Recording Internet Radio - Podcasts - Media Players

Just some quick information:

Last night I was at a dinner for Boca Raton Computer Society, Inc. (BRCS) and a couple of us started talking about recording internet radio broadcasts from Argentina, also during the discussion the idea of podcasts of the same shows, as well as media players, came up. Below is what I could find with some real quick searches on Google and Ask.com, for some free and or inexpensive solutions:

Recording internet radio links: (found at ask.com by searching for "how do i record internet radio broadcasts?"

http://radio.about.com/od/recordstreamingaudio/a/blrecordinghub.htm

http://www.cnet.com/1990-7899_1-6306524-1.html

Podcasts from Argentina:

I do not speak the language so I do not know how much this link to a search on ask.com will do, but give it a try:

http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=2106&o=ffx&l=dir&q=how+do+i+find+podcasts+from+Argentina+radio+stations%3F&adt=0

Free Media Players:

VLC Media Player

Link to it's site: http://www.videolan.org/

Gizmo's Freeware Review (Media Players):

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-windows-media-player-replacement.htm

These should get you started, if you are interested. Check them out and enjoy yourself.

A Free PDF Writer Tool

I needed a PDF virtual print driver for my Vista Home Premium personal laptop, so rather than just downloading the new version of PDF Creator, the tool I have used for years on my xp machines, I decided to see what else might be available.
During my research I came across the Best Free PDF Writer post at http://www.techsupportalert.com. After reading this post, I decided to try Bullzip PDF Printer, see http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php for more information.
Some of the key features, according to the post, Last Update: Mon, 04/13/2009 - 15:24 — dave007, are quoted below:

Key features of Bullzip PDF Printer include:
The ability to password protect your pdf files (only PrimoPDF and PDFCreator also had this ability)
The ability use either 40 or 128 bit encryption on the file (only PDFCreator also had this ability)
The ability to add a watermark (PDF Creator had a limited ability to add watermarks)
The ability to append or prepend files (PrimoPDF and PDFCreator also had this ability)
The ability to choose different levels of output quality (All but CutePDF and TinyPDF had this ability)
The ability to add/change metadata (PrimoPDF and PDFCreator also had this ability)

So far I really like this, though I have not had time to really check out all the features.
If you are looking for a good free PDF writing tool, I suggest you check this one out.
Let me know what you think of it, should you decide to try it.

Readability via TechBite Newsletter

I subscribe to Steve Bass's free newsletter http://www.techbite.com/
TechBite, via email. In the April 29, 2009 issue, he his first of "Five Cool Web Services You Have to Try" is Readability: Read Web Pages Without Clutter.

To set up and install Readability in your web browser, just go to the Readability site:
http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/

I agree with Steve's opinion "Arc90 calls Readability an experiment. I say it's a keeper. Get more details at the Readability blog.", there is also a link to a video ( http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=N77Zi&m=1aE1rq.PRpu37q&b=u3V8LDaV9ufkUme485Ophw ) in his article, but I can not say if it is helpful or not, as my access is blocked, where I was reading the newsletter.

I have installed this bookmarklet in both Firefox and IE7 at work, and intend to also install in my personal laptop, desktop, and portable browsers, as well. Thanks Steve Bass, great find.

Social Media 101 via Punctuality Rules

Punctuality Rules is one of the RSS feeds I check on a regular basis.

The main focus is grammar, but today's post is about a guest post at Soc Media 101 about Live vs. Lay, and a link to their free ebook Finding Your Voice in a Crowded World, which I found to be very informative.

I have added Soc Media 101, to my Google Reader feeds so I can keep up with the social media tips and how-to posts.