-> features!!
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x extensive support for streaming mp3 audio
  - stream ripper (single file or by trackname)
  - bookmarks for your favorite streams
  - "stream finder" to locate streams without using the web
x mp3 editing options: rip out/truncate chunks of music
x remote-controllable with ir-man!
x playlist editor
x support for .ogg playback (with the ogg plugin)
x built-in help, press F1
x check out the z! messageboard for problems/bug reports/etc

-> whats new?!
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[october 16, 2008]
x a new version is released, check the download page. 

x older news


-> browser installation instructions:
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[Netscape 2.02/2]
go into the netscape general pref's, go over to the helpers tab and
add hit the 'create new type' button.  use 'audio' for the mime type
and 'x-scpls' for the mime subtype.  click the 'launch app.' radio
button and type the full path to z.exe (ex: 'c:\mp3\z.exe').  create
another new type, this time using audio for the mime type and x-mpegurl
for the subtype.  have this one also use c:\mp3\z.exe for the application.

[Communicator 4.x - Mozilla/2]
go to edit -> preferences, go down to "(helper) applications" and click "new type"
then add the following info:

Description: Shoutcast
File extension: .pls
MIME Type: audio/x-scpls
Application / Open it with: c:\mp3\z.exe

click "new type" again and add this:

Description: MP3 URL
File extension: .m3u
MIME Type: audio/x-mpegurl
Application / Open it with: c:\mp3\z.exe

next, go to http://www.shoutcast.com and try a stream.

try this link: http://yp.shoutcast.com/directory/?s=techno

[tips]
56k modems should only try the 24kbit streams and lower, 56k streams
are for isdn or higher..  run z -c and add more stream buffers if you
want to eliminate skips in some cases.

z! now supports the IR-MAN remote control thing, get one at
http://www.evation.com/irman/!


-> add-on's
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x zbarv2.zip - mini 2 line frontend for z!
x sbrzmp3.zip - display current playing song on PM using SysBar/2
x z-play093.zip - sortof playlist manager for the wps, add songs..etc.
x tc123101r2.zip - total control 123, control z! from irc


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