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The Versatile VLC Media Player

There’s a really cool media player that’s becoming more and more popular everyday. It’s called the VLC Media Player and it runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows including Windows Vista. It’s a versatile player that can play almost any audio or video content including but not limited to: DVD, VCD, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX, MP3, ogg and more.

What I love about it is that it actually plays my DVD’s on Vista. I could not do this before because my copy of Vista Business does not come with a built in DVD decoder like the Ultimate edition does. So now I can do anything with optical media using all free software, and I’ve detailed it all on this blog various times. So check it out!

VLC Features

VLC Downloads

Infra Recorder now for Vista!

Finally the free and open source burning program, Infra Recorder, has been built for Vista.  I really like this program because it’s easy to use, it’s free, and it accomplishes all of my burning needs.

Here’s the changelog for version 42 revision 1.

Here’s the download link: Infra Recorder 0.42.1 

ImgBurn Releases New Version

There’s a new version of Image Burn out and it looks like they’ve done some nice bug fixes and added a few new features.  I installed it with no problems and I think it’s a great little program.

Download ImgBurn 2.3.0.0

ImgBurn Releases v2.2.0.0

ImgBurn is a free software program for burning CD/DVD images to disc, e.g. ISO images. This updated version has an extensive list of changes and bug fixes as well as more support for Windows Vista. Let me know what you think!

Download ImgBurn

*Alternatively, if you need a free (and open source!) CD/DVD general use burning program for Windows you might want to try Infra Recorder.

Download Infra Recorder

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