The third good use one could put the Pi to, and use it thoroughly is as a Media Server. And that’s where Plex comes into the picture! I know, it’s nothing new — since probably the inception of RPi, there have been numerous such apps and OSs which have done the same — XBMC ports, Kodi, and likewise. But I have had mixed experiences with them — beyond the initial “aha!”, the experience wasn’t what one could “delightful!” in the long run. I think the biggest hassle for me was loading the media, to start with. This was followed by other aspects, like account management, supported formats (or the lack of it), and what not.
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Ardour
Was looking for a audio file sound editor — but did not have any success with Audacity. Apparently, it doesn’t like CentOS much. However, during the quest, stumbled upon a post which talked about Ardour.
Installed like a charm, and the interface and features blew me away!
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Lo and Behold! there’s a DJ in the making!