Something Interactive

I just upgraded my Vibe Streamer skin and embedded music search capability too.

Don’t know what a Vibe Streamer is? Found out here:
http://www.vibestreamer.com/

I also customized my WordPress sidebar so that it contains faux-Permalinks, with my first direct link to my Vibe Streamer.

Here’s the link to the skin I am currently using:
http://tinyurl.com/3ad6d9

It’s a nice skin and further modified some of it so that it pops up nicely in its own window without any browser bars, so it looks like it’s its own player application.

To install the basic skin:

1. shut down the vibe server, if running
2. make a backup of your Standard skin (found in the Vibe Streamer program folder)
3. place the new skin files into the Standard folder
4. <if you want to have the MSN Messenger “Now Playing…” option updated with Vibe Streamer, follow the ReadMe text file or PDF in the new skin’s bin folder>
5. clear your cache within your browser
6. load up the Vibe Server
7. log in to your Vibe Streamer URL.

Here’s the link to the search tool:
http://www.somethinginteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/vibestreamer-indexsearch.zip

It’s not obvious what to do but follow these steps to install:

1. overwrite left.html found in your Standard skin folder with the one in this package
2. place the performsearch.vibe file into the Standard skin folder
3. place the executable file in the main Vibe Streamer program directory, every time that you index your music library, execute this too.
   (I made a shortcut to the file on my desktop for ease of use)

You will notice a new tab on the left panel called Search, and when clicked it will load up a simple search field.
When you search for something, the results listing come up nicely in the right hand frame. Smart & simple!

I love it. Access to my music virtually anywhere!