Re: [slim] Just Time, NO DATE??????
2005-05-13-21:49:30 scottmd1: > I have the squeeze2 and winXP and the version 6 of the software..I > thought I saw an option to have the screen saver be JUST the time, or > at least have the time HUGE in the screen.is that an option? I > only want the time and not the date. If you just keep banging on the SIZE button on the remotewhile the datetime display is up, you'll cycle through various font scalings, eventually coming upon the one where the time is super-huge and the date is omitted. I believe there's also a server-side per-client pref to choose a font scale as default, and omit any you don't like. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Just Time, NO DATE??????
Hey all, I have the squeeze2 and winXP and the version 6 of the software..I thought I saw an option to have the screen saver be JUST the time, or at least have the time HUGE in the screen.is that an option? I only want the time and not the date. Any help would be appreciated. -- scottmd1 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How to stream Liquid Connect (indie103.fm)
That looks like a mms stream. What you can do is use Winamp to shoutcast it to yourself and tune in with the SqueezeBox. Make sure to use the null output plugin on the PC Oh, the secret is the URL mms://ccdig.liquidviewer.com/indie103 and you have to add /.wma to the end So when you open Winamp, open URL, paste: mms://ccdig.liquidviewer.com/indie103/.wma -- sep42 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Synchronization problem with 6.0.2
I've been using version 5.4 since it was released in November on two Squeezeboxes w/o any real issue. I often sync them up to play music throughout the house. I upgraded to 6.0.2 on Wednesday and since then the units are out of sync. Sometimes songs are fine, but more often than not, one unit starts before the other and they stay off by a second or two. I've tried setting the audio startup time to delay the play in case one of my receivers takes longer to load up the digital signal, but this didn't seem to make a difference. So, today I downgraded to 5.4 and retested with the same albums and everything works fine. Anybody else have this problem, or know what it could be? -- highknees69 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iTunes 4.8 problem?
I'm on 4.8 and haven't noticed anything wrong. I played a few albums today and actually added a cd via itunes as well. Where is this setting? I have never used it before. Using a Mac btw. Steven Moore On May 13, 2005, at 6:12 PM, Craig, James (IT) wrote: I have not upgraded yet but planned on doing so at the weekend - anyone else upgraded with or without problems ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of oiler1fan Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 10:35 AM To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] iTunes 4.8 problem? Just upgraded to iTunes 4.8 and now I can only play the selected song, even though I have the "play other songs in album" selected. This is a major problem - anything else I should check? -- oiler1fan ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Biography as screensaver?
Looking forward to that. But in fact, I recently reverted from 6.1 to 6.03 only because I could't get the biography plugin to work (I only got the message no info could be found). Did you try the latest release of the plugin? It's available from my site. I meant it is not 'integrated' in the original package, as the softsqueeze plugin for example. Ok, know what you mean. BTW - the song info (far right at the player), like Dean suggested, sounds like a good place to put it! This would/will mean closer integration with the main code (as Dean noted). I'll see what I can do. [..] I'm always pleasantly surprised to see even the more obscure artists showing up from allmusic.com. So do I! I recently discovered some information about a German rock singer (Herbert Grönemeyer) - allmusic gave him the "worldmusic" attribute... German must be quite exotic to some american :-) But on the other hand I was quite positively surprised to find information even about some Swiss artists. And I'm not talking about the very big guys like Yello, but about Stephan Eicher, who's most popular in Switzerland, Germany and France. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Biography as screensaver?
On 13-May-05, at 2:33 PM, Michael Herger wrote: Actually, both places. I'd like the biography information to be available anywhere you look at song info. Pressing RIGHT on the remote when displaying the song title or clicking on a song title in the web interface. This may need a bit of support in SlimServer itself, but it shouldn't be too hard. Hmm... what was this? No plugin specific code in the main code? But then... you're Slimdevices' CTO... ;-) if there was never an exception to that, there would never have been an alarm clock :) we'll all call it an enhancement to the plugin api, just dont tell anyone, ok? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Plugin Suggestion
Sadly, my capabilities barely extend to installing plugins, but for those of you with both the ability and the time, howabout a plugin that alerts you to a RAID problem through the SB interface? I don't think you'd need a plugin to do this. I'd rather do a cron job checking the discs, which triggers some action in slimserver using the CLI. This should be easier than writing a plugin. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Biography as screensaver?
