Tag Archive for: Media Player

A Hazel Rule for Getting TV Shows Into Plex

I remember binge-watching Smallville via DVDs that Netflix sent to me in the mail. I would watch four episodes in a row, then mail back the DVD and wait days for the next one to arrive so I could get the next four episodes. When streaming arrived, it was a miracle!

Sadly, a miracle that was too good for this world. Streaming has been on a steady decline for the past several years, while prices seem to increase more frequently than new seasons of hit shows are released. Streaming has turned into cable TV, and the magic is gone.

That is until I found Plex. Check out my original Plex post for more details about setting up a Plex server.

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Plex- Your Personal Streaming Service

A few years ago, I agreed with what some streaming doomsayers were predicting, the end of the Golden Age of streaming. There was too much opportunity and not enough competition for the old media titans not to try their hand at streaming. They would come in and recreate cable tv.

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Overcast Smart Speed Stats Update

Every once in a while, I check the settings in Overcast to see just how much time Smart Speed has saved me (I am a blast at parties). As of this morning, Smart Speed has saved me 169 hours; this is almost four full-time workweeks saved!

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Overcast- My Podcast App of Choice

Person wearing wireless earbuds while organizing pantry shelves with glass storage containers, illustrating productive multitasking with podcast listening

I am a huge fan of podcasts. I listen to them all the time, in the car (unless my son objects), doing chores around the house or classroom, and any other time I can.

I used the built-in iOS podcast app for a while, but it was not amazing by any means. I found Overcast, and I never looked back!

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VLC- Best Media Player on the Planet

VLC Media Player's orange and white traffic cone icon centered on a gray surface, surrounded by a circular arrangement of media file format icons including MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, and others

When you work with media from so many different sources on a daily basis, you see a ton of different media formats. I can’t spend time hunting for specialized players just to check a file. So my go to default media player is VLC Media Player from VideoLAN. Not only can it play pretty much anything you throw at it, the best part is that it is FREE!

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