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[Matthew (MPJ/Admin)]

RADIO CHRISTMAS

Amersham will have its own FM radio station from 1st -24th December 2008! The radio station will broadcast from Challoner's Boys' School and will seek to help raise funds for street kids in Latin America and promote our local community's activities, events, schools and churches.

If you would like to get involved in the radio studio or in any other way then please visit the website and register now.


date: 1st - 24th December 2008

time: 6.00am - 10.00pm

venue: Studio: 30 Grimsdells Lane, Amersham

cost: FREE

email: studio@radiochristmas.co.uk

web: http://www.radiochristmas.co.uk/

tel: 01494 784029

[Paul Capewell]

This sounds like great fun. I've put my name down but I'm not sure how much I'm gonna be in Amersham in December...

[Matthew (MPJ/Admin)]

This sounds like great fun. I've put my name down but I'm not sure how much I'm gonna be in Amersham in December...

I was involved in a small way with Radio Cracker in Amersham several years ago, that was good fun. Sadly I don't have the time to get involved this time.

[KevinR]

I listened into Amersham's radio Christmas today and really enjoyed it. It really is good local radio with some great local interviews as well as a nice Christmas feel (the mayor discussing the lights in Top Amersham and the headmistress of Woodside School talking about the school).

I recommend you have a listen on 87.7 fm.

[PaulEden]

I listened this evening too. My car radio picked it up quite clearly in Denham.
Other than the bewilderingly overrated Bruce Springsteen, there was a decent play list.

[Paul Capewell]

Anyone had any joy with the online streaming? No luck this end

radiochristmas.co.uk
http://streamingneeds.com/xmas/

The FM broadcast doesn't stretch this far

[PaulEden]

Anyone had any joy with the online streaming? No luck this end

radiochristmas.co.uk
http://streamingneeds.com/xmas/

The FM broadcast doesn't stretch this far

Worked for me, Paul.
Using Firefox, but had to add streamingneeds and radiochristmas domains to noscript's whitelist.
Didn't try with other browsers.
Paul

[Alan]

Worked for me, Paul.
Using Firefox, but had to add streamingneeds and radiochristmas domains to noscript's whitelist.
Didn't try with other browsers.
Paul

In English or is it British

[Paul Capewell]

Worked for me, Paul.
Using Firefox, but had to add streamingneeds and radiochristmas domains to noscript's whitelist.
Didn't try with other browsers.
Paul

Thanks for that. Still no joy, sadly - tried with Firefox 3 and Safari (I'm on a Mac). In FF the page loads, but carries on loading after saying the number of listeners, and in Safari it just fails to load. I tried taking the media URL from the source code and running it through a media player but that doesn't work either. I assume my halls internet blocks certain things. Never mind!

[PaulEden]

In English or is it British

It's Geek, mate.

I assume my halls internet blocks certain things. Never mind!

*nods*

[Alan]

Thanks for that. Still no joy, sadly - tried with Firefox 3 and Safari (I'm on a Mac). In FF the page loads, but carries on loading after saying the number of listeners, and in Safari it just fails to load. I tried taking the media URL from the source code and running it through a media player but that doesn't work either. I assume my halls internet blocks certain things. Never mind!

But I still mind as I don't, OK probably will never understand

[Paul Capewell]

But I still mind as I don't, OK probably will never understand

All you need to understand is that the way my internet is set up at university is preventing me from listening to Radio Christmas.

The rest of it is just fluff, like Paul and I standing over a car's open bonnet deliberating on what the problem appears to be, but with computers.

[PaulEden]

But I still mind as I don't, OK probably will never understand

Here goes then.
Firefox is a different browser. It does the same job as Internet Explorer. Some more experienced internet users prefer Firefox as it's faster in use and you can add little functions (like spell checkers) to it.
Another reason some prefer it is because it's more secure. One of the little addon functions is called Noscript. It prevents websites running scripts and other things in your browser without your knowledge. Noscript allows the user to supply a list of websites which you trust and so, is less stringent with it's prevention of scripts.
A script is a little program which can do some stuff, but is often used maliciously. Some websites use scripts for good things like being able to remember you are logged in to Amersham.org. Some do nasty stuff like forcing pop ups on you, resizing your browser, changing your homepage etc. Noscript helps prevent the nasty bits while allowing the good bits.
Any clearer?

[Alan]

Here goes then.
Firefox is a different browser. It does the same job as Internet Explorer. Some more experienced internet users prefer Firefox as it's faster in use and you can add little functions (like spell checkers) to it.
Another reason some prefer it is because it's more secure. One of the little addon functions is called Noscript. It prevents websites running scripts and other things in your browser without your knowledge. Noscript allows the user to supply a list of websites which you trust and so, is less stringent with it's prevention of scripts.
A script is a little program which can do some stuff, but is often used maliciously. Some websites use scripts for good things like being able to remember you are logged in to Amersham.org. Some do nasty stuff like forcing pop ups on you, resizing your browser, changing your homepage etc. Noscript helps prevent the nasty bits while allowing the good bits.
Any clearer?

Crystal

[Paul Capewell]

(like spell checkers)