i've found an easy solution to be 8X8X8 cement block cubes from home
depot. they're stackable and 97 cents a pop.
head over to a fabric store and buy $2 worth of covering fabric that
matches your room.
for $10, you end up with surprisingly acceptable-looking stands that
are just rock solid.
EnochLight;170330 Wrote:
> Anyone know how long this should take to fully charge?
Like most LIons, roughly 2 or 3 hours - depending on far it's
discharged. Actually there's a decent partial charge even when you
unbox it. How do I know? I had mine up and running before I left the
CompUSA parking
NauticusLX;170231 Wrote:
> jpj, rest assured there is an alarm clock, with snooze, on the Nokia
> N800. It's easily accessible in, I believe, the Utilities menu, as in
> the Nokia 770. Don't be hassled by 3rd party software when it's
> built-in.
Right you are. I never had a 770 so I'm still ge
The easiest way to tell where you are is the clock when 'off': if it
shows seconds you're on SlimServer, if it's just hours and minutes,
it's SN (we save lots of bandwidth and CPU cycles by not showing
seconds). Note that you can switch to an hh:mm format in SlimServer
too, so this only works if
makingmark;170349 Wrote:
> Before anyone gets too excited, this is an idea, not a solution ;)
>
> I know there's been work on using a Nokia 770/800 as a remote for Slim
> Server & Squeezeboxen. And I know there are plug ins to allow the
> Squeezeboxen to control othe devices. And I've heard sugg
The Squeezebox doesnt really have an "off".
It has: Playing Music, Not playing music, and alternate-screensaver.
Pressing the Off button doesnt turn it off: it is still on the network,
attached to whatever server it was attached to when you pressed the red
button, and displaying whatever that se
NauticusLX;170346 Wrote:
> I was absolutely not connected to SN at the time, everything was off, as
> I state in my initial post.Were you connected to SN before you turned it off ?
If you were thats the cause, because turning the SqueezeBox off doesn't
actually disconnect it from the SN, it just
NauticusLX;170346 Wrote:
> AndyG, I was absolutely not connected to SN at the time, everything was
> off, as I state in my initial post. I might add that I keep my PC in
> hibernation when Im not using it, but the PC didnt come on, nor was
> it on at the time that too had been off for hours
Before anyone gets too excited, this is an idea, not a solution ;)
I know there's been work on using a Nokia 770/800 as a remote for Slim
Server & Squeezeboxen. And I know there are plug ins to allow the
Squeezeboxen to control othe devices. And I've heard suggestion of the
idea of using the Noki
My SB3's mac address got changed for some unknown reason (power surge,
probably), and I spent much of a day trying to figure out why it would
not connect to the network. I finally discovered the mac address did
not match the address on the bottom of the machine. A quick change of
mac address and
AndyG, I was absolutely not connected to SN at the time, everything was
off, as I state in my initial post. I might add that I keep my PC in
hibernation when Im not using it, but the PC didnt come on, nor was
it on at the time that too had been off for hours (in hibernation).
AND IVE NEVER
P Floding;170336 Wrote:
> Thank God the message wasn't truncated just before " cat"...
Good point. That would have been a disaster. And it certainly wouldn't
have been my fault. The fault would quite clearly lie with logitech.
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NauticusLX;170227 Wrote:
> Its a complete violation of my rights and privacy for Slim Devices to
> come into my house, remotely, in the middle of the night, and to
> deliberately WAKE ME UP, just to tell me that
their damn server is down
> for maintenance! This is the stuff of lawsuits.
You
totoro;170334 Wrote:
> I woke up this morning, and my sb3 was displaying the messsage "You must
> kill and eat the neighbor's cat". So I did. Now I have a terrible
> stomach-ache (probably soemthing to do with the 30 chilies in the
> recipe the sb3 gave me) and my neighbor is angry. I will defin
I woke up this morning, and my sb3 was displaying the messsage "You must
kill and eat the neighbor's cat". So I did. Now I have a terrible
stomach-ache (probably soemthing to do with the 30 chilies in the
recipe the sb3 gave me) and my neighbor is angry. I will definitely
be bringing suit regard
Marc Sherman;170175 Wrote:
> P Floding wrote:
> >
> > OK, thanks! Quick response!
