With hard drives and storage devices growing bigger by the year, it is only natural that computer users start to put more data on their computer systems. The shift from highly compressed movie formats to high definition formats takes its toll as well, as movies may now need Gigabytes of storage space instead of Megabytes. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Filmotech, Comfortable Movie Collection Management Software
I have reviewed my fair share of movie collection managers but none were as comfortable to use and feature complete as Filmotech. The program is available for Mac and Windows PCs, and as an iOS application for Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. One of the most important aspects of a movie collection manager is [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 13
Hulu desktop for Linux
I’m sure by now everyone here knows about Hulu. If not, Hulu is a rather huge collection of television programs that can be viewed on line, for free, with few commercial interruptions. It’s brilliant. You can watch old reruns of What’s Happenin? or Mork and Mindy or Alf! Yes, Alf! But many of you may [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 5
Movie Database Software MBase 2
Probably the best way of managing and maintaining a movie collection is to make use of a movie database software. We have covered several software programs in the past like the video collection software Movienizer, Eric’s Movie Database or the movie collection manager Griffith. Today’s movie database software is MBase 2, a portable software program [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 19
Download HD Movie Trailers
Two of the most popular sources on the Internet for HD movies trailers are the Yahoo Movies and Apple Movie Trailers websites. They both offer many of the latest movie trailers in various hd formats including 480P, 720P and 1080P. Users can only view the movie trailers on the Internet sites which is bothering many [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 33
12 IMDB Userscripts
Userscripts come in handy in many different situations. They really shine when it comes to adding, changing or removing features on websites. Probably the most popular way to use userscripts is by installing the Firefox add-on Greasemonkey. IMDB, the Internet Movie Database, is one of the most popular movie review and information websites. A search [...]
Jinni – the Best Movie Recommendation Engine
For years there was really only one website I used to get information and reviews for movie releases – IMDB. Lately however the site has been feeling a bit dated, and comprehensive as it is, a bit lacking when you want to go beyond movie data, and instead find new movies based on your existing [...]
- Author: Daniel Pataki
- Comments: 10
Would the try & buy model work for games and movies?
I know you’ve all seen it, naughty people, you download a game for example, and the crack file says something like “Our cracker team does not support piracy, if you like the game, buy it”. So do you? I don’t know about you guys, but while I was “coming of age” I probably wouldn’t have [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 11
Play Movies In Rar Archives Without Unpacking
If you regularly download movies packed in rar archives you might like the idea of playing those movies directly without having to unpack the rar archives first. A few specialized video players exist that can play the movies in rar archives automatically but it is generally not a widely supported feature. Rar File Source is [...]
