Solvason-Pastuch;230773 Wrote: > Oh, I know your pain. I have always, and still do, feel that this piece > of > equipment is nothing but a techie toy. Imagine how many cars there > would be > on the road if they had to update their software evry night. Zero!
Having just put my 4-year-old car in for a routine annual service and received a bill in excess of 500 pounds (just for regular wear & tear), I'm not really swayed by your argument. I think I'd prefer frequent free updates! Whilst I was still trying out SlimServer with Softsqueeze, I found a small problem with how it (SS) handled WMA files. It was fixed within two days. All without sending a penny (or cent) into SlimDevices' coffers. That was probably the only time I've had to update the software; since then I've only upgraded with the (infrequent) official releases (actually, I'm one behind at the moment; just haven't got round to it). On the other hand, the connections in my car door speakers appear to be coming loose. Looks like it won't be possible to fix or even check this without taking the whole door apart; not a job I can handle, and I don't think anyone will fix it for me for free. So my car really is just a techie toy (in the sense that it's beyond my ability to fix); it's certainly lousy for listening to music :-) > If > evertime they crashed, someone died. Zero. > Often happens, with cars - the most deadly form of transport in the world - but they're still on the roads. Perhaps, if software-assisted control and networking of vehicles and traffic becomes a reality, they will become much safer. With continuous updates, of course - nightly wouldn't be anything like frequent enough. -- Brian -- Brian Ritchie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Ritchie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2319 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38746 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
