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still very new to macs... but i found this free program, Switch, last nite trying to find a way to get my wma files into mp3 format for itunes.... it works very well! and the desktop icon is sweeeeet!

is there an itunes type formatted program i can run wma files in tho? with playlists etc? i tried realplayer and windows media player for mac (before i found Switch) but i couldnt tweak them to have the big window with library and playlists and all then nice playback functions of itunes.

it is just a little galling i have only itunes to work with for my music playback... tho i do like them muchly!!

oooooopsies..... http://www.nch.com.au/switch/

oh..... and while i am at it..... does anyone know how to unintall something i put on my mac...?
like windows media player haha. i have looked thru mac help cant find anything

thanks

aarrghh!!! uninStall !

what you do is move it to the trash.

RE jukebox-ey program, there's VLC, MPlayer and XMMS. Real player should allow for playlists, though I rarely use it as I tend to stay with VLC, QT and iTunes.

>>.what you do is move it to the trash.<<<

um (blondness here) move what to the trash? the icon on my desktop or the application out of my applications list? wow that is so easy! please tell me though exactly what to move... and does it delete all the little things it has out in the computer that it has put there? sorry dont have the lingo.... you know.... little files from the application inserted in bootup and ini etc etc etc.

okay and i will look into VLC MPlayer and XMMS though of course i will probably go with VLC since you do!!
I dont have QT paid so its pretty unfunctional.

thanks

You move the actual application to the trash. Also any aliases and you're best to check if it's put anything in the Library folders, that is check [Your HDD]/Library/Application Support/ and [Your Home dir]/Library/Application Support/, but I don't think WMP puts anything extra anywhere.

Most Mac programs, those that you merely copy over to your HDD anyway, are pretty easy to remove. Oh and don't forget to empty your trash.

auhmahgawd. . .


and here i thought i had found out everything there was to love about my mac!!

k.. k... be back later to report how this works out ...heh heh... that is... if i dont slip and accidently trash my Utilities or somethin....

** I dont have QT paid so its pretty unfunctional ***

it should work perfectly without paying...paying adds only few extras, like full screen.

okay... i guess i just have to explore it more... it has so many ads and stuff opening screen it just put me off ... i am not shopping i just want to play my stuff mainly. and most of the dropdown menu stuff is greyed (nonfunctional) thank you for alerting me to the fact i havent really given QT a fair shake

not ads, it is tv guide...are sure mean quicktime, realplayer has come ads?

haha ...okay. i just panic when there are too many graphics! it took me awhile when i first opened itunes to get rid of the store stuff now it is pristine.

Windows Media Player puts preference files in the Home/Library/Preferences folder. That is the Library folder in your home folder. Just click the Home icon on the left of the Finder window.

turvy

okay... thanks still cant get rid of that wmp.... think i will have to go to my mac store tech to get it outa here.