Software – Scopique’s

Whether to Stick It or Get Stuck To

Scopique December 6, 2025

It burned twice as bright for 1/4 as long and while it showed promise, it was just too expensive in too many ways compared to selling my soul to the Evil Empire.

Grab Bag for Wednesday, October 15th

Scopique October 15, 2025

Random garbage from me to you: 3D printing, Home Assistant, Streamdeck setups, and a pretty good Star Trek game demo.

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.