[slim] Re: Squeezebox the movie
ceejay Wrote: > (and, no, I don't sound quite like that, at least I don't think I do...) LOL - I'm sure you don't. And you have to admit: David Pogue's impression was as bad as Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood". ;-) -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox the movie
EnochLight Wrote: > this particular review was dirtied by a crappy English accent ... It > made me want to club him like a baby seal. Well, it's just as well that this is a text-based forum and doesn't feature audio recordings of the posters ... or the English amongst us might not have a long life expectancy! :) Ceejay (and, no, I don't sound quite like that, at least I don't think I do...) -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox the movie
I was glad to see a video review of the SB; I feel it doesn't get enough promotion "out there". But... David Pogue annoys me, and worse yet - this particular review was dirtied by a crappy English accent. I was embarrassed for him. It made me want to club him like a baby seal. -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RIAA is evil
I have no problem paying for *ONE* CD. However, no one better *dare* tell me what I can and cannot do with that copy for my own personal use. As a musician myself, I feel the RIAA can burn in hell. In fact, I cast a *-jihad-* on them. May all of Islam rise up and strike them down. ;-) -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21174 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
On the 3rd paragraph you didn't capitalize the "S" in Squeezebox, and you made it two seperate words when it should be one. Also, the 3rd paragraph feels grammatically cumbersome - you used multiple commas when a semicolon might be more appropriate. For instance, you said: "Fit your Squeezebox anywhere and plug it into your stereo, its highly polished material against a brushed metal face is a joy for the eyes, as well as the ears." You might also try: "Fit your Squeezebox anywhere and plug it into your stereo; its highly polished material against a brushed metal face is a joy for the eyes - as well as the ears." Anyone care to comment on that suggestion? My English is a little rusty... ;-) I also agree that the red on gray is hard on the eyes. Again, this isn't attacking you - just meant as constructive criticism... -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB3 Build Quality
... > I think it's more of an assumption than anything that Sean & Co. have > opted for the "audiophile niche market". I repeatedly see people > assert this but I haven't seen anything from the Slim folks that > confirms or denies it. > I'm guessing that's because they wisely see these discussions as a waste of everyone's time, they don't read them, and they don't comment in them :) -- Jack Coates At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture! "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, so across the Western ocean I must wander" - traditional ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Survey e-mail
Weird - I didn't have to subscribe to anything. However, my email client's security settings wouldn't allow me to click on the link so I copied and pasted it into Firefox 1.5.Survey took about 3 minutes (not the 10 to 15 they estimated). -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21226 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: slow interface response - HUGE libary
I had the same issue with a similar library and a much lower spec machine. 6.2.2 solved it with only some minor performance lags. I also reduced library rescan to 0 (turned off) and just manually rescan when I need to, as the rescan causes some performance lag. -- Mr_Smiley Mr_Smiley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3213 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21210 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
... > One thing I forgot to mention is that there are even scrobbler plugins > for iPod, Rio Karma and other music players for last.fm. This is > really cool as when I synch my iPod it uploads a list of all tracks > I've listened to so that last.fm can add it to my user profile. ... that is the first thing that has ever made me want to replace my iRiver ihp-120. dang! -- Jack Coates At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture! "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, so across the Western ocean I must wander" - traditional ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 Question: Do you have a 770? - Got it - Want it - Need it - Forget it interesting...I'd never seen the 'Optimized View' feature before...do you know what that feature is supposed to do (besides screwing up the rendering of the album art)? cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Survey e-mail
Tonight I received an e-mail from slim devices asking me to take a survey since I recently purchased a Squeezebox. OK, I'm game. But clicking the link brought me to a page where I had to subscribe to a survey mailing list. I don't mind taking a survey, but why does SlimDevices think I'd be interested in joining a survey mailing list, and why do I have to join the list just to take the survey? Not cool. Consequently I declined to fill out the survey. -- nelamvr6 nelamvr6's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3113 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21226 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: squeezeslave 0.5
