Friday iFAQ: Plex
Every Friday we publish a list of inFrequently Asked Questions and answers to help you, the Crazy Apple user, get more out of your Crazy Apple products.
This Week: Plex: all media for ever and ever amen.
Q: I hate Front Row!
A: Fight the power!
Q: All it shows me is things I already have!
A: And trailers!
Q: I want something that shows me something else. Something new!
A: Something strange…
Q: Something different…
A: Poorly made YouTube parodies of famous songs…
Q: Low-bitrate movies…
A: The last five episodes of “The Simpsons”…
Q: Web Comics…
A: And most of all, I want it to hijack the Apple Remote!
Q: Like stealing a Jedi’s Lightsaber!
A: Yeah!…Er, no, no, that doesn’t make any sense.
Q: And we were doing so well. Oh well.
A: We were. So, to sum up: you want a multi-media powerhouse on your Mac.
Q: Yes. And it needs to be tastefully done.
A: Of course.
Q: And not too expensive.
A: Right, right.
Q: And with a little path…
A: Look, just say “ni!” and get it over with, alright? I ain’t cutting anything down with a herring.
Q: I uh, I don’t know what you’re talking about…
A: Riiiiight. Anyway, I think I can solve your problem.
Q: Great! That’ll save me thousands in therapy costs.
A: Maybe not that problem.
Q: Oh well. Doctor said we could cut back to three sessions a week if I promise not to say the words “penguin on your TV” this week…drat.
A: …Aaaaaanyway, What you want is Plex! That’s right Plex, with new addititve GLC 94240751 …
Q: whose side are you on? Stop that! And anyway, it’s “after 6 p.m., 9424047“, not 8
A: My mistake. Anyway, Plex, regardless of additives, is an open-source media thingy. It hijacks your Apple Remote, lets you watch YouTube and Hulu and Netflix and all that stuff–
Q: That sounds exactly perfect!
A: And only crashes about once every three launches.
Q: Not so perfect, then.
A: Not yet, no. But with your continued support of the project, soon Plex will be giving Front Row a run for it’s money in both the features category and the non-sucking category!
Q: what do you mean by “support”?
A: Oh, just any little gesture of appreciation… you know, anything you can do…
Q: I’m afraid I don’t follow you…
A: Look, couldn’t you just give them a dollar?
Q: Yes, but you see, I don’t know what it’s for.
A: Well, they’ll use it to help other people work on Plex.
Q: No, no, no, I don’t follow this at all, I mean, I don’t want to seem stupid but it looks to me as though I’m a dollar down on the whole deal.
A: Gotcha!
Q: … Drat.
- after 6 p.m., 9424048 [↩]
Don’t use Netflix, Hulu or Apple Remote. Could we get something about the Apple Tablet? I need some help with my computer-fantasy life.
Yes, how about something about how the new tablet will have haptic feedback so you can play the piano on it without looking at the screen.
Since you’re taking requests…