[d] enclosed in brackets chaotic perfectionist for hire

It's probably been four years since I used Winamp, and I decided to try it again as of this afternoon (more on that later).

Still pretty much the same look, and it still seems small-ish and quick. Of course, compared to iTunes (especially the later versions), it seems a lot faster. There are also different features that I realized I miss, like the Windowshade mode. The whole app shrinks to the size of a title bar, which is nice when I like having as much screen real estate available as possible. Yes, iTunes has a minimal mode, but it's too blocky.

More on it later once I've used it for more than two hours. In the meantime, I'm wondering about the different media players people use. I have several (just on my Windows XP machine): WMP, Media Player Classic, VLC player, Winamp, iTunes, and last.fm. Any other suggestions, besides getting rid of some?

lists are good things.

I'm getting back into Listal again. If you haven't been there, it's a site where you can keep track of all of the movie, DVD, books, and game collections that you have seen, read, and/or own. When I first went there almost a year ago, it was pretty simple and not too feature-rich, but useful. Now, however... it's a whole different site. It seems a lot more filled out (and thought out), and I feel like there's more reason to start filling in all of my media information. It can be exported too, so there's no worry about them keeping everything locked away... You can tag all of the media too, including actors and directors, as well as write reviews for all of it. There's a point system in place to help motivate people to contribute. As of right now there's no real reason for it, but there are plans (according to the forums). It's not perfect though... I'd also like to be able to tag multiple items at the same time, which is tough as it is now, especially if you have a large collection. That's not a huge issue, but worth mentioning. If you want to sign up (and add me as your friend while you're at it), click here to do it. Yes, that's a shameless referral, but it's all good. No, I don't get any money for it, and no, I don't work for them. I just like using the site.