
I am a long time fan of Winamp and its llama-whipping goodness, but ever since Windows Media Player 11 beta came out I have been using it since it has a bunch of new features and is much better organized than previous versions. Winamp has taken a back-seat to WMP11 at least little bit. I am still a hardcore Winamp fan, and the latest release of Winamp 5.31 is no exception. I can't decide if I am a fan of the new features like included internet TV and radio, but it stays out of the way if you want it to. Two new features of Winamp are worth a look. Winamp Remote, and Winamp Dashboard. Remote is somewhat like
Vibe Streamer, letting you access your Winamp music library from anywhere on the web, and Dashboard is a way to add online video and other feeds to your winamp, finally bringing personalized content to the player. Both features are in beta, so look out for bugs, though they seemto work okay for me. Dashboard is a portal of sorts, but helpful in some ways. I like remote, cause you can stream your whole music collection online, which means that every PC in your house can play music from it. I still like VIbe Streamer a bit better, but Winamp remote is not a bad first offering. Sweet tunes, baby.
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Justin said 7:12PM on 10-29-2006
how do you use the remote? i installed and i don't know how to use it
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tabbie said 7:12PM on 10-29-2006
I haven't checked out the new winamp yet. Thanks for the info.
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Ryan Carter said 7:15PM on 10-29-2006
You have to look down towards the bottom in Winamp, under online services. Then you go to winamp.com/remote and create an account to use the service. It is free and they only want your email and a username/password.
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rothgar said 1:10PM on 10-30-2006
Glad to see I am not the only one who really likes the new WMP11. I have hated it for so long but it finally has features I like. Now if only it wasn't such a resource hog.
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Faiakes said 5:00PM on 11-06-2006
I think you missed a more crucial feature of the 5.31 release: native FLAC support with ID tagging for the media library.
Now if only they included the Transcoder plug-in, media player remote control keys and a lyrics engine, i would be in heaven!
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raghu said 12:49PM on 11-22-2006
hi
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