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Amarok gets a facelift
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| On the upside, Amarok 2 does the job it set out to do well, and is a
| wonderful compliment to any KDE 4 installation. Once you get used to the new
| interface, it's actually not too bad -- if you're like me, you may end up
| liking it a bit better. In the final analysis, Amarok 2.0 provided me with
| some great tunes while I wrote this article, and it has been a pleasure to
| use.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/155246
Hands-on: Amarok 2 rocks the house
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| The developers behind the open source Amarok audio player have announced the
| official release of version 2.0, a long-awaited Amarok update for KDE 4.
| Amarok 2.0 offers a totally new user interface, extensive integration with
| various web-based audio services, support for a multitude of new KDE 4
| technologies, and many other important changes.
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| [...]
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| After extensive testing, I'm convinced that Amarok 2 is a major improvement.
| Although it still has some weak areas that need improvement and there are
| still some missing features that need to be brought back, the overall user
| experience is better and the new infrastructure will make it possible for the
| player to evolve faster. I am especially impressed with its scripting
| capabilities and I think that this extensibility will enable end users to do
| a lot of innovative things with the program.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081211-hands-on-amarok-2-rocks-the-house.html
Managing your movie collection with Griffith
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| The first thing I looked for when I installed Griffith was the ability to
| categorize the items on my list according to the number of the DVD they were
| in. I also wanted the ability to export the list to a readable format. Both
| options were present.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/154910
Recent:
- From the Post 2.0.0 Git Vaults, Amarok Urls and Bookmarks
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| Amarok 2.0.0 has been tagged! Short of any really bad bugs showing up the
| release will be upon us shortly, just as soon as the packagers from the
| different distros have had a chance to do their thing! This release has been
| nearly 2 years in the making, and all of us developers have shed blood, sweat
| and tears trying to make Amarok 2 live up to the vision that has driven us
| all along. Overall, I am very pleased with the result.
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http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/843-From-the-Post-2.0.0-Git-Vaults,-Amarok-Urls-and-Bookmarks.html
Amarok & NPR :: 13 Years of News Media Now Available at Your Fingertips
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| Earlier this summer I had noticed that National Public Radio (NPR) launched a
| brand new open API based on open source technologies. My initial reaction was
| at best skeptical. I assumed any sort of “API” released by a major media
| outlet would turn out to be nothing more than a few customizable RSS feeds.
| If the company was particularly progressive the RSS feeds might include full
| articles, rather than the neutered one-sentence teasers you find in all the
| big name’s syndicated content.
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http://www.binaryelysium.com/blog/2008/11/05/amarok-and-npr/
Amarok 2 Beta 2 screenshot review
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| A few days ago the second beta of Amarok 2 was finally released. I have to
| admit that a year ago I was looking forward for the final release. But now…
| I’m not at all (I guess it is because of Songbird).
|
| Anyway, this second beta release is much more better than previous versions:
| it works really fast, and there are many new features. For example, the
| developers decided to use MySQL instead of SQLite, collection statistics,
| stop after this track and much more.
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http://www.somgnu.org/amarok-2-beta-2-screenshot-review/
taksak - Amarok 2.0 Beta 3 released
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| It is that time again! The time where the world seems just a little brighter
| and happier, the sun shines just a little warmer and even though (at least in
| the northern hemisphere) winter is approaching fast, people are just that
| little bit more friendly towards each other. Yes, this can only mean one
| thing: it is time for another beta of Amarok 2.
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http://amarok.kde.org/en/node/559
There is a BBC in my Amarok
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| This script is now available from kde-apps.org or it can be automatically
| installed from within Amarok 2 by using the "Get More Scripts" button int the
| script manager.
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http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/826-There-is-a-BBC-in-my-Amarok.html
Amarok 2 Second Beta Released
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| The Amarok Squad is proud to announce the second beta release of Amarok 2.0.
| This release includes a lot of bug fixes and improvements, like the switch
| from SQlite to MySQL-embedded. The LibriVox service is back, as is lyrics
| support. Please read the release announcement for a detailed list of changes
| since the release of Beta 1 and more.
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http://dot.kde.org/1223401559/
Missing features in Amarok 2
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| Not all of Amarok 1.4's features will necessarily return in Amarok 2. Many
| features will be ported over, a lot of new features will be added, and some
| old features will simply be dumped for good. Amarok 2 isn't simply a souped
| up version of Amarok 1, but it's almost completely a new program, and you
| can't expect it to work exactly like 1.x. If we wanted that, we could simply
| have taken 1.x and stuck a big "2.0!" logo on it, and be done with it.
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http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/809-Missing-features-in-Amarok-2.html
Amarok, the music player that does it all
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| If you’re a big music lover, Amarok is definitely a program you should
| consider. It’s so terrific that I even had one friend who hates all things
| KDE admit that he used Amarok. So if you like doing everything you can with
| your media player, give Amarok a whirl.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/books/ubuntu_applications/amarok
amaroK: Music App for Linux Reviewed
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| 8 Reasons Why amaroK is Great.
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| Personally, there are just so many reasons why I love using amaroK:
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| 1. Album covers. One thing I love about amaroK is being able to
| easily "fetch" missing album covers with a few clicks of the mouse.
|
| 2. Suggestive listening. Some might even say it is creepy, how good the use
| of "Music Brainz" is within amaroK, but I enjoy it. Discover new music you
| have never even heard of and the chances are you will like it a lot.
|
| 3. Tracking your music habit. Dynamic playlists based on your own personal
| trends, statistics on what your favorite bands, songs and genres are.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2810&Itemid=449
First look: Amarok 2 alpha 1 looking strong
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| Despite some of the bugs and the weaknesses of the Plasma interface, Amarok 2
| is shaping up very well and is quite strong for an alpha release. It remains
| true to the vision that shaped its predecessor and delivers a feature-packed
| audio player that is aimed squarely at the power user. It rises above the
| iTunes mimicry that has become common among open source audio players and
| gives its users a truly unique experience.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080714-first-look-amarok-2-alpha-1-looking-strong.html
http://tinyurl.com/5qebbf
Amarok 2: Visual Changelog
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| Amarok multimedia player is one of the best programs of its kind not only for
| Linux but for any operating system nowadays. It has been created as a KDE
| component. Most people hoped to have Amarok 2.0 included in KDE 4.0, which
| hasn’t happened. It’s hard to predict if it finds its way into KDE 4.1
| stable, but it’s still worth taking a look at the current progress of this
| great multimedia player
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http://polishlinux.org/kde/amarok-2-visual-changelog/
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