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Play Embedded Media In External Media Players

Martin Brinkmann — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:14:48 +0000

Media Player Connectivity is a Firefox add-on that can send embedded media to an external media player so that the media can be played externally. The add-on will perform a scan of installed media players after installation and associate them with various media types that it can send to them.

It is possible to configure these automatic settings manually in the options in case your media player did not get recognized during the initial scan. Several different media types like Real Media, Windows Media and Quicktime can be associated with an external media player. The add-on can also automatically recognize metafiles such as ram, rpm, wmv, wm, wma, asx, asf and send them to an external player.

The options of the add-on are quite extensive. Media files can be send and played automatically in an external player or on the user’s request. This is configurable independently for each media type which makes the extension highly configurable.

Not all websites are working with the extension. This could be a configuration issue or a choice of a not compatible media player. The extension worked out of the box at Apple’s trailer website but not on Youtube.

Firefox 3 Feature Overview Screencast

Martin Brinkmann — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:37:20 +0000

If you are following the news about Firefox 3 you might have read about so many interesting new features and functions that have been implemented into the browser which sometimes can be a bit to much, especially with all the technical slang thrown into the news. A great way to see some of the new features in Firefox 3 is the great four minute screencast by Mozilla developer Mike Beltzner who is showing and explaining some of the Firefox 3 features in it.

What I like about the presentation is the concentration on the benefits. He is not only showing the new features but adding everyday value to them explaining how they enhance the web experience and make life easier for everyone.

The screencast is not a full feature showdown which would probably be impossible to do in four minutes anyway. He is concentrating on the new location bar, also called the awesome bar, malware protection, download manager, new bookmark management and site information.

This video actually has convinced me to make the switch from Firefox 2 to Firefox 3 RC2. I like the new awesome bar which will make life a lot easier especially with the Awesome Search add-on that I have reviewed earlier this week.