> > That was a bit unfortunate.
> > Perhaps the SB can be reconfigured to look for other codes. I have a
> > faint memory of reading about something like that..
>
> It's fully configurable.
>
> You'll need to sto
Well, I decided to take the plunge and drop the $399 necessary to pick
an N800 up. It's charging right now, but I'm looking forward to
playing with it during the season premier of "Rome" tonight. ;-)
Anyone know how long this should take to fully charge? Can the current
770 owners share how lo
RL boy;170314 Wrote:
> I dont't have MAC filtering enabled.
Check that the MAC address is correct anyway.
Steve.
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Hey Slim Devices folks...
With all this free debugging being done for you by Christopher et. al.,
are you guys planning on fixing bug #3778?
It looks like the cause of the bug has been found for you... it would
be nice if someone would reply in that thread (
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.
Anyone who relies on SqueezeNetwork as their only alarm source is
probably asking for trouble. It's quite stable but there are no
guarantees. Not to mention the fact that your internet connection has
no guarantees either.
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Now ,if DMHinCO is actually nauticusLX in disguise and he is
congratulating himselfthat would be even funnier
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I think your post is great fun.
I am a fan of colorful posts like this.
I suspect you are smirking as you read these responses.
Don't forget to sue for pain and suffering in your lawsuit. ;)
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Amauta;169949 Wrote:
> Some times the MAC address can change. If you use MAC filtering on your
> wireless network you better check this first.
>
> hold the left button for a while - go to current settings - MAC
> address. Check if it's the same as writen on the bottom of your
> squeezebox.
>
>
sposthuma;170276 Wrote:
> I had a similar issue, perfectly working 2 box wireless setup suddenly
> started having networking issues. Turned out to be network
> interference, perhaps my neighbour got a wireless router or a new phone
> in the same spectrum. Anyway, I changed the channel of the rout
Also, J River Media Center, which is not listed at the link Robin
posted.
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If my Squeezebox was connected to SqueezeNetwork and I had an alarm set
for the next morning I would be damn pleased if that message woke me up
rather than not being woken up in the morning at all.
I'm still not sure if this post was a joke or not. If it wasn't then
this was the worst signal to n
NauticusLX;170227 Wrote:
> This is the stuff of lawsuits.
Damn right -- and good thing for you this was *after* the acquisition
by Logitech, because they'll have much deeper pockets to pick than some
little outfit in Mtn View
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NauticusLX wrote:
Are you reading
this, SLIM DEVICES? Take notice!
That is one of the stupidest rants I've read on this list in a while.
Anyway, no, if you want to reach Slim Devices, please don't rant like
that in the users forum. Please email support directly.
- Marc
I ended up getting the Dayton's from PartsExpress (while they still had
free shipping) and I'm quite satisfied with both the stands and
PartsExpress' service. Thanks for all the advice:
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I had a similar issue, perfectly working 2 box wireless setup suddenly
started having networking issues. Turned out to be network
interference, perhaps my neighbour got a wireless router or a new phone
in the same spectrum. Anyway, I changed the channel of the router and
things went back to normal
jpj (or anybody else), do you use the Oboe music archive? Is it
possible to play tracks randomly, or some subset of music tracks
randomly? Since learning that I could convert my entire CD collection
to mp3 files, it'd be cool if I could have tracks play randomly from
the entire archive of CD's,
>>Sorry to offend, I was trying to reassure :)
Thanks. Sorry I snapped at you.
>>If you really want to sell some of these, start with the people >>in
your circle of friends who've bought home automation >>products. If
there aren't any, you might not have the right >>circle of friends for
this pr
NauticusLX;170227 Wrote:
> its in a great place, close to the computer
?
ModelCitizen
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Now what?
