I am really out of the loop when it comes to programs that play music. Sure, you could use Windows Media Player if you are a Windows users like me. It isn’t that bad. However, I was looking for something a little more lightweight. So, what free audio player did I end up turning to? Foobar2000.
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Rapidshare Search Engine – FilesBay
Looking for a quick and easy way to search file sharing web sites like Rapidshare, Megaupload, Hotfile, Mediafire and more? The web site FilesBay does the job pretty well. Like your everyday, run of the mill search engine – you type in the phrase you are searching for and hit the enter key on your keyboard. There is no re-inventing the wheel here.
Hear it Rain, Anytime!
Do you find the sound of rain to be relaxing? Being from Texas, thunderstorms in the Spring are like second nature, so I really do like the sound of rain. You can now though add that gentle sound of rain to your environment with Rainy Mood.
This web site is simple, and to the point. You have a big ol’ play button in the middle of the web page, and when you click it – the rain sounds stop or start. The web site plays a 15 minute high quality loop of rainy sounds.
So if you feel like you get your best work done with the rainy noises in the background, be sure to check out RainyMood.com.
Tweetin’ Twitter Radio
This has to be the trippiest use of Twitter I have seen yet. TweetRad.io will let you listen to what others are tweeting about, using what they call “tweet-to-speech” technology. Pick one of the options they have featured across the top of the page, tech, news, sports, funny, featured or search for any phrase then wait a few seconds. Soon, your browser will be displaying and reading tweets out to you.
Become an Electric Piano Keyboard Player
I have a great love for useless web sites, and this one might rank up there as one of the most fun useless ones out there, (sorry InstantRimshot.com). KissTunes.com lets you become a grand piano, acoustic guitar or electric piano player right from the comfort of your own keyboard.
The interface here is pretty simple. You can use your keyboard or the mouse to click the buttons, and play that specific note. You also can record your little ditty once your done, play it back, save it or load another. Who wouldn’t want to play and record tunes online using your computer’s keyboard?
Although it is a little slow right now (probably going to be getting really popular soon) be sure to keep KissTunes.com handy next time you feel like composing your next keyboard tune of your own.
Convert Anything into a Web Page?
You can file this one under cool things I didn’t know I needed. File2.ws is a unique service that promises to convert anything into a web page. Fuffy kitten aside (because they won’t fit in your CD-ROM drive no matter how hard you try) it does a good job at delivering on that promise.
All you need to do is browse for the file you want to convert, and then hit the “start conversion” button. Some of the files it currently supports include:
- image/photo files (jpeg, gif, png, svg…)
- audio formats (mp3, ogg…)
- documents (doc, pdf, odt, txt, rtf…)
- programming source code (java, php, cpp…)
- web documents (html, htm…)
- archive (zip, rar…)
- video, fonts, chemical file formats and more
Once uploaded, every converted file has a unique web address created for it, so you can point others to it and share the document in question. So if you are searching for a free way to convert any file into a web page, give them a shot at File2.ws.
Media Publishing Made Easier with Loudblog
I have looked at a lot of blogging engines lately, but Loudblog is a little different. It proudly claims it does not have the full weblog publishing features like a MovableType or Textpattern – however it does promise to be the best publishing system out there for anybody who wishes to share their own media.
Installing this script should be no problem with any shared Linux-based hosting. They only require 1 MB of free web space, PHP 4.3 or higher and MySQL 4 or higher. After installing, you can upload your content via the web site or FTP and then you can add and edit lots of meta information for that media.
You can also install templates and plugins to customize your experience even more.
You can check out the demo on OpenSourceCMS if you want to give it a try. If you are looking for a sleek and easy to use content management system for publishing a podcast, Loudblog is definitely worth checking into.
VLC Gets Better FLV Support and New Look
I have always been a big fan of VideoLAN – VLC media player, and with the most recent upgrade it looks like the best just keeps getting better.
The biggest improvement over past versions is that the FLV support is much better. So if you download a lot of YouTube (or any of the other video sharing sites) videos, you will no longer have to reload the player if you try to fast forward or rewind. You can check out the full list of features too for this tiny player, if you are not impressed yet. For more on this most recent release, check out the “What is cool in 0.9″ page or check out this video:
VLC media player 0.9.2 – Grishenko from Antoine Cellerier on Vimeo.
Little Love for the New Odeo?
I was really behind Odeo years ago, thought it might be one of the break out podcasting web sites out there. Of course, then came iTunes and all the podcasting related sites just kind of got twisted in a tornado of, "what was that you do again?". Odeo is back though, with a fresh new look and I have to say it does look really pretty.
They have added a lot more video content – so they have both the video and audio aspects of podcasting covered now. Also the new design is pleasing to the eye and very functional. One little pet peeve for me was that it doesn’t keep me logged in. Each time I visit the site I have to login again.
Checking out my own page on there for the Web Hosting Show – I see another nice new addition. They actually updated the RSS feed! Before this redesign, it hadn’t been combed in a few months, so happy to see they are updating the podcast feeds they are watching because without it – well, you don’t have much of a podcasting service without freshness.
All in all, I wish the new Odeo the best of luck and who knows, if they can keep the feeds update this time around I might move my own subscriptions over there soon.
White Noise to Soothe Your Brain
Simply Noise is here to fill the void, fill it with a lot of white noise! So what exactly is white noise and why might you need it? According to Wikipedia white noise is…
White noise is a random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal’s power spectral density has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth. White noise is considered analogous to white light which contains all frequencies.
So that answers the what, now how about the why? Here are some of the uses for white noise that are out there:
- Aid Sleep
- Enhance Privacy
- Block Distractions
- Mask Tinnitus
- Configure Audio Equipment
- Soothe Migraines
Getting back to the web site, Simply Noise – all it does is give you an orb to slide back and forth to increase or decrease the white noise they provide. What exactly is the noise they use? Think of it as the static sound you here when there is a TV channel not coming in clearly. All in all – this site does the job in a very simple way. Maybe in the future they can have the white noise come up via a popup window? That way if I needed it I could have it loaded up without having to keep the URL open 24/7.
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