WiMP 10 beta out
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."
I'll have to give it a try on our test machines. I hope they finally synchronized (or simply just reflected) changes to ID3-type information in the media library and the ID3/persistent storage set information in the files themselves. I always found that incredibly annoying. Call me anal, but I like keeping everything highly organized on my drive.
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."
Been trying it out for the last few hours and it is neatened up but a bit dodgy in it's prerelease. For instance the best feature of WMP9, the taskbar player, works very strangely now (start playing something when maximised, then minimise and you can't control it with the taskbar player. You have to open the playlist with the taskbar player to get any control. Might be an option I am missing but it is strange.) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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I'll have to give it a try on our test machines. I hope they finally synchronized (or simply just reflected) changes to ID3-type information in the media library and the ID3/persistent storage set information in the files themselves. I always found that incredibly annoying. Call me anal, but I like keeping everything highly organized on my drive.
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Are you talking about the album/artist/etc. problems? It drives me nuts. I use Winamp most of the time because when I make the changes to an artist/album/etc. in MP9 it's not really changing the underlying information, plus I always end up with two versions of an album. Same artist, same album, but 1 track under 1 album, the rest under a seperate one. I love the Media Player library but it drives me bonkers! Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."
Michael Dunn wrote: It only runs on XP, unfortunately <cynicism level=high>I'm sure the code that depends on Windows XP is like this:
if(OsType() != Windows_XP) { MessageBox("This software requires Windows XP"); }</cynicism> "Fish and guests stink in three days." - Benjamin Franlkin -
Michael Dunn wrote: It only runs on XP, unfortunately <cynicism level=high>I'm sure the code that depends on Windows XP is like this:
if(OsType() != Windows_XP) { MessageBox("This software requires Windows XP"); }</cynicism> "Fish and guests stink in three days." - Benjamin FranlkinAnd why would it be different? They need to make money, and will only add value to products they're selling now. Besides it, supporting more environments means bigger costs with development, support & QA. Yes, even I am blogging now!
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."
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And why would it be different? They need to make money, and will only add value to products they're selling now. Besides it, supporting more environments means bigger costs with development, support & QA. Yes, even I am blogging now!
Daniel Turini wrote: And why would it be different? They need to make money, and will only add value to products they're selling now. Besides it, supporting more environments means bigger costs with development, support & QA. Ah, a view even more cynical than mine. Well, the fact that Windows 2000 is pretty much the same OS as Windows XP in most respects would be one reason. If they no longer supported 9X/Me, I can maybe buy that one. But not supporting 2000? I mean, 2000 is only 4 years old. This is along the same lines as only providing IE updates through service packs and new OSes. It will end up alienating alot of their customers and possibly helping competitors (Mozilla, Real, etc.) "Fish and guests stink in three days." - Benjamin Franlkin
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Daniel Turini wrote: And why would it be different? They need to make money, and will only add value to products they're selling now. Besides it, supporting more environments means bigger costs with development, support & QA. Ah, a view even more cynical than mine. Well, the fact that Windows 2000 is pretty much the same OS as Windows XP in most respects would be one reason. If they no longer supported 9X/Me, I can maybe buy that one. But not supporting 2000? I mean, 2000 is only 4 years old. This is along the same lines as only providing IE updates through service packs and new OSes. It will end up alienating alot of their customers and possibly helping competitors (Mozilla, Real, etc.) "Fish and guests stink in three days." - Benjamin Franlkin
Navin wrote: This is along the same lines as only providing IE updates through service packs and new OSes. It will end up alienating alot of their customers and possibly helping competitors (Mozilla, Real, etc.) At least a thing we agree. Strongly. :-D Yes, even I am blogging now!
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Are you talking about the album/artist/etc. problems? It drives me nuts. I use Winamp most of the time because when I make the changes to an artist/album/etc. in MP9 it's not really changing the underlying information, plus I always end up with two versions of an album. Same artist, same album, but 1 track under 1 album, the rest under a seperate one. I love the Media Player library but it drives me bonkers! Brian "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
BrianEllis wrote: Are you talking about the album/artist/etc. problems? Yep, that'd be the annoying problem. :sigh:
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Navin wrote: This is along the same lines as only providing IE updates through service packs and new OSes. It will end up alienating alot of their customers and possibly helping competitors (Mozilla, Real, etc.) At least a thing we agree. Strongly. :-D Yes, even I am blogging now!
