The most recent Audio & Video Players articles from Computeract!ve

MediaPortal 1.0 RC2

Tim Smith — 2008-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 18 July 2008 at 00:00:00

Turn your computer into a media centre

This is a software publisher's description. MediaPortal is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC / TV into a very advanced Media Center....

TVersity

Tim Smith — 2008-07-15T16:48:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 16:48:00

Listen to your music on the move

Even the largest of music collection is rendered worthless when you are away from your home network. Some portable music players can hold an entire collection but even the largest...

Music Reader

Tim Smith — 2008-07-07T12:08:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Monday 7 July 2008 at 12:08:00

Use your computer as a music stand

Ask a musician what they find frustrating about long pieces of music and they will probably complain about having to turn pages....

VolumeTouch

Tim Smith — 2008-06-17T10:34:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 17 June 2008 at 10:34:00

An easy way to adjust the volume in Windows

VolumeTouch is a simple but effective utility that provides control over the volume of a computer using keyboard shortcuts and the mouse wheel....

Banshee

Tim Smith — 2008-06-06T10:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 6 June 2008 at 10:00:00

Find and organise media on a Linux computer

This is the software publishers description: Import, organize, play, and share your music using Banshee's simple, powerful interface. Rip CDs, play and sync your iPod, create playlists, and burn audio...

Gallery: Catch up with TV using BBC iPlayer

Matt Andrews — 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Matt Andrews, Computeract!ve, Monday 31 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Ogg Codecs for Windows

Tim Smith — 2008-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 24 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Listen to music in the Ogg Vorbis format

Ogg Vorbis is a popular music format in open source circles and is also used on many online radio startions....

Review: Nowplayit music software

Anthony Dhanendran — 2007-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Anthony Dhanendran, Computeract!ve, Monday 17 September 2007 at 00:00:00

Learn to play like a rock star

It's refreshing to see companies using the internet to innovate, Nowplayit being a good example. The company offers music tutorials on playing rock and pop music, but many of them...

Magix Mufin Music Finder Base Edition

Tim Smith — 2007-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Friday 10 August 2007 at 00:00:00

Create playlists based on how a track sounds

Playlist generators can work quite well at suggesting music that fits a mood but they are normally only as good as the information supplied with the music file....

Rockbox: Portable Media Player firmware

Tim Smith — 2007-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 3 May 2007 at 00:00:00

Replace the software on your mp3 for greater versitility

Rockbox replaces the software installed on an mp3 player. This can add support for different kinds of music file. Replacing the firmware on a media player should not be attempted...

Windows Media Player 11.0.5721

Tim Smith — 2007-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Thursday 18 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Brand new Windows Media Player

The new version of Windows Media Player is available for Windows XP users and offers a taste of how Windows Vista will look as well as a general overhaul....

4oD Television Media Player

Tim Smith — 2007-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 2 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Watch TV shows from Channel 4 on your computer

Even with the most advanced Media Center computer or PVR box, there will be some television programmes that get missed....

Image gallery: Add new features to Windows Media Player

Matt Andrews — 2006-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Matt Andrews, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 19 December 2006 at 00:00:00

The Filter: Playlist generator for iTunes

Tim Smith — 2006-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 00:00:00

Listen to an automatically generated playlist in iTunes

Playlists are the best way to appreciate a large collection of music on a computer but creating them takes time....

How to create smart playlists in iTunes

Paul Allen — 2006-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Allen, Computeract!ve, Thursday 15 June 2006 at 00:00:00

Apple’s iTunes is one of the most popular music player applications for both PCs and Macs. Like any good music program it allows users to create ‘playlists’ so that specific...