Possible to "grab" a video clip from a web page?

Question

I am listening to a video clip (spoken by a favorite writer of mine,
http://anon.salon.speedera.net/anon.salon/mp3s/nin1.mp3 ) and I would like to get it, have it, and put it in my hard drive to listen to with a single click. Is this possible? To "grab" a video clip from the Internet?
Lorna in Southern California

Answer 1

Lorna,
the trick is not to hold down the shift key and then
press the rightmost arrow on the QT player, but hold
down the Ctr key instead.
.......... Lorna says .............................................
Hello, Mr. Ouderkirk.......... I FEEL LIKE THE BIGGEST NERD ON THE PLANET. I read your reply and also the reply of NewMacGuru and do not see any of the items to which you both refer. First of all, I actually was able to get the download by following Mike Wong's instructions, but you were very kind to reply and I want to acknowledge you (and I also want to learn what you are trying to teach me!!).
The thing for me is: I see a blank screen with a video clip icon. There are no down arrows, there is no indication of a QUICKTIME player anywhere. Thus, your and NewMacGuru's instructions to me to click this and that thing is like telling the nomad in the desert, "Find that Coke machine, insert 75¢, and the can will fall out" and the nomad is sitting there on his camel, scratching all the hairs out of his head. (But in a loving way.)
A menu will appear giving you the option to save the
movie to the desktop (at least it does that on my
computer, but I do use QT Pro)
An alternative for you could be to use Ambrosia
software's 'Wiretap' which lets you grap any sound
that your computer produces.
Have fun.
Harry
.......... Lorna says .............................................
Harry, I like the idea of Ambrosia, but there is the Basic 101 part of my brain that wants me to understand everyone's explanations. Maybe this is a bad thing for me and maybe I should just be glad that there are ways to do things without understanding what one is doing -- like iWeb making a webite without knowing a lick of HTML.
So.... imagine me seeing a white screen with no arrows, no nothng except that long thin horizontal icon of a video control bar, and you will see my predicament. BUT THANK YOU FOR TRYING, HARRY.
Lorna in Southern California