A cool feature in Windows 7 Media Center is the ability to listen to local FM radio. But what if you don’t have a tuner card that supports a connected radio antenna? The RadioTime plugin solves the problem by allowing access to thousands of online radio stations. |
With the RadioTime plugin for Windows Media Center, you’ll have access to over 100,000 online radio stations from around the world. Their guide is broken down into different categories such as Talk Radio, Music Radio, Sports Radio and more. It’s completely free, but does require registration to save preset stations. |
It works with Media Center in XP, Vista, and Windows 7 (which we’re demonstrating here). When installing it for Windows 7, make sure to click the Installer link below the “Get It Now – Free” button as the installer works best for the new OS. |
Installation is extremely quick and easy… |
Now when you open Windows 7 Media Center you’ll find it located in the Extras category from the main menu. |
Unlike existing news aggregators or “related stories” features, the new service, called Tell Me More, presents only fresh details, without repeating information in the original story. |
“You see it and you immediately want to play with it,” says Daniel Sinker, who teaches online journalism at Columbia College Chicago and has no ties to the software. “It does exactly what an active news consumer wants the internet to do: it brings you new ideas and perspectives, and it brings them to you quickly.” |
Tell Me More is web service built on a combination of open source software and software developed by the Intelligent Information Laboratory at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. |
It characterises the article being read based on the frequency of individual words in it, and also by identifying named entities such as people, cities and organisations, and numbered quantities such as dollar amounts. |
Finding the facts that online news leaves out
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Even if you are a computer geek who never sees the light of day, you should still be aware of what the weather in your area is doing. Today we will look at Weather Watcher, a free customizable desktop weather station program that allows you to keep up with current conditions in real-time. |
| One thing to point out is to uncheck the Ask Toolbar install if you don’t care for it. |
| uncheck Ask.com as your default search provider if you already have a favorite. |
The first time you launch Weather Watcher after the installation you will be prompted to go in and setup options. |
| either by city name or zip code |
The main interface is pleasantly laid out, is skinnable, and controls are easy to use. |
| Hover over the Weather Watcher Taskbar icon which you can set to show the current temperature |
You can also set up severe weather alerts. |
They offer various other world view weather maps you can view such as this one powered by NASA imagery. |
| ability to add other types of world maps |
If you’re looking for a new video player that provides great picture quality and is light on system resources, you might want to take a look at SPlayer. SPlayer in unique in that it utilizes the GPU in your video card and saves your CPU and RAM for other multitasking. |
After installation, start up SPlayer (short for Shooter Player) and you’ll be given the opportunity to make it your default player or select manual settings. They offer a portable version as well which is nice if you want to use it on multiple machines. |
If you want to try it out and make sure you’re happy with the player first, then pick Manual Settings and then you can choose the types of media files to associate it with. |
You can also play your music files in SPlayer as well, but its main function is being a video player. |
| If you’re looking for a new video player that looks great, has several options, and is light on system resources, you might want to give SPlayer a try. Read more at www.howtogeek.com |
If you are contacted for any of the following reasons — Do Not Participate. It is NOT the U.S. Census Bureau. |
- The Census Bureau does NOT conduct the 2010 Census via the Internet
- The Census Bureau does not send emails about participating in the 2010 Census
- The Census Bureau never:
- Asks for your full social security number
- Asks for money or a donation
- Sends requests on behalf of a political party
- Requests PIN codes, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.
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How to report scams and bogus Census web sites |
If you believe you have been contacted as part of bogus or fraudulent activity falsely representing the Census Bureau: |
In Person Scam
- Check for a valid Census ID badge
- Call your regional office to verify you are in a survey
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| If you think it is a bogus email, do not reply or click on any links within the email. |
| Google recently announced it will attempt to provide a select group of US communities with internet access at an unprecedentedly high rate of 1 gigabit per second – |
| And yet these services are still theoretical. While right now having your broadband speed quadruple might change your life, having it increase hundredfold would probably just deliver more of the same |
Rather than being aimed at consumers, Google’s initiative is meant to push the telecoms firms that connect Google with its customers to raise the bar on the transmission technologies they invest in next. The US Federal Communications Commission is probably also a target, as it prepares to file its National Broadband Plan to boost the nation’s broadband connectivity with Congress next month. Read more at www.newscientist.com |
Simple sharing of screenshots… |
Easily share photos & screenshots through instant messaging & social networks!
Show exactly what you want to say, quickly and easily.
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Quick Screen Captures
Create a snapshot of any screen with a single click.
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Easy Image Editing
Crop, draw on or even add text to photos & screenshots.
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Send & Publish Photos & Screenshots
Share photos & screenshots through instant messengers and webmails, or post on blogs, forums
and social networking sites.
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SpellCheck & Security Check
Plus, check spelling in your messages and check links to
websites to prevent malware infection of your computer!
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When it comes to online communication, a picture is worth a thousand words! |
IM ToolPack lets you grab images quickly and add comments and highlights to communicate your thoughts more effectively. |
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Listen to Over 100,000 Radio Stations in Windows Media Center
