Automatic Streaming

May 24, 2007 5:21 PM

Is there a way to simplify watching/listening internet tv/radio by click on ONE icon and have the computer automatically login (website) & click the "watch/listen" button?

There is two website that my parents enjoy watching and listening. The problem is they are old and have hard time using mouse and even using web browser.
I want to make their lives easy by creating a shortcut icon .. so that they can just click and watch or listen.

The site requires one to put id and password... than the website refreshes and one has to click on "Listen" or "watch".. these are two different websites (one for tv and another for radio)

I tried to cut and paste streaming address... but it says i still need to log in...

A long time ago.. I saw a program that will record my mouse and keystokes so that one can click on a icon and it will automatically do all these...

or is there a better way?

posted by curiousleo to computers & internet (12 comments total)

If you use windows vista, there's a sidebar gadget that lets you listen to the BBC radio channels.
posted by BeaverTerror at 6:54 PM on May 24, 2007

I need to be able to get to specific website....
thanks..:-)
posted by curiousleo at 7:11 PM on May 24, 2007

This Lifehacker post might be of use (iMacros plugin for Firefox)
posted by misterbrandt at 7:18 PM on May 24, 2007

misterbrandt... yes... i want that kind of stuff...

but anything for Internet Explorer? Last thing I want is confuse my parents with whole new web browser.
posted by curiousleo at 7:21 PM on May 24, 2007

oops.. i should have read the link more carefully.. there was some one suggesting for i.e.. also.. thanks.. thank you very much.. more suggestion or recommendations will be helpful..
posted by curiousleo at 7:23 PM on May 24, 2007

but.. $30... hmm.. how about any free ones?
posted by curiousleo at 7:27 PM on May 24, 2007

Another macro app that looks like it can handle website login (costs money, but the free trial looks to be just feature limited, not time-limited) (I googled macro windows website login click. not glamorous, but it worked.)
posted by misterbrandt at 7:31 PM on May 24, 2007

just tryed another macro app... very good .. and i may use it my self.. but.. if the web browser opens too small or mis-align.. it becomes useless... .. but still very good recommendation...

i am still trying to work the imacro stuff.. but. couldn't get it to work yet.
posted by curiousleo at 7:43 PM on May 24, 2007

try AI Roboform, it's technically a password management system but it can do autofilling/submitting some forms. maybe you can get it to do another click as well?

it's free up to a certain number of saved logins then paid after that, so no downside to trying it at least.
posted by tiamat at 9:25 PM on May 24, 2007

Have you tried emailing the site itself and asking them what they would suggest for this situation?
posted by rhizome at 9:01 AM on May 25, 2007

You may want to check Autohotkey out. I have found it useful to automatically start a browser window, enter log in information, wait for an appropriate response etc.

You would have to write (or record) a script, which can be stored on the desktop as an icon.
posted by rasputin98 at 8:16 AM on May 30, 2007

Sorry, earlier link got munged. Here is the correct one.
posted by rasputin98 at 8:19 AM on May 30, 2007