ARREST THAT SONG!
Record Internet Radio shows and your favourite all time hits--BOOMBox is here for you
You finally got a 'broadband' Internet connection. Streaming audio beckons (streaming video needs the Indian definition of broadband to change)! You are sitting at your computer, listening to your favorite Internet radio channel, and a song you just love is aired."Nooo! Damn! How do I record this?" you wonder. We will show you how you can record your favorite Internet radio shows or just a few all time favourite songs.
You need to have a SHOUT cast compatible player installed which supports the .PLS file extension. We will use a player called a BOOMBox Online Radio Player-a small and intuitive online radio player. However, its best feature is the bundled streaming audio recorder.
Configuring this tool is a snap: Once you start the software, you can choose to either see a list of radio stations by category ,or see a complete list that will give you more options to choose from.Click on the Refresh Radio List button to get the latest list.
You will see a list of radio stations displayed. Click on one, and you are shown a brief description, including the URL and the current song that is playing. Clicking on the Populate Now Playing button will show you all the songs playing on all the radio stations in your list.
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Once the recording is done, navigate to the folder with the recorded songs. The software saves the recordings as MP3s you wont have to worry about converting uncompressed formats, such as WAV into MP3.
You can add radio stations to your favorites list and one click recording.BOOMBox offers other amazing features, for free. Here's to never having to do without your favourite music ever again.
! WARNING! A lot of the content on the popular Internet radio station is copyrighted.Capturing this content is illegal!Make sure you only capture audio that isn't copyrighted.
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CREATING A BOOTABLE CD
We help you create a bootable CD-ROM using Nero Express.
A bootable medium is a life-saver.Sooner or later something will go wrong with your computer and you will need a boot disc to rescue it.
Current computers can boot off a CD-ROM or the DVD-ROM disc. The benefits of using an optical disc, as opposed to the traditional floppy, are twofold. The major benefit is that of reduction of data corruption. An optical disc by virtue of its design is immune to stray magnetic fields which are so common around a personal computer, Such fields would lead to frequent data correction and creates a bad sectors on a floppy. A CD medium is free of such hassles.
Of course a CD is not without its drawbacks-the biggest concern being that of scratches across its readable face.
The other advantage is that of the storage space offered. A bootable CD should also carry backup and restore software along with an antivirus solution, a program to partition your hard disk,maybe even an image of your desktop. This article will tell you how to create a bootable CD-ROM using a popular application called Nero Express 6.
STEP 1: CREATE A BOOT IMAGE
You will first need to create a bootable floppy the old way. To do this in Microsoft Windows XP,insert a new floppy in your drive: head to 'My computer' and right click the floppy drive icon. Select 'Format' from the menu and select 'Create an MS-DOS startup disk' and then click on 'Start'
It you are using Windows 98,go to 'Add/Remove Programs', found in the 'Control Panel' and select the 'Startup Disk'tab.Now insert a blank floppy dish and click ' Create Disk' button.
STEP 2: USING NERO EXPRESS
In order to create the bootable disk, we will use Nero 6 Express.
Start the application and from the Nero Express menu, select the 'Bootable data disc' option under the 'Data' menu.
STEP 3: ADDING FILES TO YOUR BOOTABLE.
If you need to add any files or applications to your bootable disc, the next window is where you should do so. If you do not wish to add any files, you can skip this option and move to the next step by clicking on the 'Next' button.
Step 4: POINTING OUT THE BOOT IMAGE
The next step is to point Nero to the bootable 'image' file. To use the floppy click on the 'Read boot disc in drive' radio button and select your floppy drive. If you have your own image (IMA)file,point Nero to it. Now, click on Next.
STEP 5: BURNING YOUR BOOTABLE DISC.
This final step requires that you select your CD-Writer, then name your bootable disc. Click on the ' Burn' button and be patient as your bootable disc is burnt.
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