Joined Oct 2004
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Los Angeles, CA
...mostly. :lol
I've decided that it's time to get rid of the clutter and get my life to be as digital as possible, which includes games. Now, it won't be completely digital because unfortunately some media just hasn't caught up. But there are 3 areas where I will be trying to convert as much as possible.
Music
This is probably the biggest area where I'll be converting. iTunes has been DRM-free for a good while now and the masters that they get seem to get great reviews so the quality is among, if not, the best. Although, not all music has digital versions. Those rarities or box sets that you can't get anywhere else except off the shelf will still be bought and then ripped to my PC. Otherwise, this is where I'll be acquiring my music collection.
Games
As far as modern games go, Steam and GOG are my stores of choice. I don't trade in games and I always go back and play something from the old days. So this is a huge no brainer. The big problem is acquiring those classic games of consoles long gone. Fortunately, emulators have matured extremely well and what I'll do is buy a cartridge or CD and then acquire a ROM to play on my PC. That way I can store my physical copies.
Paperwork
I'm tired of getting tons of receipts and mail that just end up in the trash. I always sign up for email receipts whenever it's offered and paperless billing. Anything that's semi-important I'll scan and upload to evernote. Supper important paperwork will remain hard copies.
I sort of do movies but there's no DRM-free release out there so I'll continue to buy blu-rays when they go on sale. I then get digital copies for a dollar each on VUDU. That way I can stream.
Anybody else do this or thinking of doing this?
I've decided that it's time to get rid of the clutter and get my life to be as digital as possible, which includes games. Now, it won't be completely digital because unfortunately some media just hasn't caught up. But there are 3 areas where I will be trying to convert as much as possible.
Music
This is probably the biggest area where I'll be converting. iTunes has been DRM-free for a good while now and the masters that they get seem to get great reviews so the quality is among, if not, the best. Although, not all music has digital versions. Those rarities or box sets that you can't get anywhere else except off the shelf will still be bought and then ripped to my PC. Otherwise, this is where I'll be acquiring my music collection.
Games
As far as modern games go, Steam and GOG are my stores of choice. I don't trade in games and I always go back and play something from the old days. So this is a huge no brainer. The big problem is acquiring those classic games of consoles long gone. Fortunately, emulators have matured extremely well and what I'll do is buy a cartridge or CD and then acquire a ROM to play on my PC. That way I can store my physical copies.
Paperwork
I'm tired of getting tons of receipts and mail that just end up in the trash. I always sign up for email receipts whenever it's offered and paperless billing. Anything that's semi-important I'll scan and upload to evernote. Supper important paperwork will remain hard copies.
I sort of do movies but there's no DRM-free release out there so I'll continue to buy blu-rays when they go on sale. I then get digital copies for a dollar each on VUDU. That way I can stream.
Anybody else do this or thinking of doing this?