Tip #4659 - All About the Winamp Toolbar
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All
About the Winamp Toolbar
If you're an avid
Winamp user, I have the perfect tool for you today! It's the latest
Winamp toolbar and I just know you're going to love it. Now, if you're
not a Winamp user, here's a brief summary of what Winamp
really is. Winamp is one of the world’s largest free MP3 players
that is also capable of playing CD audio files, Audiosoft, Mjuice,
MOD, WAV and other major audio formats. Winamp allows its users to
customize the look and feel of the interface with different skins,
as well as, the ability to add additional plug-ins, which can add
various visual effects to the player. So, now that you all understand
what Winamp is, let me tell you about the awesome toolbar you can
download for your Winamp player!
The Winamp toolbar
enables you to manipulate Winamp playback controls directly through
your Web browser, which allows you to access content from Winamp.com.
The toolbar’s features include instant access to AIM (AOL Instant
Messenger), as well as, new search capabilities, such as being able
to search for Winamp skins and plug-ins. Along with that, you have
access to free music and videos. So, now that you're all filled in,
let’s begin!
1.) First, go
to www.winamp.com/toolbar.
2.) Once you're
there, scroll down and click on Download Winamp Toolbar.
3.) Now, a small
box will pop up, asking if you want to Run or Save the application.
Go ahead and click Run. The application will then
immediately start to download. Once it's finished downloading, simply
follow the instructions given and you should have the Winamp toolbar
on your Web browser in no time!
As you'll probably
notice, the Winamp toolbar is broken into three sections: Search,
Tools and Player Control. Those three sections are shown in the picture
below:
Search
- The Search control is pretty useful with the types of searches it
has. From Web to audio to video to Shoutcast, it has a little of everything.
If you're a fan of Shoutcast, that feature will come in very handy.
You can even download free songs right from your search results, which
are integrated with AOL.
Tools
- The Tools section, which includes finding Winamp skins and plug-ins,
is very helpful and time saving. By searching for skins and plug-ins
on Winamp's Web site, there is usually an extra step involved and
it can sometimes take you to spam-filled sites. So, searching with
the toolbar is much safer! There is also a feature in the Tools section
called Media. Media always shows a featured video and audio, which
is pretty neat. Even more, the music from Media is free and you'll
always see the artist's picture shown at the top. Now, that’s
a plus!
Player
Control - Player Control is very simple. The controls seen
in the picture above are the controls available for you to use while
you're listening to your music or watching your videos. Some of the
controls are: rewind, fast-forward, stop, play, volume, etc.
There you have
it. You can now access your favorite Winamp features right from within
your very own toolbar!
~ Mike Pettinato
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