froth;451940 Wrote: > > > But in reality, if one wanted to really get the mass numbers of people > using this system some packaging needs to be done. Here are my > thoughts. > > - SqueezeCenter Server (HW with SW preloaded and configured) > - Easy to use Ripping and Tagging pre installed > - Packaged Wifi Router Option > - Pre Installation check list including ways to test wifi signal > strength before trying to get things to work. > - Good and easy to use trouble shooting tools > - Logitech to purchase iPeng, rebrand and own to insure long term > support and new feature offerings. > - Consider dropping Controller or doing some redesign to the HW. >
Very good suggestions, to which I would add detection and warning during installation of AntiVirus installations that would potentially squelch MySQL transactions. mbonsack;451942 Wrote: > I've said it before and I'll say it again -- Implement N in the product > and I'll bet 90% of this duet/rebuffering/etc. crap goes away and > stability goes through the roof. How many folks do we have complaining > about wired setups? Wireless N will get you that much closer to what > the wired folks are experiencing. > > I'm not saying that N will fix the bugs, only mask them. But that's > good enough for the wife in the kitchen... Fully agree with that. I think that we may be victims of an over-zealous Open standards ideology among the original SD founders and principals. I can sympathize with the principle of it; but at some point pragmatism should come into play and eventually put the customer experience as a higher priority than ideology. regalma1;451949 Wrote: > It is still a problem child. I think that Slim Devices may be too > hardware oriented and too techy. > > [snip] > > Any product that is defined by engineers and whose final form and > function is controlled by engineers will fail to be acceptable to > consumers. That is a bit of an absolute on my part, but I truly believe > it. By the way, I am an engineer. In another thread I tried to suggest a role for a "Director of User Experience" to be the voice of the customer. I guess that mainly produced giggles at the pomposity of such a title, but that reaction missed the point. In general, it is difficult for an engineering-led company (the original SD startup) to morph into a customer focused organization. Efforts are clearly underway, but may be too little too late. -- dsdreamer ---------------------- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