Does anyone have a binary built for this for glibc 2.3.2? Thanks, -Chris On 2/17/06, rtitmuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > squeezeslave is a command line program to play audio from the > slimserver. It has no gui so all player control has to be done using a > web browser or another program like Moose. Run squeezeslave from the > command line e.g. "squeezeslave.exe " > > A new release of squeezeslave is available today, you can download > binaries for Windows, Linux and OSX from: > https://sourceforge.net/project/show...roup_id=105169 > > In this release changing tracks should no longer crash squeezeslave. > I've have also added a volume control and native support for ogg > playback. > > HELP WANTED ... to add native wma playback. I did look at this earlier > in the week but could not get the windows wmsdk to link into the code. > It would be great if someone could look at adding support for this. > > This release supports: > - native flac, pcm and mp3 playback > - native ogg playback (slimserver 6.5 >= r6293 only) > - gapless flac > - volume (gain) control (linux and osx only) > - player synchronization > - password protected servers > - multiple players on one slimserver (use --mac option to set player > mac address) > > > Known issues: > - fast fwd/rew do not work > - clicking when changing tracks (on windows) > - volume is not linear (on osx) > - the volume control on linux has not been tested, comments please. > - can only playback on one audio device > > > It does not yet support: > - replay gain > - direct streaming (e.g. squeezenetwork/internet radio) > - audio looping (e.g. for short clips) > - anything other than 44.1Hz streams > - built in ssh tunnelling > - cross fading > > Feedback welcome, as always ... > > Richard > > > -- > rtitmuss > > rtitmuss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21223 > > ___ > 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: Nokia 770 Skin
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 Question: Do you have a 770? - Got it - Want it - Need it - Forget it Ben, This skin is really terrific -- the Search function allows me to maintain domestic bliss in my household since my wife often only knows the title of the song she wants to hear and not much else in terms of track information. One thing I noticed today, which you may know already (and if so, feel free to ignore this e-mail), is that when you use the Optimized View on the Nokia 770, the Now Playing page of the skin does not render album art graphics properly. When the Optimized View is turned off, everything works fine. I don't know if Ajax renders this minor issue moot, or if this is just endemic to the original Touch skin, but I wanted you to let you know about it (it's literally the very least I can do considering how much use and enjoyment I get from all of your hard work). Cheers, Vik -- vikmurthy vikmurthy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3299 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
Quoting jmpage2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: What the heck is MMM? MusicMagic Mixer see http://music.predixis.com kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
If you want a sharper logo (or other cool photos) look on this page: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press.html My comments: The grey background/red text combo is a bit hard to read towards the top and you might want to give the text a bit of space on the left hand side (by moving the text to the right). Besides that, Good work. -- coldslabs coldslabs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=450 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
Kyle Wrote: > That's OK. I like MMM, too, but I'm a little concerned about the > duplicate tracks that are starting to show up when I call up an album. What the heck is MMM? -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Occasional song restarts
On a few occasions now, I'll be listening to a song through my SqueezeBox when, all of a sudden, the song will stop and then replay from the beginning, as if I'd pressed the REW button on the remote (my files are all WMA lossless, so REW takes me back to the beginning of the song). Any thoughts as to why this might happen? -- Jon Jon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2848 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21225 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
fairyliquidizer Wrote: > Ok, I've gone off topic sorry. > > Fairy That's OK. I like MMM, too, but I'm a little concerned about the duplicate tracks that are starting to show up when I call up an album. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
