barkingstars: April 2005 Archives

April 28, 2005

Fix Links On music.download.com

If you don't want the preamble and just want the Greasemonkey script, click here.

What is this?

music.download.com puts a lot of unneccessary rubbish in their MP3 links. This means that you have to wait for the file to download rather than being able to use Quicktime or Stream MP3 to stream the file.

What do I need to run this?
You will need:

Firefox as your browser
The Greasemonkey extension
An MP3 player that can play M3U files. Most do - in fact I haven't yet heard of any recent players that don't. I've tested this with both Windows Media Player and WinAmp.

How do I install it?

If you haven't already installed it, then go to this page and install Greasemonkey. Don't forget to restart Firefox afterwards.
Right click on this link and select "Install User Script..."
That's it! Now go to music.download.com

How do I get it to work with Stream MP3?

Currently there is no way in Greasemonkey to rearrange the order in which scripts are applied. To get around this you must install this script first and then install/reinstall Stream MP3.

Posted by Ivan at 09:37 PM

April 04, 2005

BBC Radio in RealPlayer

If you don't want the preamble and just want to go straight to the script, you can install it from here.

What's it all about?

If you're a frequent online listener to BBC Radio's excellent programming, you've probably encountered their hideous radio popup. It only allows you a small amount of control over the stream and has the smallest amount of info possible. While RealPlayer's interface isn't going to win any awards it is far better than the popup.

What does it do?

It removes the popup and opens the stream directly in RealPlayer

What do I need?

You need:

Firefox as your browser.
The Greasemonkey extension
This script.

How do I install it?

If you haven't already installed it, then go to this page and install Greasemonkey. Don't forget to restart Firefox afterwards.
Right click on this link and select "Install User Script..."
That's it! Now go to the BBC site and listen to a radio show

Enjoy!

Posted by Ivan at 10:26 PM


	« March 2005 \| Main \| August 2005 » April 28, 2005 Fix Links On music.download.com If you don't want the preamble and just want the Greasemonkey script, click here. What is this? music.download.com puts a lot of unneccessary rubbish in their MP3 links. This means that you have to wait for the file to download rather than being able to use Quicktime or Stream MP3 to stream the file. What do I need to run this? You will need: Firefox as your browser The Greasemonkey extension An MP3 player that can play M3U files. Most do - in fact I haven't yet heard of any recent players that don't. I've tested this with both Windows Media Player and WinAmp. How do I install it? If you haven't already installed it, then go to this page and install Greasemonkey. Don't forget to restart Firefox afterwards. Right click on this link and select "Install User Script..." That's it! Now go to music.download.com How do I get it to work with Stream MP3? Currently there is no way in Greasemonkey to rearrange the order in which scripts are applied. To get around this you must install this script first and then install/reinstall Stream MP3. Posted by Ivan at 09:37 PM April 04, 2005 BBC Radio in RealPlayer If you don't want the preamble and just want to go straight to the script, you can install it from here. What's it all about? If you're a frequent online listener to BBC Radio's excellent programming, you've probably encountered their hideous radio popup. It only allows you a small amount of control over the stream and has the smallest amount of info possible. While RealPlayer's interface isn't going to win any awards it is far better than the popup. What does it do? It removes the popup and opens the stream directly in RealPlayer What do I need? You need: Firefox as your browser. The Greasemonkey extension This script. How do I install it? If you haven't already installed it, then go to this page and install Greasemonkey. Don't forget to restart Firefox afterwards. Right click on this link and select "Install User Script..." That's it! Now go to the BBC site and listen to a radio show Enjoy! Posted by Ivan at 10:26 PM