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Topic: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

So I'm just getting into seeing things other than pure entertainment (the kids and I love the Muppet clips) on Youtube.  So I'm surfing around a little having been launched there by a Goldhat lesson and seeing all these other great lessons.  That's the awesome part.  The frustrating part is apparently that everyone else on the planet knows about it and it runs so slowly and locks up all the time.  My internet is pretty speedy (20MPS downloads), so it's a bit frustrating when I've got this speed and the output isn't there from the other end. 

Well, anyway.  That's life.  Nothing good comes without something annoying to go with it, and just about everything annoying blesses someone somehow. 

- Zurf

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

I hate waiting for them to load too! I keep the newest free version of realplayer installed and just download them... It only takes a minute or 2 and then I have them saved to use even if I'm offline... You can also burn them to DVDs for practice away from the computer which I really like! I find it much better than wondering if it's ever going to load or freeze half way through wink

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

I haven't had too many freezing or loading problems.  Usually I'm looking up three different videos at the same time though, so I just pause two and let them load while viewing another.  The newest version of realplayer is AWESOME!  I never liked it before, but I've been using it a LOT lately!

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

I feel ignorant what is realplayer? I like the free part smile

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

Russ go to real.com and check it out!  It's basically the same idea as Windows Media Player, or Apple's Quick Time ... but faster and it now comes with links that will show up when you're on YouTube and other locations with videos to just download the file for FREE!!!!  Plus, realplayer is FREE!  I too very much love, love, love FREE!  cool

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

sweet! Thanks mekidsmom!!
I've stayed away from realplayer in the past because their old software was bloatware.
Will have to go look at their new stuff.

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

Now im gonna have to try out that realplayer. I've stayed away from it too because of the way it used to be. Ill give it a shot when i get home.

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

VEVO is the worse!!

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

Yup, used to HATE realplayer... but now, it loads fast (faster than windows media player, itunes, and even Quicktime)... you can drag and drop your own video or sound clips into it and they'll play right away... no long wait to load.  That's on top of the free downloading of vids.

Sorry to have hijacked your thread Zurf!! 

Well, anyway.  That's life.  Nothing good comes without something annoying to go with it, and just about everything annoying blesses someone somehow.

So VERY TRUE!

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Re: Youtube - Awesome, Frustrating

No worries MKM. 

- Zurf

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude