'OGG' files

[KarlGauss]

In this thread (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321572), on worst performers, there's a link to a Wikpedia entry that, in turn, links to a file with an "ogg" suffix (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Florence_Foster_Jenkins_H%F6lle_Rache.ogg) (or whatever you call the letters after the dot).

How do I open this 'ogg' file? (I'm using XP with Internet Explorer)

Thanks!

[Amp]

http://www.vorbis.com/

[Revtim]

Winamp can play them with a plugin
http://winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=143936

[Reply]

Winamp doesn't need a plugin to play them. That plugin is just for encoding to OGG from your CDs.

[Reply]

Sorry, the emphasis was unnecessary :) What I really meant to say is that Winamp rocks.

Carry on.

[Revtim]

True, thanks for the correction.

[Polycarp]

Question: Will an .OGG file smite one's computer?

[Thin Ice]

According to this site, the OGG file extension can be one of three types: a compressed WAV file; a graphic file; or a game file.


http://filext.com/alphalist.php?extstart=%5EO

[yBeayf]

According to this site, the OGG file extension can be one of three types: a compressed WAV file; a graphic file; or a game file.
However, it's almost always the former -- a free (as in both information and beer) audio codec.