[BC] Media players (WAS:HD Radio Article)

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In a message dated 02/26/2006 9:54:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
shnewman at alaweb.com writes:

> Funny Willie. I was just talking to my P.D. (WorldSpace) about this very 
> subject. He calls me with computer questions and/or problems. We got on 
this 
> very subject of file associations and how Real will take over your whole 
rig. 
> I HATE THAT. As you know we need that beast from time to time and the newer 
> versions allow (how nice of Real Networks) you to select file associations. 
> Winamp does. Nice piece of work, BTW. 

I've enjoyed WinAmp for years. I bought it back when it was still a $10 
shareware! All-too-often, I have discovered that a lot of shareware is not worth 
the price they're asking, and I get rid of it long before the trial even runs 
out. The exceptions to this were Cool Edit and Winamp. Now we have OSS, and they 
are coming up with some really good stuff... and it's *free*!

> (I'm testing some automation software 
> and it uses the Winamp engine and does a great job. In the newer version 
the 
> author has built his own audio engine). But I digress. :)

I'm curious about this, and would like more info.

> I don't know how 
> Real Networks got the contracts they did. I don't like software that 
installs 
> things you don't want and messes with the file associations. Tentacles is a 
> good word. I laughed and for some reason 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea came 
to 
> mind. <G>

LOL! Good one! I haven't thought of that movie in a long time. It was the 
first word that came to my mind as I was restoring all of those settings that it 
had forced itself into. Grrrrr. Although extensive, at least the damage was 
fairly easily reversible. (Sounds a lot like a line from a TOS Star Trek 
episode!)

Willie...