Internet Talk Radio - How to Use our Site
Thanks for visiting TalkZone. Our goal is to make your listening and viewing experience the best it can be. Here are the basic technical requirements to use our site.
For Live Audio and Video Broadcasts, as well as our On-Demand, Archived Audio and Video, your computer or mobile device must have Adobe Flash Player installed. Built on open technologies and community participation, Flash Player delivers innovation in browsers on both personal computers and mobile devices.
Now you can also listen to TalkZone's live shows in all major streaming formats! Just click the appropriate media player button, conveniently found below the top menu, on any page of our site.
Along with Flash, you can also listen to our live stream via Windows Media, Winamp, Real Player, Quicktime, Web Proxy, BlackBerry, or iPhone. Of course, you must have the installed software on your device to listen to the appropriate stream.
Flash Player is available for both the Windows PC and Apple Macintosh. To see if you already have Flash Player installed, click this link: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
If you need Flash Player, click the button to get it.
Adobe Flash Player works with all popular browsers:
| Windows | Internet Explorer (and other browsers that support Internet Explorer ActiveX controls and plug-ins) |
| Windows | Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera (and other plugin-based browsers) |
| Macintosh OS X | Firefox, Opera, Safari |
| Linux | Mozilla, Firefox, SeaMonkey |
| Solaris | Mozilla |
Windows 98, 2000, XP, VISTA and Windows 7 Users:
TalkZone highly recommends that you update your Windows PC with the latest operating system enhancements and security patches using the Windows Update web site utility.
For any problems connecting to the TalkZone live stream, please note the minimum technical requirements to listen to our live streaming broadcasts:
- 90 MHz or faster Intel Pentium processor (or equivalent CPU)
- Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7
- Minimum 128 MB RAM
- 30 MB free space on your hard disk
- 16-bit sound card and speakers
- 56Kbps or faster Internet connection. High speed preferred.
Selected Windows Troubleshooting Notes
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, do you have the security setting at "Medium" or lower? Our streams may not work if systems are set at high security. If you change your security settings, please restart your computer after the change before you try listening again.Are your PC's Cache File folders full? If so, you may experience audio streaming errors. Try emptying your temporary Internet files (access these files by clicking "Tools" in the Internet Explorer menu bar, and then select the "General" tab). Also, delete other unneeded files, such as the contents of the recycling bin.
If you're listening in an office or commercial location, is there a firewall or proxy server that blocks flash streams? Go to http://support.microsoft.com/ which is Microsoft's general help page. Look for the firewall and proxy server information.
Apple MacIntosh Users
Mac users, to receive the Live TalkZone Stream as well as our On-Demand content, you need the Flash Media Player for Macintosh OS.
Click Here to Get Adobe Flash Player for Mac OS
Why TalkZone Uses Flash Player
Check the graph below. Flash Player is already installed on 99% of Internet enabled Personal Computers!
Use of Alternate Browsers
Please note that TalkZone Audio and Video streams work on all major web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari. However, some newer or experimental browsers may have issues due to a lack of installed features in those browsers. Known issues exist with beta versions of Google Chrome, for example. For the best TalkZone experience, please enjoy our site on any major web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari.
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