December 2, 2007

VideoLAN VLC

Posted in Linux, Mac OS, Utilities, Windows at 3:33 pm

VideoLAN VLC is a great cross platform media player ideal for networks. CODECs for most formats are included with the player so it can be easily deployed without needing extra installers.

As it is self contained it is very easy to repackage as an MSI for deployment or it can run straight off the network without installation (although it is a bit slow to load this way).

VLC runs on Windows, Mac and Linux so it can provide a uniform interface across platforms.

The latest version, 0.8.6d fixes some security problems and improves playback on Mac.

• VLC media player
• VLC 0.8.6d release notes

Tags: Media, Player, Repackaging, Video

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November 17, 2007

XMing X Server

Posted in Linux, Utilities, Windows at 4:56 pm

This is a free X Server that is great for managing Linux servers using SSH and PuTTY from a Windows PC.

http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

I wrote an article at Cool Solutions on Remote Management using SSH and X-Forwarding that gives some idea of its use.

Tags: Linux, Management, Servers, X server, X11

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