How to have local copies for dummies 💿 Table of Contents Introduction 🎧 In 2025, streaming platforms (Spotify and Apple Music at top) dominate music consumption, but there are valid reasons for wanting offline access to your favorite tracks. Whether you’re a DJ needing reliable access to tracks, a music producer collecting samples, or simply someone who wants to enjoy[…]
Read moreIf you’ve been experiencing the frustrating “An error occurred. Please try again later. (Playback ID: xxxxxxxxxx)” message while trying to watch YouTube videos, you’re not alone. This issue has been affecting numerous users across different platforms, with a particularly high incidence among Apple Mac users running Chrome and Safari browsers. After extensive research and testing, we’ve discovered a surprisingly simple[…]
Read moreIf you too are fed up with all the inefficiencies of Spotify, those horrible ads shot at high volume, poor codecs, and, above all, those horrible algorithms that recommend music that has nothing to do with your tastes, then the time has come to change and move on to better service. Spotify made us fall in love, we loved it[…]
Read moreThe video downloading utility youtube-dl, like other large open-source projects, accepts contributions from all around the globe. It is used practically wherever there’s an Internet connection. It’s especially shocking, therefore, when what looks like a domestic legal spat–involving a take-down demand written by lawyers representing the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a U.S. industry group, to Github, a U.S.[…]
Read moreSitting at a PC, sitting at a desk working on a computer, maybe five days a week, exposes you to various ailments: from pain in the legs and back, to burning in the eyes, to headaches, and to the nailed neck, to stress in general. Let’s see how it is possible, through posture correctors, gymnastics, exercise, and Yoga, to avoid[…]
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