About three-and-a-half years ago, Denise and I availed ourselves of a section of the Yadkin Valley Wine Trail. About two years ago, I added that piece to my blog. Though I doubt that it is solely related to our visit, and my subsequent publishing of the event, the area seems to be picking up steam.
A man convicted in 1970 to life in prison for stealing a $140 black-and-white television was recently released, after serving 35 years for his crime. My first instinct is to say "that's ridiculous". My second instinct, shortly after the first, is to say "no way I'm stealing a TV". Probably the exact message intended.
So where is the problem? I think it's in several places.
I mentioned a couple weeks ago how I've been ripping my music. I've also previously mentioned one way that I've been playing my music. I've recently decided to do some more exploring on this front.
While I like the ability to stream a particular playlist easily, and even do it over the internet if I so desire, I found that the playlist information - song title and such - was lacking when I used software with the Slim Server software. This seemed to be the case whether I was using their Soft Squeeze software, iTunes or even Windows Media Player. So I started hunting again.
For the moment, I've settled on trusty old Winamp, though the lite software doesn't seem to handle AAC playing, even though it says that it should. No problem, however, as I've found an MP4 Input Plugin for Winamp, which handles everything I need. Back in business!
