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   Review - Google Chrome for Windows

   4.0.223.11 Beta (Oct 27, 2009)

   Oops, I really should check for typos.
   
   FWIW, my link should be to http://zeltus.eu/rococo.html
   
   IF font-face works OK, the poem should appear in a cursive Cataneo BT font. If it doesn't, it'll look like a serif'd Times Roman font.
   
   HTH!
   
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   ref. erycP
   
   I'm not sure how but you seem to be looking at an old version of the page I set up to use True Font Family (http://www.truefontfamily.com/)
   
   the correct CSS as used by my test page is
   
   @font-face { font-family: 'Cataneo BT';
   src: url(fonts/CATANEO.eot);
   src: local('Cataneo BT'),
   url(fonts/CATANEO.TTF) format('truetype');
   
   div#rococo p { font-family: "Cataneo BT", "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
   
   which allows for IE Embedded OpenType as well as the admittedly unlikely scenario of this font being available locally.
   
   Until Chrome handles @font-face by default and font-size-adjust (it doesn't at all, only Firefox seems to) then Firefox still has my vote. But it is becoming a close-run thing...

2. 
   Review - Google Chrome for Windows

   4.0.223.9 Beta (Oct 25, 2009)

   a) I always seem to have trouble upgrading Chrome - I usually end up uninstalling the old version before installign afresh the new version (WinXP)
   
   b) Sadly, Chrome STILL does not handle @font-face properly (at least, not by default) - it can be forced to work OK by appending --enable-remote-fonts on the shortcut. (a test page is at http://zeltus.eu/rococo.htnml if anyone wants to see a before and after of the effect I am talking about)
   
   Other than these quibbles, it's all good news - Firefox is still my default but only just...

3. 
   Review - 1by1

   1.68 (Jun 27, 2009)

   Simple, fast, does exactly what I need in a player. As I am careful to keep my music organised, this is a joy to use - I don't need a built-in database library.
   
   This has become my primary means of listening to music - I've tried foobar et al but they are all too bloated and complicated for what I need.
   
   I use The Godfather for tagging and naming, this for playing, all I need is a simple playlist creator for setting up party playlists (all the ones I've found so far have a flaw of one sort or another - the worst being the inability to shuffle the playlist contents)
   
   I recommend this, altho' I do understnad how it mightn't meet everyone's needs.

4. 
   Review - Screamer Radio

   0.4.1 (Aug 28, 2008)

   Great interface but still very much a beta.
   
   GUI lost menu items (in particular, Presets) may come back if you toggle the "Always on Top" option - but this is a fairly serious issue that needs addressing with a new release.
   
   Cannot play UK BBC Radio - wrong media type - this is a must-have for me.
   
   Sometimes loses all settings temporarily if it cannot connect to screamer.radio.com - summat funny going on there, somewhere.
   
   Would like to be able to set up timed recording "record BBC Radio 4 at 4pm for 1 hour" sort of thing.
   
   Don't get me wrong, this is definitely something I want on my system - when it works, it's so sweet it's magical. At the very least, keep an eye on this one and get it when you think it's usable enough.

5. 
   Review - Desktop BBC News

   0.95 (Jun 16, 2008)

   I've finally got this running on my 32-bit WinXP (and no, I have no intention of going to Vista - I'll wait for Windows 7 or 8 or whatever...)
   
   Range of settings and functionality are excellent. I would however like a smaller window and a chance to check for feed updates faster than the minimum of 15 minutes.
   
   It's now looking like a great .NET app! Dunno why the initial install over the weekend failed... was the home site down perhaps?