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Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:56 ]
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I like Zane Lowe and... nope that's about it.

[edit] I'm talking about Beats1, obv.

Author:  myp [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 11:59 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I like Zane Lowe and... nope that's about it.

[edit] I'm talking about Beats1, obv.

The human-curated radio stations and playlists are very good. I think Apple Music is pretty good value for money. Hardly anything I can't find on there.

Author:  Kern [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:40 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Apparently, EE customers can get 6 months of Apple Music for free by texting music to 150.

I haven’t tried this myself but I’ve heard it from a friend who works for EE.


I miss the days when strangers would come here and draw us unicorns in exchange for cinema tickets.

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:02 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
I think Apple Music is pretty good value for money. Hardly anything I can't find on there.

I suspect this is equally true of all the £10-per-month music streaming services. They have very similar catalogs.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:15 ]
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I'm using a free 4 month trial of Microsoft Groove at the moment and yeah, I've found everything I need/want on there.

Author:  Bamba [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:26 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Microsoft Groove


Image

Author:  Mr Russell [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:28 ]
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You can download it to your Zune.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:39 ]
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Mr Russell wrote:
You can download it to your Zune.


You can't.. actually... so there!

My Zune is used pretty much exclusively for Podcasts these days and I'm thinking of upgrading to a ZUne HD but I can't seem to find one for the right price.

Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:44 ]
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I plugged my Zune in the other day, to see if it still worked. It did. I said "huh" and put it back into the drawer.

Giphy "cool story bro":
https://media0.giphy.com/media/jxwNumxwXEG6Q/giphy-loop.mp4

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:47 ]
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Which one did you have Grim... Don't fancy selling it do you?

Author:  myp [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:51 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
I think Apple Music is pretty good value for money. Hardly anything I can't find on there.

I suspect this is equally true of all the £10-per-month music streaming services. They have very similar catalogs.

Yep. But where it stands apart is the stuff curated by real people and not algorithms. Unless Spotify has changed recently.

Author:  Bamba [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:53 ]
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TheVision wrote:
My Zune is used pretty much exclusively for Podcasts these days and I'm thinking of upgrading to a ZUne HD but I can't seem to find one for the right price.


Can't you just use your phone like a normal person?

Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 13:54 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Yep. But where it stands apart is the stuff curated by real people and not algorithms. Unless Spotify has changed recently.

Everyone I know who uses both says Spotify is much better at it. The Discover Weekly seems to be very well-loved.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:00 ]
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Bamba wrote:
TheVision wrote:
My Zune is used pretty much exclusively for Podcasts these days and I'm thinking of upgrading to a ZUne HD but I can't seem to find one for the right price.


Can't you just use your phone like a normal person?


I could but then I'd have a Zune sitting in my drawer gathering dust. I wouldn't want that to happen.

Author:  myp [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:10 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Yep. But where it stands apart is the stuff curated by real people and not algorithms. Unless Spotify has changed recently.

Everyone I know who uses both says Spotify is much better at it. The Discover Weekly seems to be very well-loved.

Fair enough. I haven't used it in a while.

Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:13 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Which one did you have Grim... Don't fancy selling it do you?

One of the earlier models - maybe the first, not sure. Certainly not a fancy HD one.

Author:  Mr Dave [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:18 ]
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Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Yep. But where it stands apart is the stuff curated by real people and not algorithms. Unless Spotify has changed recently.

Everyone I know who uses both says Spotify is much better at it. The Discover Weekly seems to be very well-loved.

Fair enough. I haven't used it in a while.

I find them usually good, but with some enragingly bad exceptions. Limp Bizkit... Awful.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:18 ]
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Grim... wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Which one did you have Grim... Don't fancy selling it do you?

One of the earlier models - maybe the first, not sure. Certainly not a fancy HD one.


Fancy selling it? I've been reading about installing new hard drives in them and have been after a donor for a while.

Author:  Grim... [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:24 ]
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I'll dig it out and see what kind it is, if you like.

It's yours for postage costs.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:28 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I'll dig it out and see what kind it is, if you like.

It's yours for postage costs.

Brilliant! Thank you!

Author:  Trousers [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:42 ]
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"And the postage cost?"

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Author:  myp [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 14:48 ]
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Mr Dave wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Yep. But where it stands apart is the stuff curated by real people and not algorithms. Unless Spotify has changed recently.

Everyone I know who uses both says Spotify is much better at it. The Discover Weekly seems to be very well-loved.

Fair enough. I haven't used it in a while.

I find them usually good, but with some enragingly bad exceptions. Limp Bizkit... Awful.

Not as good as Papa Roach, obviously.

