Just like the kids do it
Oct. 31st, 2006 08:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
listersgirlAges ago (like, last year), I decided to join the 21st century, so I poked and questioned and finally figured out this whole "downloading" thing that people keep talking about. And through the magic of torrents, I found the missing episode of Kitchen Confidential, the one with Michael Vartan that never aired. Except when I tried to play it, I only got sound and swirly things. No chefs. Sad!
All that keeping up with the times nearly killed me. I had failed, so I gave up. But then a random comment last week led me to realize that I could probably make things better. Woo! So I searched around and found that I needed a codec, and then found the codec that I needed, downloaded that, and la la la, picture!
And then I had to remind myself how to use uTorrent so that I could download Torchwood. Which took all night. But now I have tv on my computer. It's a little exciting.
All that keeping up with the times nearly killed me. I had failed, so I gave up. But then a random comment last week led me to realize that I could probably make things better. Woo! So I searched around and found that I needed a codec, and then found the codec that I needed, downloaded that, and la la la, picture!
And then I had to remind myself how to use uTorrent so that I could download Torchwood. Which took all night. But now I have tv on my computer. It's a little exciting.
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Date: 2006-11-01 02:12 am (UTC)right now this minute i am abusing the library's wifi to download the second series of "sugar rush". technology is good stuff!
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Date: 2006-11-01 02:28 am (UTC)have towant to dl anything huge and fast i go out. so far as i can tell in seattle, you're only allowed broadband sans phone or cable tv if you are willing to pay through the nose. which i am not.or maybe i am just really cheap :)
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Date: 2006-11-01 02:43 am (UTC)And hey- Torchwood! I just spent a whole day downloading the latest of that, and watched at 4 am last night after I got my work done. What do you think of it?
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Date: 2006-11-01 03:54 am (UTC)Aaaaaah, I hope they're still out there. I was sad all day because of watching that episode last night and the show not being on. Must search!
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Date: 2006-11-01 04:02 am (UTC)Arrrrr A Pirate's life for you
Date: 2006-11-01 03:55 am (UTC)For anyone else out there who may have codec issues, I recommend you download the K-Lite Codec Pack 2.XX Standard [6.35 MB] (or Full if you're greedy). Install the pack, and you'll have every codec your little heart desires. And if you have want to know what codec any given video file is encoded as, you can find out with G-Spot.
Now that you've got TV on your computer, do you want the rest of the BSG episodes?
Re: Arrrrr A Pirate's life for you
Date: 2006-11-01 01:58 pm (UTC)BSG! Yes, sure. :)
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