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Music
Musicmatch Jukebox is an all-in-one solution for music management while Sonique and Winamp are two of the best music players. Screenshots 54 kb
Musicmatch Jukebox **FREE** , PLUS version available $
- play MP3s, audio CDs, ...
- organize your music with the Music Library, including artwork, artist name, genre, mood, etc.
- create MP3, Windows Media or WAV files
- create and print CD labels, CD jacket covers
WHY I like it: makes MP3s from Line-In or Mic (microphone); choice of Constant or Variable Bit Rate (CBR/VBR).
Sonique **FREE**
- plays MID, MP3, WAV, MOD/tracker files, etc.
- the coolest looking music player. Check out some skins.
- the nicest visualizations. Have a look at the Top 10 Plugins.
Q. alpha versions of Sonique 2 are available since March 2002. It looks pretty cool but why is it taking so long?
A. "Sonique2 still has a ways to go before it will be ready for release. Alpha builds are buggy, unsupported and unfinished. Install them at your own risk."
Winamp **FREE**
- all MP3 players sound pretty much the same. However, with the WOW Thing plug-in from SRS Labs, Winamp takes the crown.
- Search for "WOW" on winamp.com to find the plugin. WOW Thing is also **FREE** .
*new*Winamp version 3 is out. New features include: freeform skins (a la Sonique. No more boring rectangular skins); video playback; and a new compact mode called Thinger.
Wallpaper managers
Webshots stores duplicates of your images in a proprietary format which uses extra space but the ease of use, extra features and access to lots of great pictures more than makes up for this.
Webshots is under new/old ownership since the demise of @Home.
Behind Wallpaper uses lists that specify where your images are stored. These lists can include multiple directories so you can organize your images as you like and Behind Wallpaper will still find them.
Webshots Desktop **FREE** Screenshots 89 kb
- automatically cycle desktop wallpaper: intervals from 15 minutes to weekly. Or change it manually.
- stretch or tile wallpaper to fit screen automatically. Stretch maintains aspect ratio so images don't get distorted.
- images are organized into collections. Drag and drop thumbnails of the image to move to another collection.
- add your own images. Your original images are not touched; a copy is stored in a Webshots Collection file (.wbc)
- access to thousands of professional photos and MILLIONS of user-uploaded images in the Webshots Community.
- screensaver option included: cycle through images (0-100 second interval)
- overlay a calendar on the image (may be partially obscured by icons or toolbars)
*new*Webshots is under new (old) ownership after the demise of Excite@Home (Full story)
The service has been revamped. Non-paying users are now limited to downloading 5 photos per day.
Subscribers can download unlimited high resolution (1600x1200) photos including entire pages with one click.
Behind Wallpaper **FREE** Screenshot 14 kb
- automatically cycle desktop wallpaper: intervals from 5-9999 seconds; every Windows Startup. Or change it manually.
- use your own images: GIF, JPG, BMP supported
- center images (between user-specified percentage of screen size); tile images (smaller than user-specified percentage of screen size); stretch all others
- create lists of images to rotate through; it can search for supported images and create the list automatically.
- save multiple lists (.wpl) for different collections
- no installation or registry entries. Just unzip to a folder and use it.
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