Chapter 10. Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player:
Plays most of your digital media, including music, videos, CDs, and DVDs
Acts like a digital jukebox that helps you find and organize digital media files
Plays internet radio stations
Rips tracks from audio CDs to your hard drive
Burns music CDs
Downloads songs to portable music players
Lets you buy music and other media online
✓ Tip
Free alternatives abound. If WMP feels overbuilt, try VLC media player (www.videolan.org/vlc) or Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/). Find others at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Windows_media_players. The most popular alternative is Winamp (www.winamp.com). To edit music, try Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/).
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