daveryder.com [the official dave ryder website]

Occasionally I want to hear a real audio stream, like this Syd Barrett documentary at the BBC.

Unfortunately, the RealPlayer sucks, for a number of reasons. But I found a place where you can download a special version of the RealPlayer that has none of their spyware features, is expiry-free and nuisance-free: The BBC website.

(One quick note: These are mac and pc downloads - for linux you want the awesome Helix RealPlayer, but of course if you use linux you already know that, ‘cus that’s just how we linux guys roll. Okay, I’m not a real linux guy, I just dabble a little with Ubuntu.)

Because of Great Britain’s strict public service remit, the BBC made a unique deal with Real Network to allow this version of the RealPlayer, which you can obtain by downloading it via the BBC website.

Super sweet!

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