Actually, both places. I'd like the biography information to be available anywhere you look at song info. Pressing RIGHT on the remote when displaying the song title or clicking on a song title in the web interface. This may need a bit of support in SlimServer itself, but it shouldn't be too hard. Hmm... what was this? No plugin specific code in the main code? But then... you're Slimdevices' CTO... ;-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless Bridge/Gaming Adaptor
But the _simplest_ solution would be to buy a Squeezebox2. It's more money, but then again, you'd have a SLIMP3 to put in another room (or sell on eBay) AND get a free wireless bridge out of the deal. -dean ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: When does RSS Newsfeed refresh ?
Thank you for the information. Everything works fine now. Phiddel -- Phiddel ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Biography as screensaver?
mherger Wrote: > > I'm glad you like it. If you're already running slimserver 6.1 you > might like the AlbumReview, too. Looking forward to that. But in fact, I recently reverted from 6.1 to 6.03 only because I could't get the biography plugin to work (I only got the message no info could be found). mherger Wrote: > >What do you mean by "external plugin"? I almost never us it on the > player. I meant it is not 'integrated' in the original package, as the softsqueeze plugin for example. Funny thing is I use it on the player a lot, only because that's where I'm sitting when the music plays. Ofcourse the server version is easier to read, and the photos are included there too, so when I'm at the server I use it..but mostly it's the player. BTW - the song info (far right at the player), like Dean suggested, sounds like a good place to put it! mherger Wrote: > Technically yes. But I don't like ticker style reading - it's always too > fast or too slow, but never easy to read. Especially if it's more than > just a headline. That's true, so I think the RSS-style reading is better for this (one line at a time, browsing with up /down). That is how I read the biography, in fact. I don't wait fot the ticker. Thanks for contributing this plugin..as I said, I'm really looking forward to the album review! I'm always pleasantly surprised to see even the more obscure artists showing up from allmusic.com. Peter -- SlimPvC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
--- Christian Pernegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you can download unprotected music for a fee, > > "Legally"? Where? stuff in FLAC: http://flac.sourceforge.net/links.html#music Josh Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
> Lots of places. For example, beatport.com. The music may or may not be > to your taste, but it's 100% DRM free, 100% legal, and excellent value > for money. Nice site, even if I'm more of a BritPop / Celtic / Jazz guy. Maybe someone should put up a portal site that lists DRM-free music shops - there seem to be lots and all you ever hear about is iTunes and Rhapsody. > I wrote more about all this on my site : > http://www.adamreeve.com/2005/04/21/beatport/. First I saw your site, thinking it was the beatport homepage, thinking simple and elegant, no loud colours for once ... and THEN I saw the real beatport site. ;) C. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 1 Can't Find Slimserver
It works now. I have a feeling that the Norton update I received a couple of days ago had a bug in it since I downloaded the latest update which looks like it included software updates (not just definition updates) and things started to work. Although, in all fairness, I also reset the configuration for the Worm detection software to let SB through. So, that may have done it. Anyway, thanks for the support everyone. Now, it's time to head over to the developer's forum to figure out how to develop a plug-in I have in mind. Thanks again, Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
> Here in Austria there's a levy on blank media, scanners, printers, > photo copy machines, CD burners ... expressly for compensating content > producers for private non-profit copies of media. At the same time I'm > prohibited from circumventing DRM measures - I'd say the whole mess is > quite at odds with consumers' rights. I would agree that such a system is rather convoluted. I hope that a solution can be worked out that's fair to everyone. > Slimserver itself is GPLed software, that just doesn't mix too well > with DRM-enabling plugins, which would necessarily have to be closed > source. But you're right of course in saying that this is off topic. Yeah, you're right...there certainly would seem to be some technical difficulties in accomplishing this. I have to think there's a way, however. Perhaps a licensed add-in that's only available to actual SlimDevices customers and is covered by the Squeezebox purchase price. Or maybe even sold on the side to only those who care to add the feature to Slimserver. I know nothing, however, about the licensing requirements/restrictions of the various DRM technologies. Clearly Apple's not all that interested in allowing others into their market, but other companies seem more amenable. > That's is a misunderstanding. In Austria "we" have to pay a certain > small amount quarterly if we own a device that could conceivably > receive the government funded radio (or TV) stations. So "we" are in > fact paying for radio, nothing wrong with it. :) I just wanted to make > the (positive) point that I thought the Yahoo service cheap. Ahh, I see. Sorry for the misunderstanding. > I'd say yes. Actually I'm very happy with my ISP, I've tried them all > (literally) and some charge double the price for worse service. They > support running servers on the connection, reconfigured their router > to accommodate my firewall and don't give me blank looks when I > mention reverse DNS lookups. Thanks for the info, glad to hear you've found a suitable ISP. I don't think I could afford to live in Austria. You've a beautiful country, though--loads nicer than my hot, flat, paved-over, strip-mall-overloaded little town of Gainesville, FL. