VLC Media Player is a free opensource media player which can do a few things which make it a great all around video manager including:
- Playing nearly all video types with no need to download additional codecs.
- Backing up (or ripping) DVDs to an electronic format you can save on a hard drive
- Convert video to ipod video format
See Lifehacker’s post on mastering your digital media with VLC for more details.
Continuing from Portugal, the trip included stops to Jeres de la Frontera, Marbella, Puerto Banus, Rhonda, and Nerja before flying up to Madrid. Marbella, was my favorite place in spain; a beach town with amazing seafood at Bar Altimarano, great tapas, and churro con chocolate in the plaza de naranja.
See the photoset from the trip or slideshow. Also see my food from spain photoset or slideshow.
In August, I spent a week in Portugal; starting in Lisbon, then driving down to a resort in Vilamoura on the coast, and stopping by Lagos. The comparison has been made before, but Lisbon reminded me of San Francisco; hilly, major west coast city with wine country near by and a golden-gate like bridge.
See more photos from the set or the slideshow. Also see my food of portugal photoset or slideshow.