Mac users who utilize QuickTime for their video player might want to take a look at the Windows Media Components for QuickTime available for download at Microsoft’s site. With Windows Media for QuickTime, by Flip4Mac, you can play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web...

Since I installed Windows 7 I’ve been loading in a bunch of apps. Some run the same as they did in XP with no noticeable improvement in speed or stability, while others appear to run much better. Here’s a few: Mozilla Firefox Since the introduction of version 3, the best way I can describe FF is that it "bottoms out" on XP too often. Even...

Inevitably you’re going to come across some web sites that still (for whatever reason) insist on delivering video content in QuickTime and not Flash. And of course at that point you have to download QuickTime via QuickTime.com. Mac users never have a problem with QuickTime because it works superb with MacOS. However as many people are aware, Apple doesn’t...

I bought a QuickTime Pro 7 license in 2006 (yes I actually did pony up the 30 bucks) so I could get some additional functionality out of the software. I recently found out that the version is now up to 7.5 so I downloaded the upgrade. The notice shown on install would make it appear as if your license is no longer valid after you install this. Not true. Your 7...

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