Monthly Archives: May 2013

Google Music & GmusicFS

The latest update to Google Play Music has really annoyed me. Nothing due to the interface (I’m fine with that), but it Force Closes every few minutes, and I keep getting the message ever y 5-10 minutes as it tries to sync so I’ve uninstalled it. But obviously this means I no longer have access to my Google Music library.

Not exactly true.

Using a tool released on XDA Developers, called GMusicFS (Google Music Filesystem), you can actually use any other player (WinAMP, PowerAMP, Rocket Player) to play your Google Music, because GMusicFS turns a directory on your SD Card into a pseudo-library, which is actually the Google Music library.

It seems to work, but does require a rooted device.

Here’s the link if you want to try it out yourself:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169761

Genealogy

I’ve decided to try and trace my family tree and maybe leave something for my family when I die. So far, I’ve skeleton-ed out most of my father’s side of the family, and now I’m doing my mother’s side. It’s actually quite shocking when you start putting the pieces together. The tree is getting REALLY huge on just two generations…

Styling and Rendering Long Hair in Blender and Cycles | Blender Cookie

Some of you may have already seen this, but sharing this for others.

Styling and Rendering Long Hair in Blender and Cycles | Blender Cookie.

Missed Run

Another day of torrential downpour so another missed run. I guess I could run in it, but I’d rather not catch a cold – we’re already stretched at the office as it is…