Miro is a former democracy player. He has been working as a consultant for the past two years, and he is currently the head of the Democracy Program at the European Union’s Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Miro’s work focuses on how to build democratic institutions in countries that are struggling to maintain their democracies. He has worked with governments, civil society organizations, and private companies in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Miro is an expert on election monitoring and electoral reform. He has also worked on developing democracy-building programs for the African Union, the Arab League, and the Organization of American States. Miro is a highly respected figure within his field. His work has won him numerous awards, including an IDEA fellowship and a prestigious prize from the European Union’s think tank Demos.
Think of Miro as a TIVO for your computer. Just select the video web content you like and subscribe. You can pick a bunch of video content or just a few channels to check out. What I like to do is have Miro download all of my favorite content and go to work. When I get home I can go through and play what I want when I want. You can also download video podcasts with Miro.
Looking closer here is a PBS video playing on Miro. As you can see toward the bottom it has your typical media player controls.
On the left side of the player you have your main menu. Playlists, libraries, recently downloaded programs etc. You can customize these various menus by right clicking and choosing an option from a sub menu.
Miro also has a neat feature that allows you to search and play video content from some of the major video websites. Yes there are others than YouTube!
Miro is will also play virtually any type of video file. You can also use Miro as your BitTorrent client and watch the video file directly from Miro. If you are looking for a great free open source video application compatible with Windows, Apple, or Linux you should definitely download Miro.
