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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2010 19:18:18 GMT 2
I don't think that Spotify works in US yet, but they're trying to expand to there all the time. They were saying it wil be available there by the end of the year (in March the prognosis was 3 to 6 months). So there are chances you get it sometime soon, Anwend. Romania wasn't on the list at first , I kept checking in time, and now with the talk here just discovered that it is on their expanding policy. Actually on 2 blogs I found guys here who succeded making an account there by using hell knows what IPs, and postal codes from UK and France (but the account it's available only 14 days, though tis a free one)..gods, we are a nation hackers, tis true,haha. Anyway, when it will be legally available I am in, otherwise not. Oh, and heard there is a sort of service similar to Spotify for films too (forgot the name) and works the same way.
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Post by Bartbär on Nov 11, 2010 20:05:47 GMT 2
Nordis: Ahhh, I forgot about how terrible it was for PC games... Have you ever heard of Daemon tools? If not I recommend looking into it: it's a free program that allows you to run disks without actually having the disk in your drive. Most importantly you can add new "drives" and run multiple "disks" at once. This was very helpful for me in Computer class last semester where assignments were on 2 different disks: I could put each disk in my drive, install the software, then create an image on DTools and never have to worry about putting the disk back in again. Did the same with a couple of computer games and it is wonderful: no more switching out disks or worrying about a disk being in my 7200RPM drive while moving my laptop around. I'll have to check up on it later on then. I recall someone I think perhaps from Canada who mentioned using Spotify, or perhaps even in the US, but it is possible their location information was not correct. Until then I'll stick with youtube and last.fm
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Post by Nordis on Nov 13, 2010 3:30:01 GMT 2
Oh, and heard there is a sort of service similar to Spotify for films too (forgot the name) and works the same way. That's Voddler, but it's still in Beta so you'll need an invite to use it. Anwend: I just used to get a no cd crack for the games, because I thought using a disk image would still be too much hassle for a game that I legally purchased. The whole thing has been made way too complicated to the consumer, but luckily the online stores providing downloads are changing that. The only physical games I've bought in the past five years have been for Wii, for some reason inserting a disk to a console doesn't feel like as much trouble as inserting it into a computer. Must be because I've got used to that since the days of NES There's a ton of new games I'd like to play on computer as well, but I use Mac nowadays so majority of them aren't being ported So far I've bought only some indie games, like World of Goo, the latest Monkey Island(all 5 episodes for 5e at Steam, insane bargain!) and Minecraft. I also feel better giving 5 to 15e for a small business rather than giving 60e to a giant corporation.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 15:18:49 GMT 2
That's Voddler, but it's still in Beta so you'll need an invite to use it. Yes, you are right, I checked. Hmm....good that I don't have time for films these days. But thanks for telling.
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Post by Bartbär on Nov 13, 2010 15:30:50 GMT 2
Well when I used Daemon (haven't used it in forever, no need to) it made an image in the matter of a minute by the click of a button. Perhaps it's because a console is meant solely for gaming, and computers are meant for just about anything, so it's always a hassle adding another thing to do on a computer. Sadly though even consoles are trying to change that: not sure if you hvae the same "problem" in Finland, but here we have resale video game stores who make a killing off of used games. So now Microsoft, Sony, and perhaps even Nintendo are talking about digital downloads being the only medium for video games.... this depresses me because I prefer physical copies when it comes to games. I'd hate getting online to spend 60 dollars (I VERY rarely ever spend that much for a game, actually I've only done it once) for a game only for it to be "delivered" wirelessly to my system without any physical thing to hold and look at and enjoy.... Steam is where it's at. Cheapest prices I've seen for computer games. And the best thing is those games are often times better than the 60 dollar "big budget" titles.
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