Well, for today I decided to spice up this blog a little bit. 
During some of my free time, I tried to find a way to broadcast my MP3 files in my file server back in the office so I can hear it wherever I am .. at home, in a cafe, or anywhere where there’s Internet access. Well, I just realized that Shoutcast would do the trick since it can broadcast to WinAmp and the newer version of Windows Media Player (9 and 10), which I commonly use.
My setup was just very simple. The Shoutcast DNAS server resides in an external server in our DMZ (so as not to affect our LAN, security wise), and the Shoutcast broadcasting tool is installed on my file server where all my MP3s are stored. Both servers run on Linux since I don’t usually use Microsoft Windows for my office servers.. well, most of the techie guys out there would know why. 
I decided to use Christopher Curtis’ WordPress plugin called Shoutcast what’s on so my blog would contain the link to my shoutcast server and the current song being played so my friends and site visitors would have something to listen to while reading my blog.
So far so good.. I’m now at home while writing this post and listening to my MP3 files broadcasted from my work place. Isn’t it cool? 
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