There are not a lot of choices when it comes to finding a great music player out there. Clementine is the best modern music player and library organizer that I bet you’ve never heard of. The focus of Clemintine is to be a fast and easy to use program for playing your collection of music.
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Modern Music Player
Foobar2000
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.
Download the YouTube Downloader
Looking for a way to download YouTube videos, without cluttering your browser of choice with yet another extension or add-on? YouTube Downloader is a free program you can download and use to get this simple job done.
All you have to do is enter the web site address of the video into the program, and hit the, OK button. The rest of the process is taken care of internally via the program.
Web Hosting Show Podcast Updates
For those of you who might not have noticed, one of my other projects – WebHostingShow.com got a little ‘bit of a face lift yesterday, mainly as far as the logo goes. This did give me an excuse to spruce up a few other features that are well worth checking out too.
How do you like that new logo, by the way? It was designed my my good friend and graphic design specialist, Sean Barton. I’m personally pretty proud of it – as it is pretty much the logo I always wanted for the show, but never had the time or the skill to put together. Want to learn more about the web hosting industry? The web hosting show is both a podcast and web site dedicated to helping anybody from novices to experts learn more about how to make the web hosting world work for them. If you haven’t before – be sure to bookmark WebHostingShow.com, subscribe to the e-mail updates, and add the RSS feed to your favorite news reader.
Coby MP305-4G MP3 Player Review
My Zen Stone Plus MP3 player died on me a couple of weeks ago (wouldn’t hold a charge anymore) so I had to go search for a new one. Most people go to Apple when they want an MP3 player – however I stayed on a different route and picked up the horribly named Coby MP305-4G MP3 Player.
Now why not go towards a more expensive product like the iPod line of players? Well, I need something that is cheap enough that I don’t feel bad dropping it in my pocket, and letting it get beat up a little ‘bit while I do work outside. I’m afraid if I got something like an iPod Touch I would be cradling the thing like a new born baby, which for my needs, it just does not fit.
Back to the Coby MP305-4G, it is not a bad little player in it’s own right. Some of the features include:
- 4 GB of Flash Memory
- Built in USB 2.0 Interface
- Has Built in FM Radio (which will probably never be used)
It runs off a single triple A battery, which is a test really to see if I like that more, or the rechargeable battery I had with the Zen Stone Plus. Couldn’t tell you the battery life yet – cause it has yet to run out. Overall, if your looking for a cheap MP3 player you can slap some stuff onto and get back to work – I would highly recommend the Coby MP305-4G. If your looking for something that has tons of bells and whistles, you might want to look elsewhere.
EMFF – Easily the Best Audio Player via Flash
The Easy Musicplayer For Flash, or otherwise known as EMFF, is in my opinion easily the best free audio player, built in flash. I have been using it to provide a player on up to six of my latest shows on webhostingshow.com.
What makes it so cool? Well, for one, it does not take a college degree to get started with. The creator of the player gives a simple four steps to get it up and running:
- Download and extract the latest ZIP file from here
- Use the Code Generator to create your own HTML code
- Copy the appropriate skin file (e.g. “emff_standard.swf”) from the “skins” directory to your website directory
- Have fun!
It does not lack in the features department either. It provides volume control, keyboard shortcuts, play, stop, pause, previous, next, Show information about a track and much more.
So if you have looked at my past list of the 5 best flash podcast players, and they didn’t do it for you, give EMFF a chance at playing your MP3s.
Convert Any File Online, for Free!
Convert Files promises to give you the ability to convert just about any file format to any other similar file format, for free. All you have to do is upload the file (or give them your file URL), select your input format, your output format and your e-mail address and they will e-mail you a link to the converted file.
Some of the file formats they will convert over include:
Archives – RAR to TAR, ZIP, TGZ, TAR.GZ
Documents – DOCX to DOC, ODT, RTF, SWX, TXT, HTML, XHTML, PDF, PDB, ZIP
Presentations – PPT to ODP, PDF, SWF
Images – JPG to GIF, BMP, PNG, TIF, PDF
Audio – MP3 to WAV, OGG, AAC, M4A, FLAC, AU, WMA, AMR
Video – FLV to 3GP, AVI, MP4, MPEG, VOB, WMV, MOV, MKV, ASF, M4V
That is just barely scratching the surface on what this great online tool can do. After converting, the file will stay on their servers for up to a week before it is deleted. Also, as far as size goes, you can convert a file that is 100 MB in size or less.
For anybody looking for an easy way to convert a file from one format to the next, but don’t want to download any special scripts or software to do so, Convert Files is a perfect converting companion.
This Year in Hosting Podcasts (thus far)
Here are all the Web Hosting Show podcasts I have produced this year, thus far. Hope you will take a few minutes and check it out. I work hard at putting something out that anybody can learn from – no matter if you are a web hosting novice, or the most knowledgeable guru on the block.
- Web Hosting Thaw – Episode 176
- Hope in Hosting – Episode 177
- Axsys Hosting – Episode 178
- Host Improvement – Episode 179
- Domain Name Dictionary – Episode 180
- More Domain Name Terms – Episode 181
- Payment Processing Demystified – Episode 182
- A Look into Aplus.net Hosting – Episode 183
- Web Hosting Relationships – Episode 184
Going all the way back to 2005, there are over 180 podcasts in all uploaded on the site, and ready to be listened to. If there is ever a topic you would like to hear more about – I am all ears, and always welcome to feedback.
Learn More About Domain Name Jargon
I did my first two-part podcast series this week on the Web Hosting Show. This week, in podcast 180 and 181 we covered some of the most confusing domain name terms you might hear being tossed around inside of the web hosting industry.
On podcast #180 covered these specific domain terms:
On podcast #181 rounded things out with these domain terms:
I would highly recommend checking out both podcasts, as I think they will be a handy addition to have for anybody who is wanting to learn more about the domain name jargon that is being tossed around.
For more web hosting podcast fun, talk, help, interviews and more check out webhostingshow.com. Speaking of which, that project of mine is about to hit the 4 year anniversary mark – so that alone should let you know there is a ton of information posted over there for the newbies all the way to the gurus out there in the web development world.
Saving You Green on Your Hosting Bills
Had a very fun podcast this week, all centralized around myself being a big cheapskate.
On today’s edition of the podcast I am going to teach you how to get your dollar’s worth in many different ways. Do you really need to spend extra cash to add JSP to your hosting account? Get four money free ways to search the file hosts out there. All that and so much more on this penny pinching edition of the Web Hosting Show.
Here are a few of the topics we discussed on this week’s show:
- Ever heard of JSP? What is it? What Can it Do for Me?
- 4 More Ways to Search Rapidshare, Megaupload and More!
- Fundraising to Get Cash for Your Next Web Project
- Web Site Monitoring with Site24×7.com
Check out Getting Your Dollar’s Worth – Podcast 164 of the Web Hosting Show! Speaking of penny pinching, if you need another dose of it might also check out Lower Your Hosting Costs – Podcast 160. Your wallet will thank you!
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