Did the coolest thing with emby last night....

[Ronstang 294]

I took my wife and 4 step kids to the light show at the zoo.  Normally I go do something for a couple hours and then pick them up.  Last night we got there early so there was easy parking so I decided to just sit there.  Made a phone call then had nothing to do and then I realized I had emby on my phone.  Next thing you know my phone was cradled hands free in the bottom of my  truck's steering wheel and I was watching movies on emby.  The time passed quickly and I enjoyed the movie.  I realize this is one of the things emby is for but it is not something I thought I would never use as I'd rather cuddle up on the couch, lay in bed, or sit in my comfy chair in my office and watch a movie, and it was definietely cool sitting there realizing all the technology we have at our disposal.  Being old it still amazed me.  I used to carry multiple large boxes of cassette tapes in my car for my personal music and now I can either stream over 100K songs from my emby server or use the 20K+ that reside on my phone.....but to watch a movie from home that I recorded off TCM while sitting in a parking lot downtown was quite the leap from those old days.  Kids don't realize how spoiled they are LOL.....but they are having their creativity stolen and their brains turned to oatmeal, but that is a different topic. 

I just wanted to thank and wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all those that work hard at emby to give us all this great product that has totally transformed my life and how I think about and use my huge media collection. 

Edited December 20, 2023 by Ronstang

[Luke 42080]

Thanks for sharing!

[Diedrich 377]

The kids will have fond memories of seeing the holiday lights at the zoo with their mom and how Ron just sat in the car not participating.

[Ronstang 294]

2 hours ago, Diedrich said:

The kids will have fond memories of seeing the holiday lights at the zoo with their mom and how Ron just sat in the car not participating.

This is THEIR thing and I buy them the tickets and I am the taxi....it is a bonding experience for my wife and the kids.  Today I took the wife and kids to my parents and we made Christmas cookies all day as a family.  I do many things with them and other things I let their mom have them alone.  It's been this way since I have known them.  If they asked me to go I would have.  This is the first Christmas my wife has her kids to herself since she got rid of her useless ex who controlled her through the kids and we are doing things any way she chooses.  I know what I am doing.  

[Shanefalk 9]

I had a similar moment recently. I was out running errands and found myself waiting in the car with some time to kill. Remembering an old friend's recommendation, I decided to check out Emby on my phone. Before I knew it, I was immersed in a film, just like you! It's wild how we can access our favorite movies from practically anywhere nowadays.

[Shanefalk 9]

On 2/26/2024 at 1:39 PM, Shanefalk said:

I had a similar moment recently. I was out running errands and found myself waiting in the car with some time to kill. Remembering an old friend's recommendation, I decided to check out Emby on my phone. Before I knew it, I was immersed in a film, just like you! It's wild how we can access our favorite movies from practically anywhere nowadays.

Btw, I also had a mysterious caller interrupt my day, so I used whocalled.co.uk while sorting through my missed calls. Recommending it for anyone who's been through the same. Better safe than sorry.

Edited February 28, 2024 by Shanefalk

[crusher11 1101]

Brand new account, two posts, immediately plugs a web service completely unrelated to the topic. Spam?

[roaku 842]

2 hours ago, Shanefalk said:

Btw, I also had a mysterious caller interrupt my day, so I used [HAMBURGER_HELPER] while sorting through my missed calls. Recommending it for anyone who's been through the same. Better safe than sorry.

Edited February 28, 2024 by roaku