Daniel Turini wrote: At least a thing we agree. Strongly. Yes. Although, whether that is a good thing or not remains to be seen... I'd rather use Windows Media player than Real, but on the browser front, FireFox is becoming quite a good browser. :) "Fish and guests stink in three days." - Benjamin Franlkin
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Daniel Turini wrote: At least a thing we agree. Strongly. Yes. Although, whether that is a good thing or not remains to be seen... I'd rather use Windows Media player than Real, but on the browser front, FireFox is becoming quite a good browser. :) "Fish and guests stink in three days." - Benjamin Franlkin
Navin wrote: I'd rather use Windows Media player than Real I'd never let Real touch my machine, but VLC (VideoLanClient) is getting better at each version, and it's a good alternative when you have some codec nightmare. They just need a polished interface (today, the UI sucks) and it'll become a very good alternative, at least, in the same sense as Firefox is a very good alternative to IE. MS is just letting them to catch up, I can't understand why. MS more and more looks like IBM two decades ago, when losed all of its market to MS. Yes, even I am blogging now!
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Navin wrote: I'd rather use Windows Media player than Real I'd never let Real touch my machine, but VLC (VideoLanClient) is getting better at each version, and it's a good alternative when you have some codec nightmare. They just need a polished interface (today, the UI sucks) and it'll become a very good alternative, at least, in the same sense as Firefox is a very good alternative to IE. MS is just letting them to catch up, I can't understand why. MS more and more looks like IBM two decades ago, when losed all of its market to MS. Yes, even I am blogging now!
Daniel Turini wrote: I'd never let Real touch my machine Does anyone out there know of an alternative which can receive streamed .rm audio feeds? I'd love to dump RealPlayer. There's a radio broadcast I like to listen to at work and RP the only way I can listen to it. 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
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Navin wrote: I'd rather use Windows Media player than Real I'd never let Real touch my machine, but VLC (VideoLanClient) is getting better at each version, and it's a good alternative when you have some codec nightmare. They just need a polished interface (today, the UI sucks) and it'll become a very good alternative, at least, in the same sense as Firefox is a very good alternative to IE. MS is just letting them to catch up, I can't understand why. MS more and more looks like IBM two decades ago, when losed all of its market to MS. Yes, even I am blogging now!
totally agree they are like a dear in the headlights with the longhorn thing have they even checked that what they're spending god knows how many billions on and this many years is what people actually want? as i have said before recently ... linux isnt _that_ far behind as a viable desktop alternative
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Daniel Turini wrote: I'd never let Real touch my machine Does anyone out there know of an alternative which can receive streamed .rm audio feeds? I'd love to dump RealPlayer. There's a radio broadcast I like to listen to at work and RP the only way I can listen to it. 'til next we type... HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
At home I use Zone Alarm to stop Real Player misbehaving but not sure if you could do that at work. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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totally agree they are like a dear in the headlights with the longhorn thing have they even checked that what they're spending god knows how many billions on and this many years is what people actually want? as i have said before recently ... linux isnt _that_ far behind as a viable desktop alternative
l a u r e n wrote: linux isnt _that_ far behind as a viable desktop alternative Sorry I have to agree with the Slashdot mass that its quite rediculious to say that Linux is ready for the desktop within the next three years. It seems from use that the artitecture of Linux and its window mangers is unorganized and unfocused (sounds like a lack of formal plans before development... that happening <sarcasm>neevvveerrr</sarcasm> If the structure was organized and used OOP well then Lornhorn capibilities would already exist in Linux distrobutions. -Steven Hicks
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l a u r e n wrote: linux isnt _that_ far behind as a viable desktop alternative Sorry I have to agree with the Slashdot mass that its quite rediculious to say that Linux is ready for the desktop within the next three years. It seems from use that the artitecture of Linux and its window mangers is unorganized and unfocused (sounds like a lack of formal plans before development... that happening <sarcasm>neevvveerrr</sarcasm> If the structure was organized and used OOP well then Lornhorn capibilities would already exist in Linux distrobutions. -Steven Hicks
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i dont think they want to build longhorn stuff into it i personally see nothing in longhorn that changes my world ... its eye candy and a way to force upgrades of both software and hardware so that corporations can make another round of profits selling people different looking same old same old to do the same jobs that they are doing now what? is word for longhorn going to tell me jokes while i type documents? is that going to change my world??? thats my problem with windows generally and why i hope to god linux DOESNT follow the longhorn mindset [edit] in case u havnt been following my posts i have been running linux on an old laptop for the past 3 weeks while my main computer is away being repaired ... this laptop cant run windows but it runs linux and everything i need to do my job ... and for free ... thats a good thing as far as i am concerned [/edit]
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."
Does anyone know if WMP 10 will let users rewind live internet radio streams and pause? I use wmp for music but i like to listen to radio stations in the UK, i can listen to a station on both real and wmp but i can rewind the live broadcast. If they put this in wmp 10 i would be happy, since you cant rewind on Real's free player, you have to pay.
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I think MS has been pretty quiet about the WMP 10 beta, but it was released yesterday and you can get it right here[^] :) It only runs on XP, unfortunately. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- Four fonts walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey - get out! We don't want your type in here."