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Enabling 320kbps bitrate MP3s in Windows Media Player in Windows 10

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:00:07 +0000

I had a maddening issue in Windows Media Player on my Windows 10 machine where I could only rip CDs at a maximum bit rate of 192 kbps. Since storage is so cheap anymore, I prefer to rip at 320

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Stream from Windows Media Player to Android

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:00:08 +0000

I wanted to be able to stream from Windows Media Player to Android. I have lots of media stored on my Windows computers, but what if I’m in a room that doesn’t have a computer, or outside? Good GenXer that I

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So, do you still think having Internet Explorer on your server is a good idea?

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:00:40 +0000

Microsoft is making its updates to IE only available for Windows XP.

To which I say, what about all of those servers out there?

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The problem with online streaming video

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 30 Apr 2004 22:37:39 +0000

I think we may have lost a project at work today: a project to do streaming video. It's not really our fault; our offering looked just like everyone else's streaming video.

The problem is that our competition isn't everyone else's streaming video.

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Shrinking Windows 2000 and XP

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:40:47 +0000

Seeing as this used to be my big topic, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that it's now possible to remove Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and other components from Windows 2000 and XP using software from litepc.com.

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Maybe someone in the music industry is starting to get it

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 23 Jul 2003 03:39:22 +0000

I remember just a couple of weeks ago, I was driving home from work and a song caught my attention on the radio. I was pretty sure I'd never heard it before, and given the nature of my two favorite radio stations, there was every possibility I'd never hear it again either. And the DJ never told me who it was.

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I think I need to learn about VCD

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:12:56 +0000

R. Collins Farquhar IV, before seeing my new video:

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