UK Radio Player 1.2.0
Thursday 15th February, 2007 19:19 Comments: 0
Hot on the heels of 1.1.9, I have finished 1.2.0. This adds several more stations and properly introduces themes. I still need to sort out the CSS side of things, if I'm to allow light text on dark themes, but at least the initial switching of images appears to work fine. Again, click the UK Radio Player image on the left to get the new version.
New stations (from memory):
Classic FM
Heat Radio
Kerrang! Radio 105.4
Kiss 101
Kiss 105-8
Mojo Radio
Ocean
Q Radio
Smashhits Radio
The Hits
XFM Manchester
XFM Scotland
I quite like the Rectangular theme, even if it did only take 60 seconds to create (it's very similar to the Default theme). I'll have to put some effort into creating new themes, but it might have to wait until after the weekend, although I might work on ideas as I re-install Vista (stick with x64 or switch to x86? I haven't decided yet) on my main machine once I upgrade it over the weekend.
Well, it's kind of an upgrade. I'm replacing the 2.66GHz (@3.6GHz) Pentium D CPU with a 1.86GHz Core2Duo CPU that I plan on running at stock - at least initially. It should run faster than the Pentium D at stock, but not as fast as I currently have it overclocked to. But I want this machine to run quieter and cooler, as I'm going to start running it more often, especially if/when I buy a TV card (and ditch the TV in my lounge). The good news is I may (and quite accidentally) have enough spare parts to build a new system, which could come in useful if I'm accepted as part of the Windows Home Server beta. It apparently doesn't like to play on a network with a domain controller, so I might have to remove Active Directory from my fileserver, and I read somewhere that it doesn't work with x64 versions of Windows, which is a reason why I might go x86 (like on my laptop) when I re-install Vista. Plus there's a wider choice of AV software and fewer hardware compatability issues with x86 (my webcam might work, my bluetooth adaptor might work, my 1GB USB pen drive might work, I'll have a wider choice of TV cards). Decisions, decisons.
New stations (from memory):
Classic FM
Heat Radio
Kerrang! Radio 105.4
Kiss 101
Kiss 105-8
Mojo Radio
Ocean
Q Radio
Smashhits Radio
The Hits
XFM Manchester
XFM Scotland
I quite like the Rectangular theme, even if it did only take 60 seconds to create (it's very similar to the Default theme). I'll have to put some effort into creating new themes, but it might have to wait until after the weekend, although I might work on ideas as I re-install Vista (stick with x64 or switch to x86? I haven't decided yet) on my main machine once I upgrade it over the weekend.
Well, it's kind of an upgrade. I'm replacing the 2.66GHz (@3.6GHz) Pentium D CPU with a 1.86GHz Core2Duo CPU that I plan on running at stock - at least initially. It should run faster than the Pentium D at stock, but not as fast as I currently have it overclocked to. But I want this machine to run quieter and cooler, as I'm going to start running it more often, especially if/when I buy a TV card (and ditch the TV in my lounge). The good news is I may (and quite accidentally) have enough spare parts to build a new system, which could come in useful if I'm accepted as part of the Windows Home Server beta. It apparently doesn't like to play on a network with a domain controller, so I might have to remove Active Directory from my fileserver, and I read somewhere that it doesn't work with x64 versions of Windows, which is a reason why I might go x86 (like on my laptop) when I re-install Vista. Plus there's a wider choice of AV software and fewer hardware compatability issues with x86 (my webcam might work, my bluetooth adaptor might work, my 1GB USB pen drive might work, I'll have a wider choice of TV cards). Decisions, decisons.