I find the Last FM music choices hit or miss but hope this will improve as it monitors my listening more. Pandora gets off to a good start and that's as much as I can say at the moment. However if you set up your page and explore the features of LastFM (which can be a bit confusing at first, at least I hope it's just at first) one starts to warm to the "music community" that they are creating where you can share thoughts etc by creating pages on artists, or just leaving messages in the shoutbox, or feedback on artist blog things, or the forum or. Yeah I'm growing to like LastFM. I've subscribed for 1 month as an experiment. I might try a month without but it's pretty cheap and it's interesting. I must say that I find these extras for the SB like LastFM and MusicMagic Mixer add a lot to the fun and in the case of MMM ease of use. I view MMM as the user interface and DBMS that Slimdevices never got round to adding (and maybe don't need to as they are available with MMM). I would HATE it if MMM were to one day stop working with SB as it is a great front end for the back end. It's also so sweet the way you can use it from the SB remote. Ok, I've gone off topic sorry. Back on LastFM, for me having plugins not only for SB (AS+LFM) but Audioscrobblers for Foobar2000 and iTunes make it much more usable. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Jukebox frontend
Nice idea. I'm not too excited by the web interface "skin" choices. What apps are out there to edit/create new skins? -- Helwoe Helwoe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4028 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20924 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playback hangs on some longer songs (WMA)
thanks shawkie, it's good to hear that it happens elsewhere, and takes the spotlight off the dbPowerAmp conversion and maybe back to the WMA built in code when dealing with high bitrate VBR files (not generated by Media Player). with that confirmation, i'll see about sticking in a bug report. like i say, the workaround for now is to uncheck WMA (built in) on the server settings. cheers david -- davidC davidC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3861 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20972 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Announce: squeezeslave 0.5
squeezeslave is a command line program to play audio from the slimserver. It has no gui so all player control has to be done using a web browser or another program like Moose. Run squeezeslave from the command line e.g. "squeezeslave.exe " A new release of squeezeslave is available today, you can download binaries for Windows, Linux and OSX from: https://sourceforge.net/project/show...roup_id=105169 In this release changing tracks should no longer crash squeezeslave. I've have also added a volume control and native support for ogg playback. HELP WANTED ... to add native wma playback. I did look at this earlier in the week but could not get the windows wmsdk to link into the code. It would be great if someone could look at adding support for this. This release supports: - native flac, pcm and mp3 playback - native ogg playback (slimserver 6.5 >= r6293 only) - gapless flac - volume (gain) control (linux and osx only) - player synchronization - password protected servers - multiple players on one slimserver (use --mac option to set player mac address) Known issues: - fast fwd/rew do not work - clicking when changing tracks (on windows) - volume is not linear (on osx) - the volume control on linux has not been tested, comments please. - can only playback on one audio device It does not yet support: - replay gain - direct streaming (e.g. squeezenetwork/internet radio) - audio looping (e.g. for short clips) - anything other than 44.1Hz streams - built in ssh tunnelling - cross fading Feedback welcome, as always ... Richard -- rtitmuss rtitmuss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21223 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Exbrowse3
this is definitely a hack since I'm only slightly aware of what I'm doing. Please be aware, I'm only slightly aware of what I'm doing, but I really like the Exbrowse3 skin, so I wanted something, and this seems to work. So unzip the attached to /server/HTML/ExBrowse3. Restart SlimServer, make sure the task is really deal in the task manager. Make sure you have the XML-RPC/JSON-RPC Interface plugin checked or you'll get a transport error. Anyway, what these files will do is make a "Home" link on the front page of the ExBrowse3 screen, when you click it, it opens the "previous" skin's home screen, where you can access the Plugins. I'm pretty sure there is some cache memory that's being used for the previous skin home.html, but in general this works on my comp. I've included an original version of the files called *_orig.* for anything bad that my happen, you should be able to restore the skin. I'll try working on what I can make sense of and see if I can get something worked out with the caching. One problem is that ExBrowse3 doesn't even have a "home" type page!!! Ok let me know what anyone thinks +---+ |Filename: home_screen.zip | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=906| +---+ -- verbatone verbatone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3556 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17999 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
I'd still make your slogan a little bigger, especially considering what MrC says. It's in about the right spot on the page. Looking much better, though. Great idea posting it here. Nice work. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: slow interface response - HUGE libary
