| Posted at 19:19 on September 6th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | Quote: Yes, you can get rid off it. Get rid 'off' it?  Edited by Pada1 at 22:57 on September, 06th 2002 ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
| Posted at 20:47 on September 6th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Prof Gumby Posts: 421 | Winamp 3 annoys me it's too big and stupid if you can put it that way. The only feature I like is the track crossfade, thats pretty cool. I think I will stick to winamp 2 for now. ----- Not all That Glitters Is Gold, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. |
| Posted at 22:40 on September 6th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Dr Gumby Posts: 202 | Well, I like the CDDB (CD Data Base), it makes CD ripping soooo much easier And I prefer WinAmp 2 over WinAmp 3, WinAmp 3 uses too much memory, and so bogs my system down. Well... did, now I have 512MB and I don't have to care anymore ----- [i]Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation[/i] |
| Posted at 04:48 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | Quote: Well, I like the CDDB (CD Data Base), it makes CD ripping soooo much easier There we have the ultimate proof I was right all the time  ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 04:52 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Dr Gumby Posts: 202 | By law you're allowed to make one copy of your CD for back-up purposes ----- [i]Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation[/i] |
| Posted at 04:59 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | I never denied that. My previous point (which you proved) was that 99.999999999% of all people will be stupid enough to think this spyware is of some positive use to them. ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 05:31 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Dr Gumby Posts: 202 | The good out weighs the bad though, so I keep it as it's the best we have avaliable to us. ----- [i]Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation[/i] |
| Posted at 05:33 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | 1. So you think there is no other tool which provides the same service, but without spyware? Now, that's really ignorant. 2. You value a few seconds of saved time higher than your privacy? Strange priorities... ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 05:55 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Pupil Gumby Posts: 13 | Bah. What the hell does privacy matter nowadays? If they want to know how big my wang is, let them figure it out. Seriously. As long as I don't get in trouble because of it I don't care. If it hampers my computer, as in, they use my computer to do their work (some spyware app did that) or just fucks my computer up, then no. But if it just sends them what music I listen to, then whoo! Let them be glad. Maybe that's the only exciting thing these people ever see. And besides, I turn off CDDB because it doesn't work. I'd use it if it did, because yes, sometimes it is handy to figure out what's what. I also have an Albert Heyn Bonus Card, so they know what I buy at their stores. So they can make me happier. Or something. ----- "Sometimes it's better to have lust for and lost, than to never have lust for at all" |
| Posted at 05:56 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Retired Gumby Posts: 743 | 2.x hands down. v3 is an interesting toy for less than an hr, but is pretty much worthless once you've exhuasted the 'fun' of exploring all the features. As far as video, I use the vidamp plugin and the tara plugin on v2.x, the tara plugin lets me use winamp for realmedia files (including realvideo), and vidamp lets me play most other video formats. ----- At the end of the day, you're left with a bent fork & a pissed off rhino. |
| Posted at 06:02 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | Quote: What the hell does privacy matter nowadays? To me? Everything. To most people? Nothing. Why I care? Because it affects me too if nobody opposes the invasion of privacy. And I'm not just referring to spyware in computer programs, but also to certain developments of certain laws and such... I'm for example also one of the last people who don't consider it positive to have cameras on every public place or to have every phone call spied on...  Edited by Mr Creosote at 08:03 on September, 07th 2002 ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 09:02 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Retired Gumby Posts: 936 | I have a version of WinAmp from a long long time ago, I have no idea what version it is or anything. I honestly don't see the point of WinAmp adding a poor video element to a sound focused application. As for the spyware conversation, I've had a casual observation that The Home of the Underdogs has downloaded Gator onto my computer quite a few times... quite a pitty. Tuss ----- [i]Keep your stick on the ice[/i] |
| Posted at 09:06 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | Quote: As for the spyware conversation, I've had a casual observation that The Home of the Underdogs has downloaded Gator onto my computer quite a few times... quite a pitty. That is only for your own advantage  ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 12:59 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Master Gumby Posts: 103 | Spyware: I don't think Winamp has spyware. There's been some issues with CDDB because, due to the nature of the service, you have to submit some information in order to use it. But at least it doesn't come bundled with the really aggressive spyware progs such as Gator and Aureate. Winamp 2 vs. Winamp3: On my system, with Winamp 2 I can double click on an mp3 file and 2 seconds later it's up and playing. With Winamp3 it takes about 10 seconds of listening to my hard drive whirring. What the hell is it doing? The sound quality is the same (or worse since there still aren't any decent DSP's for Winamp3). Guess which one I'm using. The only new useful feature WP3 has is the fact that it digitally extracts CD-audio, allowing you to use the equaliser and other filters. That can actually make a difference when playing audio CD's. Other than that, I'm sticking to the old one. ----- [i]C'est pas la chute qu'importe — c'est l'atterrissage[/i] |
| Posted at 17:08 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Dr Gumby Posts: 202 | If you haven't noticed, you don't get to choose if you want WA2 or WA3 now, look at the site www.winamp.com Quote: Only Winamp3 Full is available right now - Winamp3 Standard and Winamp3 Lite are coming soon. I think I'll be sticking to 2.80, does anyone have a version that isn't 3.00 or above that is later then mine? Edited by Delos at 19:11 on September, 07th 2002 ----- [i]Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation[/i] |
| Posted at 17:12 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | That's not entirely true. You can download WinAmp 2.81 from standard sites like Download.com. ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 17:12 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
 Member Retired Gumby Posts: 964 | I stopped trying to convince people to use software that doesn't include spyware long ago, because it's hopeless. Most popular programs started as software without spyware, but the more the popularity grows, more spyware is added to newer versions. Fortunately there still is software for any purpose that is not infected yet. If people are too dumb to realise, it's their problem. I never used Winamp, and all these features mentioned here are so useless that I won't try it now either. All an audio player really needs is a play button. |
| Posted at 17:15 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11618 | Quote: All an audio player really needs is a play button. Well, that's very basic. It should have a playlist really In general, I agree though: this overloading with options is ridiculous because nobody needs those anyway. Really needs I mean...----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
| Posted at 17:20 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Dr Gumby Posts: 202 | Yes, I missed that on the first glance http://classic.winamp.com/ 2.81 is the latest version, I wonder if it will be the last?? ----- [i]Atheism is a Non-Prophet Organisation[/i] |
| Posted at 17:36 on September 7th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 964 | Quote: It should have a playlist really I've never used a playlist. Might be because I hardly ever listen to music permanently while working at the computer. But even if I did more often, basic features would be enough for me: open, start, stop, pause, shuffle, repeat. |