SanDisk's latest, the Sansa Clip Zip, is a low-end digital audio player well suited to the Shuffle set. Priced competitively with the Shuffle (Apple's tiny DAP is the most logical comparison), the Clip Zip brings some features the Shuffle can't touch. Expandable storage via inexpensive microSD, radio play and voice recording. Oh yeah, and the 1.1-inch color screen. If you're looking for an inexpensive player for the gym, cycling or running, the Clip Zip is a solid bet. Budget a little extra for a pair of decent headphones though.

In this episode, we'll show you how to

play files off of an external hard drive

using the

Roku XDS model

. The XDS has a

USB port

for plugging in

USB keys or hard drives

so you can

view your videos and pictures

or even

play music

. But first, you'll need to get the

Roku USB Media Player

from the

channel store

.

Now that you have

set up a home network

, there are many other devices that you can connect to it. We'll show you how to connect a

network attached storage device

, how to

network a game console

and how to

network a media player

. There are many other devices you can

connect to your network

, which we'll show you in this episode.

In this series, we show you

how to set up a home network

, including both

wired networks

and

wireless networks

. We'll also tell you about

power line networking

and show you

how to network media devices

ranging from video game systems to

network attached storage

devices.

You may have bought a lot of music online. You may now want to play it in your car or your camper. Well, it's easy to do! Simply "burn" the music onto a CD. We'll show you how to

record a mixed CD with Windows Media Player

. You can

burn an MP3 disc

to play in a compatible stereo or

burn an audio CD

that will play in any CD player.

This week in the Sweet Stuff Software, Michael "Doc" Callahan looks at

five free media players

. Each is a bit different, but all of them do a great job and all of them are

free software

. Check out the show and then download the ones you want to try.

In this series we show you

how to set up a home network

, including both

wired networks

and

wireless networks

. We'll also tell you about

power line networking

and show you

how to network media devices

ranging from video game systems to

network attached storage

devices.