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless Bridge/Gaming Adaptor
Talk about timely: Here's a good writeup of doing this in a bit more hackish way. http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000690043237/ -chris On 5/12/05, Chris Laplante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A "router" is perhaps less likely to have a client or bridge mode. I > have personally used a pair of Linksys WAP11's in this config. (with a > bit over a mile of Nevada desert and some home brew antennas between > them; but that is a different story all together) The WAP54G will also > do this for sure. > > If the WAP supports client mode, you would just connect your slim > device to the wan port using either a straight thru or crossover > Ethernet cable as required, and set the WAP's client settings to your > SSID/WEP info as required. > > At that point the WAP should act as a passive bridge. You can then > either set the IP manually to something in your network's range, or > let it pull in a dhcp address. The slim device really does not even > know it is not on a wired network. Your wireless network just thinks > the WAP attached to your slim is another client. > > -Chris > > > On 5/12/05, James S Stubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chris Laplante wrote: > > > > >Something to consider: > > > > > >Many access points will go into client mode as well, at which point > > >you have a setup very similar to one of those adapters. From what I > > >can see the gaming adapters are quite over-priced. For example, a > > >local electronics chain (in the US) is selling refurbed 54G access > > >points for $30, the gaming adapters are $100 or more. I think they are > > >taking advantage of a niche market where the target buyer may not know > > >they have other options. > > > > > >-chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your comment, I have considered using an access point as I > > have a spare wireless router (SMC Barricade 7004AWBR EU) but it is not > > clear to me how I might change this into a Bridge/Game Adaptor. Any > > assistance in this endevour would be appreciated. > > > > Best wishes. > > > > James. > > > > ___ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > > > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
> "Legally"? Where? Lots of places. For example, beatport.com. The music may or may not be to your taste, but it's 100% DRM free, 100% legal, and excellent value for money. I still buy CDs (lots of em) but my vinyl purchases have largely been replaced with downloads. Guess I skipped a generation - go figure :) The other reason I don't use services like Rhapsody or iTMS is simply that they don't carry the music I like. Another is that I need my music to be played on a variety of devices, often away from a network. For that I need plain vanilla non DRM files. I wrote more about all this on my site : http://www.adamreeve.com/2005/04/21/beatport/. > > I really can't imagine they'd let you saturate your DSL or cable line > > for long. For comparision, my line's a dedicated ADSL 256/1024 with > 30 > > GB / month traffic limit and costs $140 / month. No bandwidth caps here, 10mb downstream for $30 / month. -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 1 Can't Find Slimserver
OK. I've narrowed it down to my Norton Antivirus software's Internet Worm Protection stuff. (There was a LiveUpdate for my Norton the night before things stopped working, so I guess this makes sense.) Anyway, I had it configured in the past to allow the SB traffic in, but for some reason it's not working anymore. So, I'll futz around with it to figure out the right setup parameters, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it. Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
> However, notice the discrepency: > > You would like the US to stay out of influencing how you choose to consume > music in your country. Similarly I would appreciate it if you didn't take > on a condescending attitude and would "stay out" of how I choose to consume > my music. I did merely state my views, sorry if it felt like I was forcing them on you - that was not my intention. Also, even if I wanted to, I could not force them on you, whereas current US foreign trade policy seems very intent on forcing US views on "intellectual property" on EU countries, Canada and China, among others. > Your take on it is that DRM is necessarily at odds with the rights of the > consumer. Here in Austria there's a levy on blank media, scanners, printers, photo copy machines, CD burners ... expressly for compensating content producers for private non-profit