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Songbird 1.0 RC1 now available
by Brad Linder Nov 5th 2008
So what's new in the latest build? First up, Songbird 1.0 RC1 uses GStreamer to handle media playback whether you're running the Windows, Mac, or Linux version of the program. The Songbird team says that should mean better performance and reliability. The latest build also includes a number of performance enhancements, including the ability to import media into Songbird more than twice as fast as before.
Here are a few of the other changes/improvements in Songbird 1.0 RC1:
- Users can also drag and drop images to add album art to a song.
- Addition of new keyboard shortcuts
- Smart Playlists can be used as rules within other Smart Playlists
- Improved search speed
- Faster startup times
- Scrolling large libraries is more efficient
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They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