Transporter > Naim NAP 250 > PMC OB1s.
Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt
ModelCitizen's
Jack Coates;170256 Wrote:
> OI'm just remembering the predictions of doom which have followed every
> single entrance into this market by every single large consumer
> electronics producer (doubled whenever it's Apple, even if the product
> doesn't actually compete). And yet, doom has failed to o
jpj, thanks for the tip on the oboe music repository, found at
mp3tunes.com.This is truly a convergence of technologies. This is
a great time to be alive. Really, this internet thing is so great!
With things like the SqueezeBox, Nokia N800, and oboe music repository
around, not to mention a
On 1/14/07, CardinalFang
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jack Coates;170208 Wrote:
> "Ah, Henny Penny," said Chicken Little, "the sky is falling, and I must
> go and tell the king."
I sincerely hope the Slim team don't adopt that ostrich-like approach.
Whether it turns out to be a threat or not, whe
If you're connected to SN and there is an outage, your player will get
connected to a special server that displays that message. It's a
static server so you can't adjust the brightness. It also has no
knowledge if your player was previously 'off'. Perhaps I should redo
that message at a lower b
totoro wrote:
Jack Coates;170211 Wrote:
On 1/14/07, totoro wrote:
I love my sb3. As far as I'm concerned, my quality of life improved
a
lot when I got it.
But I haven't been able to convince any of my friends to get one.
One
friend _did_ decide to build a q
In short: Slim Devices -never- initiates a connection to your Squeezebox
to play or display anything. It isn't even possible to do that for most
people (odds are your Squeezebox has a non-routable IP, it must initiate
any connection to anything: the wonders of a $30 router).
The only servers tha
adamslim wrote:
EnochLight;169981 Wrote:
I dunno, AppleTV may take *some* customers, but wipe out a chunk of
their sales?
I think the Apple and Slim customers are very different:
I've noticed that the SqueezeBox has always been popular with the Apple
community. I bought two of my
Hercules wrote:
> I'd like to add some BPM tags to my mixture of MP3 and FLAC files.
>
> Can anyone recommend some software that will process my files en masse?
I've not tried any of these:
http://www.mmartins.com/mmartins/bpmdetection/bpmdetection.asp
R.
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Benway;170230 Wrote:
see http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectingRemotely
tks benway, but i am a bit naive about router :-(
what means (how do i) First, configure your router to forward two ports
to the server's IP address: 3483 and 9000 ?
Find a suppo
I'd like to add some BPM tags to my mixture of MP3 and FLAC files.
Can anyone recommend some software that will process my files en masse?
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Another question about the onboard media player of the Nokia N800: when
I'm playing an mp3 file, is there a way to fast forward, or jump ahead,
like, an hour or so quickly? I record long radio shows (in mp3) and
need to get to the point where I last left off in a reasonable amount
of time.
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adamslim;167002 Wrote:
The London policy with mail is normally: if it's cheap, send it on to
an inconvenient place for pickup; if it's expensive, leave it on the
doorstep with a big sign saying 'steal me'...
They do that here in Oregon, too: which is why I usually sh
So many people seem to have the Nokia N800 already! I was at CompUSA
last night, but they only had a floor model with no inventory for sale.
Or is the clerk holding them for his favorite customers... What's
going on?
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Jack Coates;170208 Wrote:
> "Ah, Henny Penny," said Chicken Little, "the sky is falling, and I must
> go and tell the king."
I sincerely hope the Slim team don't adopt that ostrich-like approach.
Whether it turns out to be a threat or not, when the 800 pound gorilla
comes stomping into your mark
Benway;170230 Wrote:
> see http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectingRemotely
tks benway, but i am a bit naive about router :-(
what means (how do i) First, configure your router to forward two ports
to the server's IP address: 3483 and 9000 ?
tks
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funkstar wrote:
is there anything specifit wrong with it, or does it just not work any
more?
For instance, if it is a dodgy power connection, that could be repaired
very easily. But if there was anything wrong with the screen or the CPY,
then you are probably SOL.
