Author: Press Room

Many computer operating systems have built-in programs created by the manufacturer that can handle specific tasks. But there are other apps that you can use that will handle all kinds of files at once. One such app is VLC, the open-source media player that supports a huge number of file types. You can look at videos and pictures, listen to music files, and even stream videos. It’s a popular media player for all kinds of computers. However, I was getting sick of VLC freezing all the time, and eventually, stumbled upon Kodi—and I haven’t looked back. Kodi can handle tons…

Most music players perform the same basic functions, and for many people, that list won’t extend much beyond what we have in our top offline music player apps for Android. They show your albums, let you make playlists, and play your songs in the background while you do something else. After a while, it starts to feel like there isn’t much to think about. You can simply pick whichever option came with your phone or the one with the nicest icon and move on with your day. But every now and then, you stumble on an app that makes you…

Although you’d think that horror movies are something people save for Halloween, they’re actually an evergreen genre. No matter the time of year, no matter where people are in the world, no matter how old, folks always want to be scared. And in recent years, Hollywood seems to be catching on to that in a big way. Not only have there been more horror movies coming out, but more of them have been good, and audiences have responded by turning out in droves. Superhero movies aren’t the reliable cash cow they once were, but it’s looking like horror films could…

Like most people, I welcomed the new TV-on-demand revolution with open arms. With unbridled enthusiasm, I found myself subscribing to streaming platforms as if I were collecting Pokémon. Before long, my homescreen resembled a digital buffet serving Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, and more. Eventually, I realized that I was spending far too much time flicking between streaming services and scrolling menus without finding anything appealing that I hadn’t already seen. It reached the point where, on balance, it simply wasn’t worth the monthly service charges. It was time for a radical change, and I set about canceling my…

I’ve waded through viral threads in search of the Holy Grail of prompts. And I’ve learned one big truth: there’s no single perfect prompt that works for every situation. I also realized how tough it is to remember every prompt we come across. Yes, different ChatGPT prompt frameworks can help get that perfect answer, but it still means I have to reinvent the wheel every time I open ChatGPT. After plenty of experimentation, I came back to the basics of prompting with a flexible “meta prompt.” With this fundamental framework, I can start a chat with any AI chatbot and…

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is about to air on Netflix after a wait so long only a show this big could have gotten away with it. What will become of Eleven, Mike, Will, Steve, and the rest now that Vecna has punched a hole through reality and is bringing the Upside Down to us? We’ll know soon. But what about before? What about after? Stranger Things has brought us no end of strange, scary, supernatural twists over the years, but it’s not the first show to cover that kind of ground, nor is it the best.…

Thanks to Plex, I have recently rekindled my relationship with my media library and live TV, with on-demand streaming now accounting for only about 50% of my home entertainment. This is saving me a considerable amount of money, as I started canceling my subscriptions one by one. The only issue I had was that browsing on Plex wasn’t as straightforward as I’d have liked, with too many menus and thumbnails. Having found QuasiTV, all my content is now organized in a linear manner that mimics classic TV menus, but with added flexibility and convenience. This makes sourcing content more enjoyable,…

There’s been a wave of new “AI-powered” browsers lately, and I’ve tried pretty much all of them. Most of them promise a smarter, faster, more automated browsing experience, and end up feeling like the same browser with a chatbot glued on top. I genuinely thought OpenAI would be the one doing something different. So when the new ChatGPT Atlas browser launched, I gave it a full week as my daily browser. But just like Dia, Comet, and the rest, it left me disappointed. After seven days of trying to make it work, I ended up uninstalling it. And my search…

We live in the age of remakes, sequels, and franchises. That’s just the way it is, and the way it will be until that no longer bears financial fruit for studios and producers. Yet when it comes to remakes, why do all the good movies get the treatment? Sure, they’re proven commodities and thus less of a risk, but it feels like such a waste. Remakes of already great movies rarely turn out well, and they hardly ever actually end up turning a profit. Which is why I have always believed that Hollywood needs to turn its focus to bad…

I have recently been getting back to basics when it comes to home entertainment, by ditching streaming subscriptions that I rarely watch and switching to live TV and my fairly extensive media library for movies. To this end, Kodi has been my go-to media hub, as it offers a powerful, customizable streaming experience that works seamlessly with Android TVs, Fire TV Sticks, and computers. However, while its default interface does the job, it can best be described as “functional” and lacks a premium aesthetic. This is where Aeon Nox: SiLVO comes into play. This versatile Kodi “skin” is one of…