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How to Fix the Biggest PC Annoyances

Computing hassles driving you bonkers? We feel your pain. And we have solutions--for hardware, software, and the Web.

By Steve Bass, PCW Print   

Worst Offender: Play Big Sounds the Mini Way

Winamp, Windows Media Player, and all the other media players I've tried are behemoths. All I really want to do is play some Brubeck while I work and not feel overwhelmed with features, gaudy skins, and razzle-dazzle visualizations flashing in my face. I canned the bells and whistles with Chime's TrayPlay, a tiny player with no superfluous features. It has all the controls I need, including random play and volume. Oh yeah--TrayPlay's a freebie that parks itself in my system tray, so it doesn't take up space on my taskbar.

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