I imagine there must be qu
jpj, rest assured there is an alarm clock, with snooze, on the Nokia
N800. It's easily accessible in, I believe, the Utilities menu, as in
the Nokia 770. Don't be hassled by 3rd party software when it's
built-in.
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Perhaps this message is generated locally when your squeezebox doesn't
find the SqueezeNetworks server (assuming you're using that?). Besides,
how would the server notify you if it is down!? Perhaps you should turn
down the brightness or turn it away from your face when you sleep.
>From where I'm
NauticusLX wrote:
Is it too much to expect that when I turn off my SqueezeBox that it will
STAY OFF In the middle of the night last night I was very rudely
That's your mistake, mate. You can't turn off a SqueezeBox. It won't
allow it. Do you remember that old Startrek episode where the e
Wow.
Whatever it is you're taking, INCREASE THE DOSAGE.
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hi,
i would like to be able to acess my libray ( PC at home) to play my
tunes on a remote player ( or slimserver) that could be on my PC at
work, or in one friend´s house.
Any idea how could do this ?
i red that i need to connect to the ip of my router, but i have no clue
how to know this IP
Is it too much to expect that when I turn off my SqueezeBox that it will
STAY OFF In the middle of the night last night I was very rudely
awoken by a bright green light and I cant tell you how annoyed I was
when I discovered the cause a message from Slim Devices on the
SqueezeBox. Initia
Yes, I can add and subtract, too. As you might have noticed, I was
talking about my inability to get anyone else to by one.
Sorry to offend, I was trying to reassure :)
The thing about sales is, you need to be solving something. Someone
who is happy with their ipod and its dock is lacking a pr
Jack Coates;170211 Wrote:
> On 1/14/07, totoro forums.slimdevices.com> wrote:
> >
> > I love my sb3. As far as I'm concerned, my quality of life improved
> a
> > lot when I got it.
> >
> > But I haven't been able to convince any of my friends to get one.
> One
> > friend _did_ decide to build a
On 1/14/07, totoro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I love my sb3. As far as I'm concerned, my quality of life improved a
lot when I got it.
But I haven't been able to convince any of my friends to get one. One
friend _did_ decide to build a quiet pc and stick it in his living room
with a dac, but th
"Ah, Henny Penny," said Chicken Little, "the sky is falling, and I
must go and tell the king."
"How do you know that the sky is falling, Chicken Little?" asked Henny Penny.
"I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a bit of it fell
on my head," said Chicken Little.
"I will go with yo
On 14-Jan-07, at 9:13 AM, Mark Lanctot wrote:
(this is not directed to the OP)
Can we somehow get this in the FAQ, a sticky, the wiki or somewhere?
search function works too. mostly, it's a case of shortest path.
those who ask, probably don't look around for very long.
This question ge
I was using server version 6.5.0 having upgraded from a prior version
that was working fine. In particular, changes to iTunes library were
being accurately reflected in SlimServer.
After the upgrade to 6.5.0, everything seemed fine, but then I realized
the server was no longer picking up changes
http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads
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Hi there. I've been using SlimSever for over a year, and all versions
prior to 6.5 have worked flawlessly for me. When I first tried to
upgrade to 6.5 last September, I had big problems (SlimServer wouldn't
open, it wouldn't scan my albums, etc. etc.( I was able to roll back
successfully to 6.3, a
BorreBoy;170130 Wrote:
> I just like iTunes interface much better than Slimservers.
Have you thought about a third party controller like Moose ? It's much
more an like Itunes interface (although better IMHO). Designed by a
regular SB user:
http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove/
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Thanks, got it working on my N800. The biggest confusion I had was
about software repositories and how to add them. After that it was
quite easy to do.
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I have just been given a squeezebox and want to use it to listen to BBC
radio. Though I can log on to for example, World Service, the sound is
so faint I can hardly hear it and all volume controls are turned to
max.
I dont have this problem using my laptop.
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P Floding wrote:
OK, thanks! Quick response!
