From: ufrna@nygebx.pbz   
      
   Folks,   
      
   A few people hereabouts have Live365 streams up and running (for instance,   
   *me*).   
      
   Yesterday, while setting up a new computer to listen to the stream, I   
   realized just how much of a massive pain Live365's popups can be.   
   Obviously, they're trying to drive the more committed listeners to sign up   
   for the VIP service, where they remove ALL the ads (even the web-based   
   ones.) And while it's nice to think there's money in that (in fact, there's   
   money in it for me, personally) I suspect it's pissing off more people than   
   it attracts.   
      
   You can reduce the annoyance a lot, though, by using your MP3 player to   
   listen. Here's how:   
      
   - Firstly, sign up for a free account - you choose a username and a   
   password. You need to use an e-mail address you can respond from, though,   
   or you won't get the confirmation e-mail. It can be a spam catcher address,   
   of course.   
      
   - Go to your e-mail and click the link on the confirmation e-mail.   
      
   - Go to the "My Live365" tab.   
      
   - Choose the "Listen Settings" tab.   
      
   - Choose "MP3 Player".   
      
   Now, when you want to go to a stream on Live365, it'll play in your MP3   
   player - and you can close all the Live365 windows.   
      
   Of course, you then won't be able to see the currently playing songs. Savvy   
   web broadcasters like myself, however, display the currently playing songs   
   on their own web page - and I don't do pop-ups.  My page is:   
      
   http://www.altrok.com/streams.shtml   
      
   So once you go through all that signup trouble, just go to my streaming   
   page to see what's playing, and use the links there to launch the stream.   
      
   By the way, if you do sign up for the VIP service, remember to mention   
   whose stream you did it for, because that stream's owner gets a kickback.   
      
   Spam? Perhaps...but informative spam. Besides, you might actually like my   
   stream.  Go to http://www.altrok.com/streams.shtml for the direct links   
   (and the currently-playing song display.)   
      
   -Sean Carolan   
    Editor, Altrok.com & Altrok Radio   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)