Posted on 12/15/2013 4:50:42 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
So, for archival purposes, what should be downloaded and stored for future references, in addition to the player?
That is, plug ins, visualizations, skins, anything else?
I still use Winamp, to edit the information in MP3 files. Now there is one more reason to hate AOL.
Bump for VLC media player
Wouldn’t be surprising to see it go open-source.
That would be good. I think a lot of the time that cancelled stuff should be thrown out for free like that
I quit using winamp many years ago when I took a minute to read their privacy policy. They gave themselves the right to call home and track usage. In MY book, that’s a trojan. I don’t like trojan ware no matter how much fun or convenient.
bump
I spent about 10 hours yesterday clearing trojans and malware from a laptop!
Ya, same here... :/ Had just recommended it to someone last weekend,, he downloaded and installed... His response to me was, “WOW, I didn’t know a laptop could sound so good!”
:/
Oh.. and it beats the heck out of Linux’s Amerok... hate that app :p
Lol... that’s the same skin I used too ;^)
I didn’t need all of the eye candy crud.
I am sure the torrents will be available for years to come ;^)
Why?
Hmmmm, five point 666...rather ominous final version, eh?
Thanks for the link.
Most welcome OldNewYork.
I’m a fan of Jazzanova, Massive Attack, Sky Trees, Chance’s End, and other “acid jazz” or “ambient” artists, and I can thank Shoutcast for introducing them to me. I use Pandora for all my random artist stuff like that, but I will miss Winamp.
To be honest, I’ve been looking for a Winamp replacement for a while. I was reluctant to upgrade due to all of the recent changes AOL was making to the program. There were other better options out there.
VLC is a GREAT app. It plays almost anything you throw at it, audio or video. It’s interface isn’t as intuitive as Winamp though, and they don’t have a library management tool built in.
I’m really looking for a library management option along with an audio player. I have so much music that I want to have something that can recommend other tracks in the library or shuffle based on tastes. I love my Pandora, but sometimes I like to go back to the old tunes I so loved.
It’s amazing how much is available. For that matter, there’s OpenOffice and other freebie office software that began life as open source.
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