That was a bit unfortunate.
Perhaps the SB can be reconfigured to look for other codes. I have a
faint memory of reading about something like that..
It's fully configurable.
You'll need to stop using the stock remote for one of them, and use a
dif
I take it you are wanting to use a laptop like a giant remote. The
beauty of the sb is everything is accessible from the remote without
the computer interface. It sounds like you may be happier using airport
express if you want to use itunes from a laptop or desktop pc.
Keith
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i just noticed a similar problem with 6.5.0, searching for artists and
the selecting 'All
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I had same kind of problem: scanner.exe was crashing when scanning
directories containing FLAC files.
With a bit of detective work, I found out that .cue files were the
reason for the crash.
So - try removing all the .cue files and see if that helps.
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Yeah, for an SB1 you will need to leave it at FLAC to WAV.
for more details have a look at this page:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?HardwareComparison
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NauticusLX;170046 Wrote:
> I imagine the N800 replacing my regular radio/alarm clock, while I
> slumber off with Cafe Cody (Myorca, Spain) lulling me to sleep. Is
> this possible?
This may be what you want - it's a media player for the 770/800
thatdoes Internet radio as well as local media:
ht
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panter;170140 Wrote:
>
> Any idee whats happens?? If if looses contact with server the music
> should have stopped too?
Because of the big internal buffer the music plays until the end of the
track (or an empty buffer - more likely to happen with flac than with
mp3).
It makes no difference to t
I am having similar problems with a recently purchased Samsung T9 mp3
player. Slimserver is happy with my tagging, however the T9 is very
very picky.
I am using MP3Tag v2.37a and have been generally happy with it.
However, the T9 displays tracks alphabetically (instead of by track #)
when using I
totoro;170142 Wrote:
> I love my sb3. As far as I'm concerned, my quality of life improved a
> lot when I got it.
>
> But I haven't been able to convince any of my friends to get one. One
> friend _did_ decide to build a quiet pc and stick it in his living room
> with a dac, but that's as close
I love my sb3. As far as I'm concerned, my quality of life improved a
lot when I got it.
But I haven't been able to convince any of my friends to get one. One
friend _did_ decide to build a quiet pc and stick it in his living room
with a dac, but that's as close as I got.
One of my friends who i
Have had a SB3 for some weeks, yesterday it suddenly started its own
life..
The display turn off for 2-10 seconds and then come back. The music
does not stop, it is just the display. When its off the same happens.
Do not understand why.
Have installed the latest 6.5.1 and reset the player.
Wireles
Thanks for the reply.. Your suggestion about removing the v1 or v2 tags
worked! I used ID3-TagIt which I remembered is useful when you want to
view tag info according to the different versions in the file.. It also
has a simple "Remove v2.3" option.. With just the v1, the PMA behaves
itself and I
EnochLight;169981 Wrote:
> Wow - do you really think so? I mean, I respect your experience here
> and abroad but I wonder if AppleTV and the Squeezebox even compete for
> the same customers?
>
> To me, AppleTV is just Apple's version of, say, a Media Extender box
> for Windows MCE. If I need t
I just like iTunes interface much better than Slimservers.
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adamslim;170056 Wrote:
> I think the Apple and Slim customers are very different:
>
> Apple - like convenience, not hackers, not interested in the utmost
> quality
>
> Slim - willing to spend a bit of effort to get the product how they
> like it; recognise that it is better quality but a bit mo
andlauer;169833 Wrote:
> Q1: Is there a known way to start softsqueeze as a Windows XP service?
> If so, where is it documented?
> Q2: Has anyone here experienced and solved the above problem? If so,
> how?
I'm doing this on my PC at work. A couple of important steps:
- Run the service logged
andlauer;169833 Wrote:
> Q1: Is there a known way to start softsqueeze as a Windows XP service?This
> isn't a service but the effect is similar. You could try using
Windows Task Scheduler (Control Panel > Scheduled Tasks). Something
like this should work:
- Create another user on the computer
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