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Songbird 1.2.0 (Windows)

Songbird is a media browser and Web player built from Firefox, VLC Player, and SQLite. Songbird is open source and supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Version 1.2 can auto-organize your music library, two-way iTunes import/export, Last.fm support, and a 10-band equalizer.

Tags: Songbird, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-18

Songbird 1.2 (Mac)

Songbird is a media browser and Web player built from Firefox, VLC Player, and SQLite. Songbird is open source and supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Support for PowerPC-compatible Songbird ended with version 0.7. Version 1.0.0 features improved audio/playback functionality using GStreamer, UI experience improvements including new keyboard shortcuts, refining the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Playlist, Songbird, Keyboards, Web Browsers, Processors, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet, Semiconductors, Components

Software downloads 2009-06-18

How to kick iTunes' lock-in media formats squarely in the fruit

ZDNet Editor-In-Chief Larry Dignan came to the frustrating realization today that his iTunes media collection was rendered unusable on his new media device, a SanDisk Sansa Clip. When he tried to copy his files over, he quickly found out many of them were useless and wouldn't play. ...

Tags: Apple iPod, Media, Apple iTunes, YamiPod, CDex, Mediacoder, Songbird, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0

Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0Once again, hijacking some elses workApple poured millions to develop the iPod hardware and the underlying software. It **at the insistance of the music industry** incorporated DRM.And now what? The songbird people think they are entitled to access all those iPods?And don't start about the...

Tags: Digital music, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Media players, Game players, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Songbird, software, Apple iPod, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Safari 3.2 secures against phishing attacks

Safari 3.2 secures against phishing attacksRE: Pathetic loserBe accurate. Issues in SP1? As though Mac OS X 10.5 doesn't have it's own "issues"? I have and like both operating systems at home and work, but Vista is more complete and capable for work. Combine it...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Leopard, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Amarok, Microsoft Windows, Apple Safari, phishing, Safari 3.2, Songbird

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

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Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again

Round up the executive and throw them in jailApple's behavior is simply unacceptable.Palm... Shakes HeadNote to Palm: Make a Front end that uses the iTunes DB or quit trying to keep hacking. It is REALLY stupid. A) You will never keep ahead of this.B) Even if you keep fixing it,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

(How to quickly add media to iTunes)

Unimpressedit's taken them this long to simply make a folder that adds files automatically? i'm unimpressed. other music players have ways to watch folders, etc. that takes much less time and have existed for a long time. even relatively young media players (such as one of my favorites, songbird)...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

RCN Shoutcast Player 1.0 (Windows)

Directory of SHOUTcast Internet radio streams. Provides a Songbird-native interface for browsing and playback of SHOUTcast Internet Radio streams. You can view your favourite stations by genre. The application supports playback of audio streams in the following formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, and WAV.

Tags: Playback, RCN Corp., Stream, RCNSOFT, Digital Music, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-05

Friday follow-up: six online music services revisited

As it turns out, those pennies add up ...I agree, there's little point in sticking with one provider, especially if it happens to be an expensive one!Hey, a thought - if someone wrote an app for the iPod touch/iPhone that compared track prices from different outlets, I'd buy that!great idea,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, online music, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

In fairness to Moblin

In fairness to MoblinIt's UNR, not NBRThe acronym isn't "NBR", it's officially "[b]UNR[/b]" for [i]Ubuntu Netbook Remix[/i].http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-netbookGive it timeThere are a lot of interesting concepts circulating in the computing space right now.- smartphone OSes on netbooks/tablets.- smartphone apps on desktop OSes (Ubuntu/Android). - a task-based usage paradigm versus an apps-based...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Smart phones, KDE4, NBR, Moblin, Mandriva, netbook, desktop, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Too cheap for an iPod touch? Try the Memorex TouchMP

Too cheap for an iPod touch? Try the Memorex TouchMPa joke?you are joking, right?RE: Too cheap for an iPod touch? Try the Memorex TouchMPi think it's a joke too!!...the apple touch has more to offer...music,videos,games,apps,wi-fi....that's why you pay more.RE: Too cheap for an iPod touch? Try the Memorex TouchMPFor me,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, iPODS, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Memorex TouchMP, Memorex

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Apple is being accused of stifling free speech; again

In November 2008 Virginia-based OdioWorks, operator of BluWiki a non-commercial wiki that promises publishing without censorship, received a takedown notice from Apple demanding that it remove user postings about how to “write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone...

Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Hash, Digital Media, Digital Music, Wiki, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Email This Bookmarklet Extension 2.2.5 (Windows)

Email This Bookmarklet Extension will send your recipient the link, title, and highlighted text of the page you are viewing using GMail, Google Apps GMail, Yahoo, Hotmail, and Stand-Alone Mail Clients like Outlook Express and Thunderbird. Version 2.2.5 increased compatibility with Firefox 3.1 and 3.2a1pre, Flock 2.0 and 2.1a1pre, and...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows, Arthur Sabintsev, Preserved Formatting, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Internet, Online Communications, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-20

Apple still neglecting developer community

Apple still neglecting developer communityWindows Mobile is a much better platform ....for developers... There are endless outlets for distributing the software...including your own website if you wish. Programming for it is simple using any number of tools... Visual Studio.. Pocketbuilder etc... It has so many more features than iPhone...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, Marketing research, Wireless and Mobility, Word-of-Mouth, Apple Inc., mobile, Apple iPhone, developer community, Microsoft Windows Mobile, phone

Discussion threads 2009-03-20

Songbird Remote 1.1 (Mobile)

Be the DJ from your iPhone or iPod Touch with your Songbird Music player running on MacOSX, Windows, or Linux. Play, pause, skip, previous, next and volume control. The song, album, and artist information display on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Songbird Remote requires iPhone or iPod Touch to be...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Mobile, Apple iPod Touch, Computer, 779Media, Songbird Remote, Linux, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-07

Songbird Remote Pro 1.1 (Mobile)

Be the DJ from your iPhone or iPod Touch with your Songbird Music player running on MacOSX, Windows, or Linux. Play, pause, skip, previous, next and volume control. The song, album, and artist information display on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Songbird Remote Pro requires iPhone or iPod Touch to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Mobile, Apple iPod Touch, 779Media, Songbird Remote Pro, Linux, Digital Music, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-03

Some minor criticisms of the Windows 7 beta

Some minor criticisms of the Windows 7 betaiTunes working fine...Also, having just installed iTunes, it seems to be working fine for me!On the related note..Yes! Windows Live Messenger is amazing, thank you! Anyway, just wanna say that the entire Windows Live is really amazing.RE: Some minor criticisms of the Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, natural language, minor criticism, WINDOWS 7 BETA

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

(Create a holiday music library in iTunes)

Create a holiday music library in iTunesHoliday Music- iTunes LibraryStep 2 is missing- how to create another iTunes Library?You Need Step Two......Who proof reads before posting?RE: Create a holiday music library in iTunesEverything is always iTunes, but it is not the only music software. We got to stop relying on...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Step 2, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2008-12-24

Should Apple worry about Songbird 1.0

If Microsoft controlled key Internet formats and were ruthless in protecting them, could Mozilla itself have gotten off the ground? That's the situation facing Songbird. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., Digital Music, Open Source, Web Browsers, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Apple Confuses Speech with a DMCA Violation

Apple recently sent a "cease and desist" email to bluwiki demanding the removal of postings by users who are trying to figure out how to write software that can sync media to the latest versions of the iPhone and iPod touch. According to the EFF: Apple doesn't...

Tags: Apple iPod, DMCA, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-02