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Running Radio365 and other Windows Apps on LinuxI wish to share something thrillingly geeky with you today, especially if you have an interest in Internet radio and alternative operating systems.
Xandros, a Linux distro (operating system, like Windows or Mac), comes with a program called CrossOver Office which allows you to install and run Windows applications on your Linux system without needing a Microsoft Operating System license. The software has been tailored for use with Microsoft Office applications, but many other applications can also be installed and used with the program--for example, iTunes and Quicken. A few minutes ago I attempted installing a few Live365 Internet radio applications on my Linux system using CrossOver Office. (Live365's applications are intended for use by broadcasters and listeners exclusively within Mac and Windows environments; they have not been built for a Linux environment.) Here are my results: I was unable to properly install the broadcasting apps, but I was surprised to find that I was able to successfully complete an installation of Radio365 for Windows on my Linux system. The installation was simple; just fire up CrossOver Office, choose the software, and tell it to install. There was no "getting under the hood" or configuring or anything like that required--CrossOver Office, as well as Xandros, was designed for Windows users to be easily able to make the transition to Linux while still using the programs they're already used to (or need). I've tried other such "emulators" before, but nothing quite worked as advertised. I've heard good things about CrossOver and it gives me great pleasure to report that I'm now listening to Live365 stations using Radio 365 for Windows on a Linux box. It's been over an hour now, and I haven't had any dropouts in sound or anything. Certainly there are issues--the player isn't displaying the playlist, and I'm not sure I'm getting mp3PRO sound--but that's no fault of Live365, CrossOver, or Xandros, since none of these developers ever claimed this particular setup would work. I may even be surprising them with this very post. So now I can simply fire up my favorite Internet radio stations without having to open up my web browser and digging through my bookmarks (or searching online) for a station to listen to. Though I'm only testing it now, Linux is becoming more of a possibility with each passing day. Raoul Teeuwen, a blogger in the Netherlands, has been having problems with his WinXP system and has been testing out a variety of Linux systems, including Xandros. His overall experience has been positive; Raoul is only concerned about the availability of software on Linux. With solutions like CrossOver Office and its forebear, Wine (which allows you to play Windows games on your Linux system), I encourage anyone who's been--like Raoul--considering testing out another operating system, to try Xandros; you may find it satisfies your needs more than you think. Since I began using the distro a couple of months ago, I've been virus and spyware-free (since viruses basically don't exist on Linux)--quite a change from the infected Windows system that begged me to make a switch in the first place.
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