Stupid Ideas: A Lavalier Mic
Scopique
October 9, 2025
If something's not broke, replace it anyway because of some big-brain idea?
Author: Scopique
Husband, father, gamer, developer, and curator of 10,000 unfinished projects.
Scopique
October 9, 2025
Ah Yes, My Old Enemy: Lighting
Scopique
October 5, 2025
I like the composition. I'm happy with the concept. It's the LIGHTING that I feel ruins the whole project.
My Music – Late Breaking Addendum
Scopique
September 29, 2025
From Crates to MediaMonkey, and from smart-ass VPN to popular workhorse Plex.
Private Music Streaming
Scopique
September 23, 2025
I think I've managed to cobble together a solution which will let me run my own streaming service. I just need to get off my own home wifi to try it out.
Desktop Media Players – What Will I Use?
Scopique
September 19, 2025
My takeaway from trialing several desktop media players, and ultimately, which one I'm going to use.
Desktop Music Players – AIMP
Scopique
September 17, 2025
I guess if you have media you need to play, AIMP will work, but it's one step above Windows Media Player and only just.
Desktop Music Players – MusicBee
Scopique
September 16, 2025
MusicBee is simple yet offers a decent array of tools for organizing your media library.
Desktop Music Players – MediaMonkey
Scopique
September 15, 2025
Looking at MediaMonkey, a powerful tool for managing very large media libraries, and a pretty good player to boot.
Desktop Music Players – Helium 17
Scopique
September 13, 2025
Helium is a clean looking media player seemingly geared towards file maintenance, but doesn't look to offer as many bells and whistles as some of the other players.
Desktop Music Players – Crates
Scopique
September 12, 2025
I'm test driving a bunch of desktop music players. In today's episode: Crates, a music player-slash-organizer that also lets you source plays from online services, all in one place.