Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza: How to listen to audio online Free audio players, streaming vs. downloading, dial-up modems vs. fast connections.

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• Windows users, use free Winamp Lite, or even freer VLC media player
• Mac OSX users, use free VLC media player
• Earlier Mac users, try free Macast Light
• GNU/Linux users, use free XMMS, or VLC media player

• Use a Listen link if you want to listen to an archive immediately (i.e. "streaming"). On a slow connection, use a "dial-up" link. On a fast connection (like DSL, cable modem, or a T1 at work), try a "broadband" link first. If it keeps skipping while playing, try a "dial-up" link instead.
• To listen to the high-quality versions even if you have a slow connection, try Downloading a "Hi-fi" MP3 instead of using a Listen link. Your computer will work on downloading the archive to your hard drive, and then later you can listen at your leisure, and not worry about skipping.
• Use a Download link to save the show for later, perhaps to make your own CD.
• If clicking a Download link doesn't immediately bring up a "Save" window, or if it just starts playing:
  Click on the Download link with the right-hand mouse button (on a Mac, hold down the mouse button for a couple of seconds, or hold Apple key while clicking mouse button), then choose "Save Target As" (or "Save As") on the menu that appears.

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