By Ethan Smith on May 23, 2013
Smithtopia proudly presents The Ethan Smith Guide to Ripping and Converting DVDs.
Goodness, it’s 2013 and we have the technology for ripping and converting DVDs. I’m here to help you learn how.
Growing up in the 90s, I was extremely accustomed to watching movies on VHS. We would pop in the latest Disney VHS release, and after fast forwarding through the previews, we were ready to watch the movie. Of course we all know how great [...] Continue Reading…
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By Ethan Smith on November 24, 2012
If you’ve been around Smithtopia any time at all, you’ll know that I am a music fanatic. And anytime I find good music, I feel obligated to share it with you, my readers. So this week, I’ve chosen to introduce you to the Progressive House subgenre of electronic music. Now when it comes to electronic music, and I’m no expert, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between the subgenres. So please don’t be offended if [...] Continue Reading…
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By Ethan Smith on November 23, 2012
The Friday YouTube Digest is back. And just in time for Black Friday. However, thankfully, since I loathe the retail absurdities that are actually occurring as I’m typing, this digest will have absolutely nothing to do with Black Friday. I realize it has been quite a while since I’ve updated you on the latest and greatest interesting and funny YouTube videos, so this week’s digest will be worth your time. So before I get [...] Continue Reading…
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By Ethan Smith on November 22, 2012
Whoa? There’s life at Smithtopia? Why of course there is! Hold on to your hat, because quite frankly there’s no telling what will come up in this post. So let’s just get right into it, shall we?
My last blog post was 2 months ago, September 19th. So where have I been since then? Right here, but I sort of forgot that I’m in engineering school, so yeah, that kinda came back to haunt me. [...] Continue Reading…
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By Ethan Smith on September 15, 2012
So yes, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything to Smithtopia. And now it seems that college has taken over my life once again, so amid the homework, the exams, and just everything involved with the college experience, I’ve decided that my loyal readers deserve at least a new image dump post. And this one should be good, right? I’ve had months to come up with the images. But you shall be [...] Continue Reading…
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