Just Like (a) Human » 2007 » March » 08 http://pxnet.pixelechoes.net If our world was... just like a human, would we abuse it so? Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:59:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Why I’m still in love with Foobar2000: http://pxnet.pixelechoes.net/2007/03/08/why-im-still-in-love-with-foobar2000/ http://pxnet.pixelechoes.net/2007/03/08/why-im-still-in-love-with-foobar2000/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:46:15 +0000 Justin http://pxnet.pixelechoes.net/2007/03/08/foobar2000-love/ In my homeless state, I have to either download things to each computer I sit at here in the public library (horribly inefficient — computers return to the exact state they were in when they configured them, so my downloads of Foobar2000, Firefox, and a few other used applications disappear at the end of my session), or use some sort of removable media to keep them in my hands.

I have a 512MB SD Card, which came with a free SD to USB adapter, allowing it to double as a USB Flash drive of sorts. As a result, I can carry around a copy of Mozilla Firefox, already configured to the way I like it:

Generated: Thu Mar 08 2007 09:19:57 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2 Build ID: 2007021917

Enabled Extensions: (Total: 9)
- Adblock Plus 0.7.2.4: http://adblockplus.org/
- All-in-One Sidebar 0.7.1: http://firefox.exxile.net/aios/
- Greasemonkey 0.6.7.20070131.0: http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/
- Locationbar² 0.8.5.4: http://en.design-noir.de/mozilla/locationbar2/
- MR Tech Local Install 5.3.2.3: http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/
- Tab Mix Plus 0.3.5.2.070221: http://tmp.garyr.net
- Tiny Menu 1.4.2: http://firefox-extensions.arantius.com/tiny+menu

Installed Themes: (Total: 4)
- Crystal Lite 0.9: http://www.google.com/search?q=Firefox%20Crystal%20Lite
- Whitehart 2.3: http://dongato.dyndns.org/whitehart/

Installed Plugins: (Total: 11)
- Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 6
- Microsoft® DRM
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- QuickTime Plug-in 7.0.3
- Shockwave Flash

In addition to that, I can carry around Foobar2000, and a whole slew of other applications that I find some use for throughout the day.

In the case of Foobar2000, it can be easily told to save its configuration in the application directory, allowing your settings to persist on your removable media between sessions. On top of that, there are plenty of components I can toss in easily to extend the amount of music I can play, among other things.

Right now, I’ve got foo_gep installed, so I can listen to SPC from the stick. Since SPC sets are very compact, I can have tons of video game music to listen to, which makes me very happy. :D

Combined with kode54’s foo_osd, which is currently configured to show me what’s playing, and how long it’s been playing, I have no reason to switch away from Foobar2000. This is why I’m still in love with this player. :)

[tags]Foobar2000, kode54, foo_gep, SNES Music, Video Game Music, Portable Applications, John Haller[/tags]

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