One of my first practical pieces of software I wrote was for Winamp. I noticed at the time Winamp didn't support using the Media Keys unless it was focused. So

One of my first practical pieces of software I wrote was for Winamp. I noticed at the time Winamp didn't support using the Media Keys unless it was focused. So I whipped up a simple application that listens to the media keys, then forwards the message to the Winamp process directly. I haven't used a media player since Winamp that I like as much as I liked Winamp. I really miss it.