've met who've used Usenet let alone know what it is. This means you rock. Don't worry, I'm not about to blather on about xnews and my favourite server etc.
i'm back home... and i've switched names
the last time i updated this journal i was in austria getting ready for the slog to venice the following day... i can say that vencie was awesome - such a beautiful city in quite unbelievable circumstances, the weather was great (40 degrees) and i regret that i only had a few hours to try and take it...
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the last time i updated this journal i was in austria getting ready for the slog to venice the following day... i can say that vencie was awesome - such a beautiful city in quite unbelievable circumstances, the weather was great (40 degrees) and i regret that i only had a few hours to try and take it...
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rorschach:
Welcome to the Manga USA group! 
Nice pics!
Nice pics!
keenan:
Very nice pics 
legionnaire:
Thanks for the article submissions, they were both good and I've queued both of them for publication. Just a tip though - you only need to cite a single source for the article, as long as it's from a reputable source like the Guardian or BBC or another publication of that caliber it should be fine, unless you're quoting material from other sources. Thanks again.
johnnyt:
thanks for the birthday post! I had a great time in Tampa.
God damn it someone has turned off the nice weather! Today its rained, rained and then rained a little more just to make sure we're all wet enough...
With a sudden whilm of inspiration i bought a ticket for one of the few cable cars that lead up the side of the mountains to seak better weather (mayrhofen is at the end of a valley...
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With a sudden whilm of inspiration i bought a ticket for one of the few cable cars that lead up the side of the mountains to seak better weather (mayrhofen is at the end of a valley...
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pommyjeff:
you're right buddy they could be much worse.
Just feeling uber shitty today.
Just feeling uber shitty today.
its_matt:
what the hell is a wifi point?
Okay... this is my last post before i head off to Austria... i've been mad busy or rather my laptop has been converting all my CD's to apples mp4 format thing so i can stick'em on my new iPod before i head off away, i'm going to Newcastle later first to go shopping as i haven't got anything i can wear over in Austria as...
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somethin1919:
Do Austrians tell you what clothes you can and can't wear?
yushi:
I didn't mean that literally.... 
I had an awesome day today, i went to the edinburgh international games festival and played some awesome games, if you're interested - Outrun 2 on the Xbox rawks as does GT4 on the PS2 with some very lovely albeit not original motion blurring which was very noticeable - maybe a bit OTT on that - (re: see GTA Vice City on the Xbox for...
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pommyjeff:
hahaha nah dooooooood.
You can get last minute cheap flights out of the US to London for like $300 (150 skrilla) if you look carefully and book last minute. And 5hrs on a plane aint nothing!
You can get last minute cheap flights out of the US to London for like $300 (150 skrilla) if you look carefully and book last minute. And 5hrs on a plane aint nothing!
crackheidi:
Had a quick scan about and may have some stuff that can help. I use Mplayer and VLC for most of my video needs, plus Windows Media Player, but only when I really have to (it's shit, unsurprisingly). I've also upgraded to QuickTime Pro, more info nullhere and here, mainly so I could save / export movies.
Mplayer
VLC
Both VLC and Mplayer are available from VersionTracker and MacUpdate , they're good sites for a trawl around if you haven't found them already. There's loads more media players out there, but these two are pretty good and cover most codecs between them.
For NZB files, check this out this or this, same thing, different places, you'll need to be comfortable with the command line (terminal.app), think DOS, only way more powerful / useful. You can often find some of the more unusual stuff for the Mac available for command line only, since it's really easy to port command line applications from any BSD UNIX to the Mac, doiing the graphical user interface stuff is tricker, so a developer may offer a command line version of an application because they have no interest in adding a Mac GUI. This sort of thing can be a little ugly (and un-Mac-like), but it's always worth a try. There are a lot of Open Source developers switching to Macs, so this situation will improve.
Some research suggests VLC may do the job with .ogm files. Unfortunately there's always politics and personal allegiances (i.e. bullshit) where codecs are concerned, which may be why there's not that much about yet.
Hope this helps, let me know if you remember the other issue. It may also be worth asking if anyone has more information here. Didn't want to respond in the thread, it was too dull to bump
Mplayer
VLC
Both VLC and Mplayer are available from VersionTracker and MacUpdate , they're good sites for a trawl around if you haven't found them already. There's loads more media players out there, but these two are pretty good and cover most codecs between them.
For NZB files, check this out this or this, same thing, different places, you'll need to be comfortable with the command line (terminal.app), think DOS, only way more powerful / useful. You can often find some of the more unusual stuff for the Mac available for command line only, since it's really easy to port command line applications from any BSD UNIX to the Mac, doiing the graphical user interface stuff is tricker, so a developer may offer a command line version of an application because they have no interest in adding a Mac GUI. This sort of thing can be a little ugly (and un-Mac-like), but it's always worth a try. There are a lot of Open Source developers switching to Macs, so this situation will improve.
Some research suggests VLC may do the job with .ogm files. Unfortunately there's always politics and personal allegiances (i.e. bullshit) where codecs are concerned, which may be why there's not that much about yet.
Hope this helps, let me know if you remember the other issue. It may also be worth asking if anyone has more information here. Didn't want to respond in the thread, it was too dull to bump
I'm off to edinburgh on friday to the international games festival for the day, anyone in the vacinity and wants to meet then mail me - i know a few from sgscotland are up that way around the same time.
I went to liverpool for the first time in ages the other day, i just got bored and found some cheap rail tickets from carlisle...
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I went to liverpool for the first time in ages the other day, i just got bored and found some cheap rail tickets from carlisle...
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india:
nice photos!!!
pommyjeff:
hahaha yeah you were true to your word bro
knackered, demoralised and depressed...
sums up my fucking week really
sums up my fucking week really
india:
aww dear
help me make the drum n bass group more active!
help me make the drum n bass group more active!
cherry:
Awww 
To answer your Q: I used a Canon 10D for those photos.
Cherry xoxoxox
To answer your Q: I used a Canon 10D for those photos.
Cherry xoxoxox
something experimental...
after reading a section in last weekends guide from the guardian newspaper about blogging with music i have decided to give it a spin using my journal here on sg.com - every weekend for the time being i will make the mp3 files that seem to have climed the playlist in winamp available for anyone to download for free - i am just...
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after reading a section in last weekends guide from the guardian newspaper about blogging with music i have decided to give it a spin using my journal here on sg.com - every weekend for the time being i will make the mp3 files that seem to have climed the playlist in winamp available for anyone to download for free - i am just...
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legionnaire:
Great newswire article, thanks for the subsmission.
rorschach:
The Manga group has arrived!!! Thanks to the SG powers that be for allowing me to create this group
You can go there from here!
You can go there from here!
ihat have i done this weekend? worked.. worked... worked... worked and erm... worked some more. oh and guess what i am doing tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that still.... [sigh] i hate my life... lol.
i'm not too bothered at the mo as i need the $$ for my venture to austria next month. i've also been spending lots of...
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i'm not too bothered at the mo as i need the $$ for my venture to austria next month. i've also been spending lots of...
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adthrawn:
Check out the SGUK Halloween list now - it's got lots of information, and lovely clickable thingies...
dysphunkcional:
welcome to SGJapan mister....
enjoy-
enjoy-
india:
youre so random dude
india:
come to the london meet on fri! x