How to record radio and listen on your Droid
I'm sure that Sirius has tracked down whoever was running that feed and canceled their account. If you want to listen to Stern legally on your Droid, you can but it takes some setting up.
STEP ONE - THE SOURCE
Subscribe to Sirius. Get Howard's show coming out of your home computer's speakers. The easiest and best way is to get a radio and use a mini-RCA male-to-male adapter plugged into your computer's line in. Another way is to use the online player at sirius.com. I think it's $3/month extra if you already subscribe. I'm not sure how much it is by itself. This player shuts off every 30 minutes or so. The workaround is to install the Greasemonkey addon in Firefox and use the following user script for this URL:
Code:
http://www.sirius.com/sirius/servlet/MediaPlayer?*
Code:
// ==UserScript==
// @namespace http://userscripts.org/users/47552
// @name Sirus_Still_Listening
// @author Justin Woodman
// @version 1.0
// @description Allow you to listen to Sirus Internet Stream without the constant prompts asking if you are still listening.
// @include http://www.sirius.com/sirius/servlet/MediaPlayer?*
// ==/UserScript==
function isUserStillListening() { userIsListening(); }
function embedFunction(s) {
document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('script')).innerHTML=s.toString().replace(/([\s\S]*?return;){2}([\s\S]*)}/,'$2');
}
embedFunction(isUserStillListening);
At least that worked last time I tried it. Unfortunately, it sometimes still cuts out so the first method with an actual radio is the best. You may have better luck with the Opera browser. Just put the following script into C:\Program Files\Opera\userscripts\sirius.js
Code:
// ==UserScript==
// @include http://www.sirius.com/sirius/servlet/MediaPlayer?*
// ==/UserScript==
window.opera.defineMagicFunction('isUserStillListening',function({userIsListening();});
You'll also have to set Opera to mask itself as Firefox or Internet Explorer otherwise sirius.com won't let you play the stream. Opera menu > Settings > Quick Preferences > Edit Site Preferences > Network > ...use whatever setting allows you to hear Howard.
I will reiterate that hooking up an actual radio to your computer is the best thing because you will get frustrated when the online feed invariably gives out and you miss a show.
STEP TWO - RECORD OR STREAM
One person mentioned Orb. I haven't use it, but you can set it up to stream anything on your PC:
MyCast your digital media with Orb 2.0 remote pc access software
The way I did it, though, was to use a piece of free software called Krut Computer Recorder:
Krut Computer Recorder
You can download Krut and have it record whatever is playing on your computer. I actually altered the code to have it upload the Stern show as an MP3 to a web server every morning and it works great. This way I never miss a show and I can fast forward/rewind. If anyone wants this code just let me know and I'll post it along with instructions. You'll be able to download the Krut source from their sourceforge page and copy/paste a few changes and you'll be up and running in no time.
STEP THREE - LISTEN
Once the MP3 is on your home computer, just use Orb to stream it to your Droid. Or, if you use Krut and have a web server you can just direct your Droid's web browser to your Stern page and download or stream the MP3. My MP3 is available every morning at 8:58am California time. A word of caution: do not share your MP3 with the world. I do believe that Sirius may be able to track you down if you do.