Winamp 5.1 was released today!
Winamp now has a built-in podcast client. Up to this point, I was using iPodder to download from podcast feeds and then I’d listen to them in Winamp. I found that a bit clumsy, but now those days are gone. I came ever-so close to switching to something with built-in podcast support like [GASP] iTunes but I didn’t. There was no way in hell I was going to install that bloated mess of a media player that, for whatever reason, is very geek chic to have on your computer…even for Windows users! I’ve been a faithful Winamp user since the v1.x days and will continue to be one, as long as they don’t mess with what made Justin Frankel‘s app great in the first place. The first tune I listened to with Winamp was a live version of Skinny Puppy‘s “Testure” in MP2 format-yes MP2, not MP3-that I downloaded at a blistering 28.8Kbps. And now that there’s built-in podcast support, which is known as SHOUTcast Wire, the llama-whippin’ fun is even better 🙂