Author:  Zardoz [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 15:11 ]
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Kern wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Apparently, EE customers can get 6 months of Apple Music for free by texting music to 150.

I haven’t tried this myself but I’ve heard it from a friend who works for EE.


I miss the days when strangers would come here and draw us unicorns in exchange for cinema tickets.

Oh yeah, forgot about that. :D

Author:  devilman [ Thu Jul 20, 2017 20:39 ]
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Shadow Warrior (Steam) - Free

Author:  KovacsC [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:26 ]
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zaphod79 wrote:
Summer PSN sale - a lot of PS VR stuff seems to be on offer https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/ ... MSALE17PS4

A few choice items

£25 for GTAV (similar discounts if you want the packs which come with in game currency as well)
£16 for Titanfall2 (and 60% off all the various DLC)
£8 for Ass crud black flag
£12 for Ass crud Unity
£12 for Ass crud Syndicate (someone was looking at Ass crud games recently ?)
£16 for The Last Guardian
£13 for Bloodbourne
£12 for Doom
£4 for Knack
£6.50 for Mirrors Edge Catalyst



£7.40 for Polibus (is it worth it if you dont have VR?)


How good is the last Guardian, is it worth £16?

Author:  markg [ Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:37 ]
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Picked up Mad Max for a tenner in that sale. Really enjoying it so far.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 14:50 ]
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Kern wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Apparently, EE customers can get 6 months of Apple Music for free by texting music to 150.

I haven’t tried this myself but I’ve heard it from a friend who works for EE.


I miss the days when strangers would come here and draw us unicorns in exchange for cinema tickets.

That's going to get a little harder from now on:
Quote:
Microsoft’s next Windows 10 update, called the Autumn (or Fall in the US) Creators Update, will bring a variety of new features. But one long-standing stalwart of the Windows experience has been put on the chopping block: Microsoft Paint.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... ng-program

Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 14:54 ]
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RIP, Badly Drawn Phalluses

Author:  devilman [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 15:02 ]
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I still use Paint several times a week. I highlight a group of files, right-click, choose 'edit' (the option doesn't appear if you highlight over 15 files), which loads them all up in Paint, where I crop and resize each one. Then when all done, I use Caesium to compress them.

There are probably easier ways, but it's the quickest I've got so far.

Author:  Mr Russell [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 15:13 ]
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devilman wrote:
I still use Paint several times a week. I highlight a group of files, right-click, choose 'edit' (the option doesn't appear if you highlight over 15 files), which loads them all up in Paint, where I crop and resize each one. Then when all done, I use Caesium to compress them.

There are probably easier ways, but it's the quickest I've got so far.

Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer]
"ExplorerStartupTraceRecorded"=dword:00000001
"ShellState"=hex:24,00,00,00,30,28,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  01,00,00,00,12,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,22,00,00,00
"CleanShutdown"=dword:00000000
"Browse For Folder Width"=dword:000002bc
"Browse For Folder Height"=dword:000002e1
"link"=hex:16,00,00,00
"MultipleInvokePromptMinimum"=dword:00000064


If you save that as a reg file and run it then you're an absolute idiot.

However, if you Google for something similar and then get it from the internet and do all the backup stuff then you can open as many files as you want from the right click menu, because that's what I did with my work machine.

Author:  Grim... [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 16:37 ]
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devilman wrote:
I still use Paint several times a week. I highlight a group of files, right-click, choose 'edit' (the option doesn't appear if you highlight over 15 files), which loads them all up in Paint, where I crop and resize each one. Then when all done, I use Caesium to compress them.

There are probably easier ways, but it's the quickest I've got so far.

If you've got Photoshop, look into the batch processes - you record them like a macro, then just fire them off on a folder or all the open files.

If not (or maybe even if you have): http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/

Author:  devilman [ Mon Jul 24, 2017 16:53 ]
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I used to use that Image Resizer a while back, but I found that Caesium had more flexibility.

With the cropping and resizing, the images are all differently cropped (they're product photos for the site, so all kinds of stuff), so I've become quite quick at doing them one at a time in Paint and then once cropped, I just resize in Paint while I'm there. Bit of a dated way of doing it probably, but it's quick enough. :)

Author:  devilman [ Fri Jul 28, 2017 16:39 ]
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Broken Sword 1, 2 & 3 - £1

Author:  Trousers [ Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:45 ]
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I picked up Dishonored 2 for PS4 from Tesco for a tenner today.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:15 ]
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I never really got on with the 360 version of this but Bulletstorm is down to £12 from Amazon on PS4

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bulletstorm-Fu ... B06WD5SZH5

Author:  Grim... [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:46 ]
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Pretty tempted. I loved Bulletstorm.

