If you are following us on Facebook, you know we provide multimedia "programming" in the form of links to videos and other fare online - usually video. For some time now, I have been looking into how to create and share Playlists for sites like Netflix, which don't have an autoplay feature (at least not on my Roku; I did notice one online when I watched a TV series on the computer a while back; my parents have a different streaming device and told me their Netflix has the same autoplay function on the TV as it does online) but I also want to know if I can make Playlists which include URLs from numerous websites.
Long-time readers know we support(ed) WinAmp quite extensively. Unfortunately, WinAmp is no more. Still, I was unsuccessful in my attempts with it. I have also found that WMP is unable to connect to video URLs. I removed VLC from my computer some time back because I never used it; I will have to reinstall it.
It appears that I may be able to do this only by embedding the video Playlist directly into the post/page. I know absolutely nothing about this. It looks like I can only do so by using [an] add-on[s] which support a specific player, meaning I'd have to try several and choose one then get into actively supporting it. In this way, I get more people to install/use the application - at the very least to become familiar with it. As the application becomes more "acceptable," more people are likely to check-out my little Playlists.
The reason I'm writing this is because I plan on including programming technology and cyberculture - especially instructions on how to install, maintain, and get the most out of the stuff we use.
Speaking of which, I see that only subscribers can use the Last.FM Scrobbler now. As many problems as that thing has caused and now you have to pay to use it!? It says non-suscribers can still listen to Last.FM through the website itself.
© The Weirding, 2014
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