copies of media. At the same time I'm prohibited from circumventing DRM measures - I'd say the whole mess is quite at odds with consumers' rights. > I *don't* find the current generation of DRM to be acceptable, Agreed. I might even change my point of view in the future. > it's a bit insulting to have this very valid feature enhancement burdened by > the weight of > naysayers such as yourself calling my decision to use these services "sad". Again, it wasn't meant to be insulting. > When on a product's mailing list asking for features I don't feel as though I > ought to have > to defend the way I choose to consume music. Slimserver itself is GPLed software, that just doesn't mix too well with DRM-enabling plugins, which would necessarily have to be closed source. But you're right of course in saying that this is off topic. > > Other than that [the Yahoo music service] seems a great deal. I think we > > pay more for > > the privilege of recieving radio here. > > Firstly, though this may have been just a loose use of the term, I'm not > sure why you say "we" in the last statement. Secondly, you're not the first > person I've > heard who has mentioned that they think it's like paying for radio. That's is a misunderstanding. In Austria "we" have to pay a certain small amount quarterly if we own a device that could conceivably receive the government funded radio (or TV) stations. So "we" are in fact paying for radio, nothing wrong with it. :) I just wanted to make the (positive) point that I thought the Yahoo service cheap. > Oh, and I just wanted to ask about your broadband prices--seems awfully > steep! Is it typical of your region? I'd say yes. Actually I'm very happy with my ISP, I've tried them all (literally) and some charge double the price for worse service. They support running servers on the connection, reconfigured their router to accommodate my firewall and don't give me blank looks when I mention reverse DNS lookups. C. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] iTunes 4.8 problem?
I have not upgraded yet but planned on doing so at the weekend - anyone else upgraded with or without problems ? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of oiler1fan Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 10:35 AM To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] iTunes 4.8 problem? Just upgraded to iTunes 4.8 and now I can only play the selected song, even though I have the "play other songs in album" selected. This is a major problem - anything else I should check? -- oiler1fan ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Plugin Suggestion
Sadly, my capabilities barely extend to installing plugins, but for those of you with both the ability and the time, howabout a plugin that alerts you to a RAID problem through the SB interface? Thoughts are along the lines of an alarm call that plays 'The Funeral March' (or something equally appropriate). Or could that plugin that alerts you to emails be adapted? The idea came to mind when I heard about how an IT manager had explained to his boss that two disks in their RAID 5 array had died at the same time (causing the loss of a month's data), "because they had been bought at the same time" ;-) -- Patrick Dixon ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 1 Can't Find Slimserver
Here's a bit of data: It appears to be a problem when slimserver is running on my XP machines. I loaded Slimserver 6.0.x on my Win2000 machine and the SB found it there. Was there a recent XP update that may have introduced a new filter or something? Right now I have the firewall setup to allow the SB traffic. Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
It's clear that different people have different priorities when it comes to how they pay for and consume music. I trust that the market will have different approaches that will meet the needs of different types of consumers. I'm sure each of us will continue to consume music in the way we feel serves us best. However, notice the discrepency: > where one stands on this issue I would appreciate the US and its > lobbies staying out of other countries' law making process. You would like the US to stay out of influencing how you choose to consume music in your country. Similarly I would appreciate it if you didn't take on a condescending attitude and would "stay out" of how I choose to consume my music. > Agreed. Notice I never said it wasn't useful functionality - IIRC I > said people requesting such features makes me sad. I'd rather the > market didn't accept DRM. That's all. Your take on it is that DRM is necessarily at odds with the rights of the consumer. I don't necessarily agree that that's the case (though I would hasten to add that I *don't* find the current generation of DRM to be acceptable, and thus don't purchase DRM'd music at this point) and it's my business, as an educated consumer, to choose the method of music consumption that serves me best and that I want to support. While I didn't author the original post, I certainly support it's sentiment. As someone who's carefully considered the options and has purposefully chosen a method of music consumption, it's a bit insulting to have this very valid feature enhancement burdened by the weight of naysayers such as yourself calling my decision to use these services "sad". When on a product's mailing list asking for features I don't feel