Nine Days Wonder

In the end of 20th century, the one who was responsible for PC revolution in the whole world; the one one who was the driving force for the IT evolution…its the Bill Gates! Now at the age of only  52, he has retired from Microsoft, the company he co-founded with Paul Allen.

Gates has leaved Microsoft in crucial time when it is facing a stiff competition from the now software giant, Google. The competition rules for the desktop environment that Microsoft had dominated since the last few years, have changed. The situation has changed..the focus is now on Cloud computing; thanks to the easy availability of Internet on the PC as well as on mobiles. Today, a mobile is more than just a communication device.

Though Bill Gates retires, he will still be the Board Chairman and taking important company decisions. He is going off to spend more time on his philanthropy, the Bill and melinda Gates Foundation. His legacy will be remembered forever. Here is my tribute to him through this wallaper.

 

 

This tutorial will teach you how to record any audio in your PC! This will help in recording your favourite game audio’s like Need For Speed Underground tracks. You can also record online radio stations.

In this tutorial, you will need any good sound editor like Audacity or Adobe Audition.

1.   Before you proceed, make sure you mute Windows Event sounds.

Run the game program and go into the options where you can hear the soundtrack you wanted. For online radio, below are few links to some desi radio stations. Just copy-paste it in Windows Media Player/Winamp using File>Open URL..

Radio FM 91.5 - Mumbai ==> mms://69.26.220.46/RadioSuno

RadioTarana-NewZealand ==> mms://l1.r2.co.nz/tarana-1

106.2 HUMFM - UAE ==> http://www.humfm.com/humfm.asx

RadioOfIndia - Bollywood ==> http://www.radioofindia.com/asf/bollywood.asx

RadioOfIndia - Bhajans ==> http://www.radioofindia.com/asf/bhajans.asx

RadioOfIndia - Classical ==> http://66.238.65.109/classical

DesiSoundz - India ==> http://desisoundz.com:8000

Sabras radio - UK ==> http://ct1.fast-serv.com:8744

Haagstad Radio - Holand ==> mms://81.205.146.32:21/haagstadradio

RadioTeenTaal - Paris ==> http://www.radioteentaal.com/masala128.wax

ApnaRadio - USA ==> http://www.apnaradio.com/live/media24/ApnaRadio.asx

BombayBeats FM ==> http://www.1.fm/player/energybbfm32k.asx

Punjabi Radio - UK ==> http://azul.streamguys.com/panjabradio?MSWMExt=.asf

Amrit Bani - UK ==> http://62.25.97.192/amritbani?MSWMExt=.asf

Yarr Radio - UK ==> mms://193.218.160.20/yaarradio

Sunrise FM - UK ==> http://62.25.96.7/sunrise

Radio XL - UK ==> http://www.vtuner.com/vTunerweb/mms/m3u13219.m3u

Asian Gold Radio - UK ==> http://62.25.96.7/asiangold

Asian Sound Radio - UK ==> http://www.vtuner.com/vtunerweb/mms/mms15278.asx

Sanskar Radio - UK ==> http://www.vtuner.com/vTunerweb/mms/m3u18290.m3u

Trishul 90.5 FM ==> http://www.vtuner.com/vtunerweb/mms/mms14734.asx

Radio Apni Awaz  ==> mms://67.15.80.29/radioapniawaz

Radio India - Canada ==> mms://live.radioindiabroadcasting.com/liveradio

City 101.6 FM - Dubai ==> http://asx.abacast.com/arabian_radio-city-24.asx

DDLive Video - India ==> http://164.100.51.209/ddlive?MSWMExt=.asf

2.   Now we need to record sound fgoing through your soundcard.
Double click your Volume icon in the taskbar. Then goto Option>Properties.

Select Recording and check besides the Stereo Mix.

Note: I have onboard nVidia soundchip. Based on your motherboard/soundcard, you will have more or less similar options.

3. Now open your sound editor and hit the record bitton. Accept the settings and your recording will now start. Edit/Save the file as per your preference.

Most of the radio stations are streaming at 17-48kbps which is very poor bitrate for mp3 file. But you could search in the Google for higher bitrate online radio links(audio feeds). Some of few I have listed below but if ‘d come across such link please post it here:

http://www.radio-directory.com/
http://www.live-radio.net/info.shtml
http://www.radio-locator.com/

Note: Screamer Radio is a good freeware Internet radio player. Many of the stations stream in high bitrate and you can also record it into mp3 directly.