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Best Free Media Players

Posted by Rich On May - 17 - 201030 COMMENTS

In this article, I share five of the best free media players for Windows. If you have suggestions for other media players, let us know in the comments.

I chose these media players with the following requirements in mind:

  • The media player should play most file types out of the box.
  • The media player should be free and not include adware, spyware etc.
  • The media players should work on all recent versions of Windows (XP, Vista, and 7.)

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Listen to your devices on Windows 7 [How To]

Posted by Thomas On May - 16 - 20102 COMMENTS

mp3playre Listen to your devices on Windows 7 [How To]

I’m sure you have a MP3-Player of sorts. Most players have a mini USB plug that allows you to connect it to a computer. But what If it doesn’t ? Or what IF you don’t want to use any software players ?

Windows 7 have a feature called: “Listen To Device”. What it does is let you connect your mp3-player (iPod, Zune, mobile phone, etc.) to the Line-In port (using the Jack Contact), and directly pass the music through to the Computers Speakers. Without using any software player.

Here’s how:

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PROS: Supports most modern smartphones, together with the latest versions of Outlook. Supports OTA (Over the Air) Synchronisation, as well as wired.
CONS: Can’t think of any!
VERDICT: A great piece of software for any smart-phone user! I would highly recommend it to anyone!
PRICE: Depends what you want. It varies from $39.95 – $99.95. Watch this space though, there may be a giveaway soon!
VERSION REVIEWED: 3.0
DOWNLOAD: CompanionLink (free 14-day trial)Companion2 CompanionLink enables you to sync your Outlook with your mobile

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XPnames XP USERS: Remove you Username from the StartMenu [How To]The XP start-menu displays your name (or the logged on user) on top. This is very handy in case you get amnesia and don’t remember who you are. But, it will also reveal who’s logged on, which can be a bad thing if you forget to remove the [Ed] *ahem* seedy content, or other non-work related stuff you’re doing on your computer. If you work at a high security environment, or just don’t want people to see who’s logged onto a certain computer, then this tip might just save your day.

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ripper screen e1273626969282 [Expired] 30 readers to Win a copy of WinXDVD Ripper Platinum [Worth $29,95]Once again, we bring you a great product of which you may win a copy: WinXDVD Ripper Platinum.

Sophia at Digiarty Software has kindly offered 30 serials to distribute amongst our readers. 15 licenses for Windows and 15 licenses for Mac Users.

Windows and Mac licenses ??

Yes, it’s true. Even though we mostly write about windows based software – we can this time also giveaway licenses for MAC users. So tell ALL your MAC-loving friends to come on over and discover this great site of ours. Let them get their chance to win a copy too.

Did you miss our review ?
Read all about it here

You want one ?

I knew it – Read on to find out how !

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