Topic: Britains Got Talent !

[crazypj]

I though everyone knew Welsh guys could sing?
 Another Bryn Terfel?
 Get two Welsh guys together and you get a choir 
PJ

[burmashave]

Hey music fans, if you haven't caught the other Paul Potts videos, you'll not have lived a full life until you have. He tells his saga during the semi-finals, and his is a very touching story.

Paul sings Nessun Dorma high quality video/sound
Paul Potts Semi Final winning performance High Quality V/S
BGT WINNER sequence + Paul Potts high quality video/sound

Onward to the Queen, I say. :-)  And I'm glad that SamCR can confirm this guy's a real person; his story is so perfect as to nearly be unbelievable.

How to Download Videos
Slightly on-topic: I don't know if any of you are aware; however, there are "add-on" programs for the Firefox web browser, and several of these allow you to download videos from youtube, etc. Then, you can watch and listen to them as much as you want on your PC. Of the available video download add-ons for Firefox, I've found "Ook? Ook!" to be the most user friendly.

Ook? Ook!

For those not familiar with Firefox add-ons, go to the link for Ook? Ook! above and then scroll down and click on "Install Now." You'll be prompted with a little window that confirms that you wish to install that add-on. Then, you'll need to restart Firefox for it to take effect.

Windows does not include a player for these types of videos; however, there is an excellent free player called VLC Media Player:

VLC Media Player

You'll need to install it to watch videos.

Now, when you visit a page that has a downloadable video, you'll see a simple white and black icon in the very lower left corner of the bottom bar on Firefox. When you click on it, you'll be asked where you'd like to save the video. To play a video, you can start the VLC player and open the video from wherever you saved it to. One cool thing about VLC is that it'll create playlists from folders. That is, you can select a folder from your hard drive, and VLC will play all of the videos in it.

Note that all the add-ons available from Firefox (mozilla.org to be precise) can be trusted to be free of viruses and spyware. Similarly, one can trust the VLC Player because it, like other "open source" software, is checked by outside experts to be free of viruses, etc. VLC is free and contains no advertising. It has been developed by some helpful folks like yourselves who develop computer programs as a hobby. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix.

As always, feel free to PM me if you have questions about downloading and playing youtube videos. As is true for SOHC/4's, none of us were born with expertise. Well, mebbe TT and Hondaman were. ;-)

[crazypj]

Slightly on-topic: I don't know if any of you are aware; however, there are "add-on" programs for the Firefox web browser, and several of these allow you to download videos from youtube, etc. Then, you can watch and listen to them as much as you want on your PC. Of the available video download add-ons for Firefox, I've found "Ook? Ook!" to be the most user friendly.

Ook? Ook!

For those not familiar with Firefox add-ons, go to the link for Ook? Ook! above and then scroll down and click on "Install Now." You'll be prompted with a little window that confirms that you wish to install that add-on. Then, you'll need to restart Firefox for it to take effect.

Windows does not include a player for these types of videos; however, there is an excellent free player called VLC Media Player:

VLC Media Player

You'll need to install it to watch videos.

Now, when you visit a page that has a downloadable video, you'll see a simple white and black icon in the very lower left corner of the bottom bar on Firefox. When you click on it, you'll be asked where you'd like to save the video. To play a video, you can start the VLC player and open the video from wherever you saved it to. One cool thing about VLC is that it'll create playlists from folders. That is, you can select a folder from your hard drive, and VLC will play all of the videos in it.

Note that all the add-ons available from Firefox (mozilla.org to be precise) can be trusted to be free of viruses and spyware. Similarly, one can trust the VLC Player because it, like other "open source" software, is checked by outside experts to be free of viruses, etc. VLC is free and contains no advertising. It has been developed by some helpful folks like yourselves who develop computer programs as a hobby. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix.

As always, feel free to PM me if you have questions about downloading and playing youtube videos. As is true for SOHC/4's, none of us were born with expertise. Well, mebbe TT and Hondaman were. ;-)

Fantastic. I was having major issues with Apple Quicktime refusing to be anything other than default player. ( I'm not prepared to get into the registry to change things, the program access and defaults doesn't do anything)
 
 I  uninstall it but I need mov file playbeck for video on my digital camera  Cool this works really well, found all the mov files on memory card and hasn't taken over.
PJ

[cben750f0]

i just spent about a half hour watchin all the vids i could find..... am a fan of classical and of opra... and the way it can move you inside, and some entertainers cant do it... paul, has the natural ability to bring a smile and the swellin of your chest that only a brilliantly executed musical piece can attain... he has a passion... and i think alot of 'expert' entertainers fail to bring that off.... well done paul, hopefully the video of him performing for the queen will make it to youtube also....


peace

BTW this is the vid of him in america on TODAY....  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYaZYOdiC2k

[Sam Green Racing]

Next year, I am considering selling tips on who is going to win, so you can go down to the bookmakers and have a bet.

It could be a coincidence, or it's just me being off my head (probably the latter)

Last years winner Paul Potts was connected to me "Lucky Sam" by way of being work colleagues

This years winner, Dancer George Sampson has the same name as me although it's only his surname (Sampson) .

So get in touch with me next year to find out in advance, who is going to win (only $10 a throw)

If you need more proof of "lucky Sam's" predictions this years winner, young George......












































lives just around the corner from me.

Lucky Sam.

[DammitDan]

How big is Britain, anyway?

By listening to Sam you would think it's a tiny island the size of a small village with a pub and a church. 

[Sam Green Racing]

2 pubs and a church and NO, I don't know the Queen





















































but I have had the pleasure of meeting her 

lucky Sam

[Sam Green Racing]

How big is Britain, anyway?

By listening to Sam you would think it's a tiny island the size of a small village with a pub and a church. 

This is Warrington.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrington#Subdivisions.2C_suburbs.2C_and_civil_parishes_of_Warrington

Sam.

[burmashave]

Sam, are you a Warringtonian or a Warringtonner?

[Uncle Ernie]

Actually, the old babe speaks quite highlky of you.  I confess, I've dropped your name on occasion to bolster my standing in her eyes, but she says she appreciates me for who I am.

[Sam Green Racing]

Sam, are you a Warringtonian or a Warringtonner?

tonian

[Sam Green Racing]

Actually, the old babe speaks quite highlky of you.  I confess, I've dropped your name on occasion to bolster my standing in her eyes, but she says she appreciates me for who I am.

It's your split personality that dose it Paul

Sam.