Author:  TheVision [ Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:48 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Pretty tempted. I loved Bulletstorm.


It's definitely your sort of game. I have to be honest though, I didn't really enjoy it.

Author:  TheVision [ Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:13 ]
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Raspberry Pi 3 starter kit for just £37 on Amazon today.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NeeGo-Raspberr ... d92e54b76b

I’m tempted by this and it seems like good value for money. Would anyone in the know be able to tell me if it’s the right thing to buy if I just want to play retro video games on it?

Author:  zaphod79 [ Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:30 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Raspberry Pi 3 starter kit for just £37 on Amazon today.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NeeGo-Raspberr ... d92e54b76b

I’m tempted by this and it seems like good value for money. Would anyone in the know be able to tell me if it’s the right thing to buy if I just want to play retro video games on it?


My take on it is yes it would work but the 'top line price' is just made up (was £100 now £37) and I have concerns over the power supply after reading some of the comments

e.g.

Quote:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Raspberry pi was good and as expect and enclosure really nice. Reason for low rating is the power supply is low quality. The pi actually warns of low and inconsistent amps making it unusable. The power supply is rated for 2.5 amps as recommended for the pi. I tried a 2 amp supply to see if it was the pi or power supply at fault. Low and behold no power warning with the lower 2 amp power supply even though the pi recommends a 2.5 amp supply.

2.0 out of 5 stars
Raspberry PI 3 works fine, as expected.
Power supply is really low quality, with a really bad coil whine (high pitched noised really annoying), makes it unusable.
The 2 heatsinks were missing, even when are listed in the picture!
It's better to buy the Raspberry Pi 3 alone, an then every individual component, not a cheap one as in the end it will not be working properly like this power supply.

Author:  Firefox [ Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:42 ]
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TheVision wrote:
Raspberry Pi 3 starter kit for just £37 on Amazon today.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/NeeGo-Raspberr ... d92e54b76b

I’m tempted by this and it seems like good value for money. Would anyone in the know be able to tell me if it’s the right thing to buy if I just want to play retro video games on it?

Reading the reviews it seems that they bundle a dodgy power supply and cheapo case with the Pi. And no SD card with the operating system on it.



Maybe spend a few quid more on something like this?
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/rasp ... ntials-kit

Author:  markg [ Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:51 ]
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Yeah, I just bought the official power supply for mine and then 3D printed a case for it, but there's hundreds of cases out there for pence.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01 ... UTF8&psc=1

Author:  zaphod79 [ Tue Aug 08, 2017 22:20 ]
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There is a humble 'micro' bundle on at the moment

https://www.humblebundle.com/micro-jumbo-bundle

However - regardless of what other games your interested in you can get 2 games for free , Space Pilgrim Episode 1 and the excellent Pony Island

If you've never played it before pick up Pony Island !

Author:  Bamba [ Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:22 ]
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zaphod79 wrote:
There is a humble 'micro' bundle on at the moment

https://www.humblebundle.com/micro-jumbo-bundle

However - regardless of what other games your interested in you can get 2 games for free , Space Pilgrim Episode 1 and the excellent Pony Island

If you've never played it before pick up Pony Island !


Came here to say this; Pony Island is deeply weird and well worth your time, especially for free.

Author:  devilman [ Fri Aug 11, 2017 20:37 ]
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The early unlock for next month's Humble Bundle Monthly is Killing Floor 2, so $12 for that and other stuff.

Author:  zaphod79 [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 15:16 ]
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Deadlight directors cut free at GOG

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pc-dea ... om-2764475

Author:  TheVision [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 15:20 ]
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zaphod79 wrote:


Nice! Do these register with Steam or is it a standalone client? I don't think I've downloaded anything off GOG before.

Author:  devilman [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 15:24 ]
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TheVision wrote:
zaphod79 wrote:


Nice! Do these register with Steam or is it a standalone client? I don't think I've downloaded anything off GOG before.


GOG has its own client, Galaxy, that works in much the same way as Steam, or you can just download individual game installers from the site.

Author:  Satsuma [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 15:32 ]
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How much more content is in the directors cut? I remember playing it to completion on the 360 and thought it was good way back when.

Author:  Bamba [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 16:11 ]
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I was just coming here to post this because I also really enjoyed Deadlight when I played it all those years back. It doesn't do anything new and exciting but it looks lovely, has a nice atmosphere and is only a few hours long.

Author:  Bamba [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 16:20 ]
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Although, the Steam reviews for the director's cut version are pretty savage citing practically no changes from the original game except extra added bugs and a new game mode no one asked for.

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