Tip 3 - Use VLC

If you have ever put in a DVD and found it stopping and starting it was probably because your player was trying to use resources (processor and RAM) that were not available. I try to use light weight programs so I don't run into this problem.

My favorite is VLC Media Player . Download and install it and check all the boxes during the setup to let it take care of playing as many different media types as it can handle.

If you like a better looking interface, you can download skins for it, take a look at some of the screenshots to see how nice it can look.

In future tips I'll let you know about other "lite" versions of software that you can use.

Peace,
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