Category Archives: computers

Adobe Audition 3 on a modern Mac

Posted on July 5, 2015 by blogmywiki

I wrote previously about getting CoolPlay to run on a Mac. CoolPlay is WindowsXP software used for playing audio clips, developed for BBC Radio, but it has other uses too, and I don’t know of any Mac software that does … Continue reading →

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Headless Raspberry Pi broadband wifi switch problem sorted

Posted on June 2, 2015 by blogmywiki

This is probably blindingly obvious, but I was quite pleased with this solution… We just switched broadband providers and I got home to find the provider changed, new wifi router installed and the old one unplugged. Problem was I have … Continue reading →

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50p reverse LED Arduino theremin

Posted on May 13, 2015 by blogmywiki

Okay, it’s not exactly musical, but this is a pretty cool quick Arduino project you can make with: an LED a piezo buzzer er, that’s it Okay, you need an Arduino, but it doesn’t even use a resistor. I used … Continue reading →

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CoolPlay for MacOS X

Posted on April 5, 2015 by blogmywiki

What is CoolPlay? A Coldplay tribute band? Well, yes it is – but it’s also a piece of Windows audio play out software written for BBC News between 2000 and 2010. At its simplest, it allows you to load audio … Continue reading →

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Updated list of BBC network radio URLs

Posted on April 3, 2015 by blogmywiki

Update March 2021 Please note this is a VERY old blog post and the BBC is closing the streams listed below. I mainly listen online to Fip which is not affected. Have a look here for new streaming addresses and … Continue reading →

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