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If you have ever used a Windows machine before, you probably have used Winamp. If you haven’t, Winamp is a multimedia player today. But it started as a mp3 player and used to serve the purpose very well. With time, the developers have cluttered the player with video support and many other features. I still love the good old Winamp 🙂

If you’re like me, want a mp3 player without any fancy stuff, Winamp is there for us. They have a “lite” version that’s packed with the audio player tools. Grab it from the below link:

http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5581_lite_en-us.exe 🙂

And then here’s a few classic Winamp skins I love with the lite version:

Royal Black
Remnant
WinXP WMP11 Classic
DeadScarlett
Void (Dark)
MacOS Amp
Winamp Perfect Version
Proyocon Black Edition
DCB
Grapey
Mother-3-Amp
Lineage2
Stream UI
Pink Fluppy v6
Puniceus
Red Army Faction

There are many more on the Winamp website. Just make sure you download the classic skins, Winamp lite doesn’t have support for modern skins 🙂

I’m using the MacOS Amp skin right now 😀

Artist: Swift Taylor
Song: Love Story
Album: Fearless

We were both young when I first saw you.
I close my eyes, and the flashback starts,
I’m standing there,
On the balcony in summer air.

I see the lights, see the party, the ballgowns.
See you make your way through the crowd,
And say, “Hello”,
Little did I know,

That you were Romeo,
You were throwing pebbles,
And my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet.”
And I was crying on the staircase,
Begging you, “Please don’t go”.

And I said,
“Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I’ll be waiting, all that’s left to do is run.
You be the prince, and I’ll be the princess,
It’s a love story, baby, just say, ‘yes’.”

So I sneak out to the garden to see you,
We keep quiet, ’cause we’re dead if he knew,
So close your eyes,
Escape this town for a little while.

‘Cause you were Romeo,
I was a scarlet letter,
And my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet.”
But you were everything to me,
Begging you, “Please don’t go”.

And I said,
“Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I’ll be waiting, all that’s left to do is run.
You be the prince, and I’ll be the princess,
It’s a love story, baby, just say, ‘yes’.”

“Romeo, save me, they’re trying to tell me how to feel.
This love is difficult, but it’s real.
Don’t be afraid, we’ll make it of this mess,
It’s a love story, baby, just say, ‘yes’.”

Well, I got tired of waiting,
Wondering if you were ever coming around.
My faith in you was fading,
When I met you on the outskirts of town.

And I said,
“Romeo, save me, I’ve been feeling so alone.
I keep waiting for you, but you never come.
Is this in my head,
I don’t know what to think,”

You knelt to the ground,
And pulled out a ring and said,
“Marry me, Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone.
I love you, and that’s all I really know.
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress,
It’s a love story, baby just say yes.”

We were both young when I first saw you…

Here’s my chat transcript for a customer manager, reading this will halfway solve your problem.

masnun [1:40:03 PM]: EDGE/Coverage/VAS
System [1:40:03 PM]: Connection established.
System [1:40:13 PM]: Initiating Chat, Please Wait.
System [1:40:13 PM]: Welcome to GrameenPhone Online Customer Service
System [1:40:13 PM]: http://www.grameenphone.com/index.php
System [1:40:14 PM]: Connecting… An Online Customer Service Manager will be with you shortly.
System [1:40:14 PM]: Kindly be patient while one of our Customer Service Manager will respond to your query.
Minhaj [1:40:31 PM]: Good Afternoon Mr. Masnun, how may I assist you?
masnun [1:40:57 PM]: I need to check my P2 balance
masnun [1:41:10 PM]: and I have one more query after that
Minhaj [1:41:46 PM]: Please allow me some time to check that
Minhaj [1:43:35 PM]: You have used 3480.80 MB in your phone till today,Sir
masnun [1:44:19 PM]: ok
masnun [1:44:36 PM]: Why am I getting low quality images?
Minhaj [1:45:46 PM]: Please wait for a while
masnun [1:45:58 PM]: ok
======= 5 minutes break =======
Minhaj [1:50:19 PM]: How Long you are having this problem,Sir?
masnun [1:50:33 PM]: last 2-3 days
Minhaj [1:51:27 PM]: Alright sir
masnun [1:52:16 PM]: what?
masnun [1:52:33 PM]: I don’t see anything right here
Minhaj [1:52:51 PM]: This happening because of Data Optimization
Minhaj [1:53:18 PM]: To avoid this Press Ctrl+f5 which will reload the existing page in un-optimized mode & from there onwards the customer will experience the un-optimized mode till the cache of the browser is cleared
masnun [1:53:51 PM]: Do you know my browser?
masnun [1:54:15 PM]: I’m using Google Chrome
masnun [1:54:17 PM]: what do I do?
masnun [1:54:26 PM]: same?
Minhaj [1:55:00 PM]: Yes sir
masnun [1:55:12 PM]: trying
Minhaj [1:55:15 PM]: After that please press Shift + R
masnun [1:55:24 PM]: btw what kind of optimization is this?
masnun [1:55:37 PM]: can you give me details?
masnun [1:55:43 PM]: and why are you doing this?
masnun [1:56:21 PM]: and what do I do with Firefox?
Minhaj [1:57:22 PM]: This is a provision given to the customer if the customer feels that the image quality needs to be improved or the image needs to be downloaded, which is right now a website specific provision & may not work for all the web pages. But this provision will be applicable for all the web pages as the development is in progress.
masnun [1:57:52 PM]: You gave me wrong shortcut
masnun [1:58:45 PM]: It’s Ctrl + Shift + R for Google chrome
masnun [1:58:59 PM]: no need for Ctrl + F5
Minhaj [2:00:04 PM]: Alright sir
masnun [2:00:29 PM]: what do I have to do in Firefox and IE?
masnun [2:01:26 PM]: ok found on FF
masnun [2:01:35 PM]: same Ctrl + Shift + R
Minhaj [2:01:53 PM]: Please press Shift + R, then refresh the page
masnun [2:02:33 PM]: on IE9 beta
masnun [2:02:40 PM]: just Ctrl + R works
masnun [2:02:53 PM]: sorry
masnun [2:03:04 PM]: Ctrl + F5 in IE9 BEta
masnun [2:03:21 PM]: thanks for the balance inquiry
masnun [2:03:47 PM]: and please note that Shift + R and Ctrl + F5 doesn’t work for other browsers
masnun [2:03:57 PM]: the shortcuts I just gave you
Minhaj [2:04:03 PM]: Thanks for your sharing sir
masnun [2:04:10 PM]: I’ve tested on FF 3.6.8
masnun [2:04:14 PM]: Chrome 6
masnun [2:04:16 PM]: and IE 9
masnun [2:04:18 PM]: 🙂
masnun [2:04:21 PM]: you’re welcome
masnun [2:04:24 PM]: bye
Minhaj [2:04:31 PM]: Thank you for being with us, have a nice time!
System [2:04:35 PM]: Chat session is over, Thank you for using Online Customer Service

Conclusion:
Grameen Phone has included some sort of data optimization. It loads low quality image by default. You need to use the following keyboard shortcuts to get rid of the low quality images:

You need to clear your cache to remove the old images in the cache. First clear it. Then use the shortcut.

IE9 Beta: Ctrl + F5
Google Chrome 6: Ctrl + Shift + R
Firefox 3.6.8: Ctrl + Shift + R

If you again clear your cache, you will be getting low quality images. So whenever you clear the cache, do hit the shortcut as well 😀