ACB Radio Tuner:
The ACB Radio Web team among a number of others have been working hard on a brand-new version of the ACB Radio Tuner.
With the launch of the ACB Radio World stream, we have released the new ACB Radio Tuner. Here is what is new
in this release:
* This version only supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and
Windows VISTA. The older version will remain available for older client
desktops such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME and Windows NT Version
4.0.
* Addition of the ACB Radio World stream reachable by pressing CTRL+D.
* Addition of several new hotkeys.
* Windows Media Player hotkey changed to CTRL+E.
* Settings are saved in a custom INI file (ACB Radio Tuner.ini) to eliminate
Windows registry writes. The file is placed in the user's Application Data
folder in a directory called "ACB Radio Tuner". This insures that the
program will operate under VISTA.
* Improved, cleaner visual user interface.
* The "No Extra Speech" setting is now saved if selected so that future
sessions do not check for the availability of a screen reader.
We have great plans for the future of the Tuner and you will start to see
more frequent updates as we begin to implement those features.
You can download the Tuner from the web at:
The new ACB Radio Tuner Tutorial is now active in broadband (64
KBPS) and modem (24 KBPS) forms. It aims to provide a detailed look
at the ACB Radio Tuner and any prerequisites.
Here is a brief Table of Contents:
1. Introduction: introduces the tutorial and provides a brief
history of the ACB Radio Tuner.
2. What's New in version 6.5?: summarizes the new features in
version 6.5 of the ACB Radio Tuner.
3. Obtaining the Tuner: shows how to locate and download the ACB
Radio Tuner setup file from the ACB Radio Website.
4. Installation: demonstrates the installation procedure.
5. Exploring the tuner: briefly explores the Tuner's main window
and the "Listen to" menu.
6. Configuring the tuner: describes and demonstrates, in detail,
all of the items in the "Options" menu, mentioning hotkeys where
appropriate.
7. Listening to your favorite stream: shows all methods of
listening to ACB Radio streams.
8. The Help Menu: describes and demonstrates, in detail, all of the
items in the "Help" menu, mentioning Hotkeys where appropriate.
9. Conclusion: provides my contact information, close of the tutorial.
NOTE: this table of contents is for reference purposes only: the
tutorial is comprised of a single 33 minute MP3 file with no clear
section separators.
To listen to the tutorial, simply press F8 from anywhere in the
tuner or choose "Listen to the Tuner Tutorial" from the "Help" menu.
The tutorial will play according to the Player and Connection Type
specified in the options menu.
If you have any questions pertaining to this tutorial or, indeed,
the tuner in general, please feel free to contact me:
E-Mail/MSN:
matthew@thehorspools.com
Skype: matthewhorspool
Happy Listening!
Matthew Horspool,
For more information, and to download the tuner, visit: