VLC > VLC plugins >
https://web.archive.org/web/20160718195007/http://addons.videolan.org:80/content/show.php/Remember+Playing+Now?content=171318
https://web.archive.org/web/20170206054146/http://gna.org/projects/rem-play-now-vlc/
Appends the ‘Now Playing’ info to a text file.
I use it to save the title when listening to a web radio station that puts the artist/song in VLC’s title.
TODO – add my notes
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Storage > Software > smartmontools >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.smartmontools.org/
A HDD health program.
I find it essential. I think.
This is part of the smartmontools suite.
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Software > Image viewers, [/tag/svg-viewers |SVG viewers]] >
(on Wikipedia)
Chocolatey: IrfanView and irfanviewplugins
https://www.irfanview.com/
A venerable picture viewing tool. Can also view other media with plugins.
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(on Wikipedia)
Chocolatey: sumatrapdf and sumatrapdf.commandline
https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader
Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, eBook (ePub, Mobi), XPS, DjVu, CHM, Comic Book (CBZ and CBR) reader for Windows.
Seems decent enough.
Receiving a gift is great, but receiving it from a stranger is worrying because it’s a breach of privacy.
See also:
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(company page, on Wikipedia)
was bicworld.com/en/products/details/59/velocity-gel
These are good-quality gel pens.
When my Kyocera pen ran out of ink, I explored some other pens. Unfortunately, I fell in love with the Bic VelocityGel. It’s not a fancy pen, so it lacks the sort of ritualization of a very high quality pen and a pen with a cap. But its ink and the writing experience are spectacular.
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(company page, on Wikipedia)
store on penloversparadise.com
was global.kyocera.com:80/prdct/fc_consumer/stationery/index.html
These are high-quality pens which use ceramic-tipped water-based refills.
Much of my writing is pen and paper, and the right pen is extremely important. A certain balance, texture and weight of pen, and a smooth writing experience are important to me. Put one of these pens down on a table, and spin them. They spin around the central closure for when the cap fits against the pen. That’s Japanese quality.
I’ve bought these from ThinkGeek , but most recently I’m buying them from penloversparadise.com.
I do not know if this ink is archival quality!
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(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20210511011408/https://us.moleskine.com/en/
These are high-quality notebooks with archival quality paper.
Much of my writing is pen and paper, and it turns out that good paper also matters a lot. I’m perfectly comfortable with cheap paper in a three-ring binder, but I want something much better for travel and for long-term storage. A bookshelf of these little notebooks also look a hell of a lot better than binders.
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Media Websites > Movies / Television >
primewire.tf
primewire.li
primewire.ag
primewire.vc
If “down”, try:
primewire.unblocked.tv/
primewire.unblocked.gdn/
primewire.unblocked.app/
A video listing website.
Unfortunately, and as far as I can tell, every video streaming website they list has a maximum of 480p quality. It’s passable for basic reviews and in lieu of a for-pay streaming service, but one must remember that hard-media purchases give not just proper quality but bonus features like commentaries.
While there are other such services, this one seems reasonably complete and has an active userbase. If you know of a better or supplementary service, please contact me.
Note: This website is blocked in the UK. See List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom. That looks like a great list to find other websites.
2022-03-02 – Abandoned-ish