as though I ought to have to defend the way I choose to consume music. I don't really desire to take this conversation too much further, but I am curious about one more thing: > I haven't looked at Rhapsody but I had a look at the new Yahoo service > - apparently you need Windows Media Player and / or some Yahoo > frontend on top of that. Sorry, but no. Other than that it seems a > great deal. I think we pay more for the privilege of recieving radio > here. Shame, really. :( Firstly, though this may have been just a loose use of the term, I'm not sure why you say "we" in the last statement. "We're" not paying for anything. "I'm" paying for it. I'm not asking for you to pay for it. Secondly, you're not the first person I've heard who has mentioned that they think it's like paying for radio. Perhaps you can help me understand this because I really don't understand this argument. Have you tried one of these services? It's nothing like radio. Granted you have to use the service's client or Windows media player which I grant may bother some people (and I hope that the companies will consider those people and research ways to meet the needs of those people) but doesn't bother me--I mean...I have to pick some media player to use and really, the Rhapsody client suits my needs as well as any other. But aside from the media player limitation the music behaves just like it's local. With the new version of Rhapsody (I can't speak for the other services since I haven't used them) you can even change tag info to organize your DB however you want. That's hardly paying for the privilege of receiving radio. Trust me, I wouldn't pay for the privilege of receiving radio. I want to reiterate that my argument is not that you need to adopt this method of music consumption, but rather that if you're really going to dismiss this as a "shame" then you need to use reasonable and logical arguments. Oh, and I just wanted to ask about your broadband prices--seems awfully steep! Is it typical of your region? What country are you in? I guess we have it pretty good here in the states: I get 4mbps/512kbps with a 40gB downstream limit for $40/month from my cable provider (Cox communications). ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Biography as screensaver?
On May 13, 2005, at 3:54 AM, Charles Stanton wrote: I think Dean may have meant putting biogroaphy as a menu item under 'song info' accessible from the web interface (for fishbone, the capital 'I' on the far right of the a song in the playlist). Actually, both places. I'd like the biography information to be available anywhere you look at song info. Pressing RIGHT on the remote when displaying the song title or clicking on a song title in the web interface. This may need a bit of support in SlimServer itself, but it shouldn't be too hard. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 1 Can't Find Slimserver
Masterbaron Wrote: > You may find that your computer's name has been changed if you are using > a MAC with Tiger. Mannually go through the setup and use the down arrow > when the SB sets the IP address - if you see another host name select > it and you should see "Now Playing". It's a PC, but tried this anyway and down arrow didn't display anything. Thanks for the suggestion, though. Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How to stream Liquid Connect (indie103.fm)
i'd like to also know how to get a liquid compass stream onto my sb2 - anyone? -- jackaninny ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
On 5/13/05, Christian Pernegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > you can download unprotected music for a fee, > > "Legally"? Where? eMusic sells downloads of non-DRMed MP3 files, though I dunno if that's available from outside the US. Also, more interestingly, there's http://www.audiolunchbox.com which sells music (apparently worldwide) in unrestricted MP3 *and* Ogg Vorbis formats. If they would start selling FLAC files, I might actually start buying from them regularly, especially since I see they have the new Magnolia Electric Company and Architecture in Helsinki albums. I'm still too much of a sucker for the physical purchase of a CD with its usage as a backup and its liner notes and whatnot, though. I'm sure you could find other individual labels and whatnot that sell their stuff in an unrestricted format. A decent number of UK labels sell unrestricted MP3s through playloudershop.com None of these are trying to live in that dodgy legal greyarea that one certain Russian site is inhabiting. If I were going to buy a lot of digital downloads, I'd definitely be after a non-DRM solution just to make it as future-proof as possible. I'd probably transcode a lossy file into FLAC just so that it's in a completely open format (wouldn't change the sound quality) and put it in my archive backups. But that's just me being anal. But, like, philosphically speaking, it's whatever floats your boat. I did a trial of Raphsody when I got my cable modem, and I just didn't find that there was enough music that I liked for me to keep paying them month after month. But if people like Christian would like for the market to reject DRM, then I guess the best way is to turn as many people onto the the *legal* DRM-free purchase sites, that way everyone votes with their wallet. -Steve ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iTunes 4.8 problem?
Just upgraded to iTunes 4.8 and now I can only play the selected song, even though I have the "play other songs in album" selected. This is a major problem - anything else I should check? -- oiler1fan ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
> 1. The record companies have the right (and obligation to their > shareholders) to protect the value of their assets. That is a question that a society must decide. Are ideas or abstract information assets worthy of legal protection or not? Regardless of where one stands on this issue I would appreciate the US and its lobbies staying out of other countries' law making process. > 2. You can still buy a CD The operative word her is 'still' > you can download unprotected music for a fee, "Legally"? Where? > 3. The SlimServer would be more useful to some people if it could play > DRM-protected music like that available for download from the new Yahoo > music service. Agreed. Notice I never said it wasn't useful functionality - IIRC I said people requesting such features makes me sad. I'd rather the market didn't accept DRM. That's all. C. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
> The Yahoo player is reasonably light-weight, and pretty nicely designed. It still doesn't work on my Linux boxes ... but nevermind, I had another look and the service is US-only anyway. C. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Play for Sure songs
While the debate on DRM issues is interesting - there are several points that I think few people could argue with: 1. The record companies have the right (and obligation to their shareholders) to protect the value of their assets. 2. Today, consumers have more choices than ever. You can still buy a CD, you can download unprotected music for a fee, you can stream music for a fee, you can download DRM-protected music for even less. 3. The SlimServer would be more useful to some people if it could play DRM-protected music like that available for download from the new Yahoo music service. I suspect that add DRM-protected playback capability would generate substantial sales for SlimDevices. Right now, Roku has the big edge here. -- siegeld ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help getting HTTP interface to work (x-playertitle)
I am a novice to the inner workings of SlimServer but am usually good at following instructions. I looked at the documentation and it says I should be getting multiple headers back from "http://localhost:9000/status.txt";. Specifically, I am looking for "x-playertitle", but none of the "x-player..." fields come up. What I get is: If you're really only starting, try the CLI. Use of these headers is imho depreciated, it's a dead end. See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=13868 -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Help getting HTTP interface to work (x-playertitle)
I am a novice to the inner workings of SlimServer but am usually good at following instructions. I looked at the documentation and it says I should be getting multiple headers back from "http://localhost:9000/status.txt";. Specifically, I am looking for "x-playertitle", but none of the "x-player..." fields come up. What I get is: "HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 12:31:19 GMT Content-Length: 71 Content-Type: text/plain Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT Refresh: 30; url=status.txt Now Playing (39 of 206) right -02:05 linebreak 1-5. Jam I right " What am I missing? -- pgershon ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Biography as screensaver?
I think Dean may have meant putting biogroaphy as a menu item under 'song info' accessible from the web interface (for fishbone, the capital 'I' on the far right of the a song in the playlist). that would seem better than in Help. Another idea is to simply put it in the drop-down menu along with 'browse artists, browse albums', etc. That would certainly make it very accessible (I can imagine the arguments for not doing so -- contention over what plugins get to go there). . Another suggestion: How about next to Player Settings at the top of the right side pane in fishbone? In anycase, it seems like a more accessible place than Help is warranted -- as it is a very nice plugin On 5/12/05, Michael Herger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Another idea I heard from one of our investors was to put the biography > > plugin information inside the song info menu... > > You mean press right from the now playing screen? This might be feasible > (you, of course, know already how to do it :-)). > > BTW: if your investor wants to invest in that plugin, you may give him my > address ;-) > > -- > > Michael > > --- > Help translate SlimServer by using the > StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New music library folders not found
Here is the additional info I added to the bug report just now: I believe this behavior occurs on large (very large?) libraries that have a high number of folders in the root music library folder. My root library was d:\ and contained 753 folder. My entire library contains 8175 folders and >15,000 files. When I reorganized to make my music library folder D:\My Music and created 27 subfolders (123, A,B,C...Z) I no longer have this problem. Now adding folders/files to the root library folder or subfolders appear in slimserver and squeezebox immediately without even doing a rescan. Another advantage of a filing structure like this is browsing is MUCH faster. -- shawn777 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