Also consider going to the 6.2.2 beta version. They put some code in there to counter one of the big performance issues of the web interface, that is, re-counting the number of items in a large library every time you display a web page. That line that says "Your library contains 32,000 songs by 3,200 artists" etc. It was recalculating those totals every time. Now it doesn't. For some people, especially with large libraries, that's a big help. The other thing you should know is that, at the moment, Slimserver can't make use of your dual processors. Maybe in 7, but not planned for 6.anything. So maybe the operating system will use the second processor, maybe not, but Slim won't use both at the same time. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21210 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
I have to say that after trying both I really like last.fm better. One thing that irritates me about Pandora is that it won't let you skip beyond a certain number of tracks an hour, which is extremely irritating if you are just listening to new stuff to get a feel for it. Last.fm sets up a very cool user page for you which shows all sorts of statistics and lets you custom tag all the music you've listened to. If you become a subscriber with Last.fm (which I have) then you get your own personal radio as well as the ability to play your "loved" tracks whenever you want, also very cool. Sound quality for last.fm seems slightly better to me too, I wonder if they are using a better codec. All in all my enthusiasm for pandora has faded after trying last.fm. I am very impressed with it. One thing I forgot to mention is that there are even scrobbler plugins for iPod, Rio Karma and other music players for last.fm. This is really cool as when I synch my iPod it uploads a list of all tracks I've listened to so that last.fm can add it to my user profile. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
Druw Wrote: > Hi everyone, > I had an english assignment to make an ad for a real product. I chose > Slim Devices Squeezebox and put it together in Gimp. The slogan is > "Squeezebox. Start a Fresh." So i chos a grayish to white gradient > symbolizing the old fading ou to the new. Hope you like it, im > certainly proud of how it came out! > Any comments ets will be nice. > Thanks > > http://www.upitfree.com/view/45 A very cool assignment! Something that I recall from my print days, is the concept of "visual center" which is about 1/3 the way down on the page. That's where the eye/brain feels is the center of focus, and that's where your most important message should be. Just a thought. Nice work! -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
Thanks alot. Im editing it right now. Do you know where i can find the Slim Devices font? -- Druw Druw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4027 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
Druw Wrote: > thanks for the suggestions, are you sure its one word? Absolutely. I was a newspaper editor for 15 years. See this link: http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/afresh If it's for English class, you want to have the spelling correct. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Support for Allmusic "Syles"
Hi I'm finding that using the standard/mainstream Genre classification for my music is wholly inadequate in that there are many different styles of music under a single Genre, if I'm in the mood for listening to Nirvana, that doesn't mean I'm also in the mood for Yngwie J Malmsteen! Most of my music has now been tagged utilising data from Allmusic.com which incorporates Style classifications within each Genre. Is there a way to incorporate using this as an option in Slimserver's functionality, such that I can select more discrete types of music within each genre, eg "select all Rock where the style is any of "Singer/Songwriter" and/or "Folk-Rock". Any developers out there who are able to write a plugin? -- egd egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21217 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I made an ad for Squeezebox
The thing that jumps out at me is that all of your text is one size. There's nothing to attract your eye. Make your slogan much larger so it will stand out. I also find the text hard to read against the background. Making it all bigger would help, and you might want to change the color to something that stands out better. Also, "afresh" is one word. EDIT: I don't mean to be only critical. It's a good idea and good layout. A couple of other suggestions: Make the Slim Devices logo larger and remove the white line. The logo itself is set off by lines, so you don't need another one in there. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] I made an ad for Squeezebox
Hi everyone, I had an english assignment to make an ad for a real product. I chose Slim Devices Squeezebox and put it together in Gimp. The slogan is "Squeezebox. Start a Fresh." So i chos a grayish to white gradient symbolizing the old fading ou to the new. Hope you like it, im certainly proud of how it came out! Any comments ets will be nice. Thanks http://www.upitfree.com/view/43 -- Druw Druw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4027 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21215 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Help with Cyrillic needed!
* pankotskii shaped the electrons to say... SlimServer 6.2.2 and OS Windows XP SP2 And what revision of 6.2.2? There should be a number at the bottom of the first Settings page. Are you running the latest nightly? -Dan ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Help with Cyrillic needed!
SlimServer 6.2.2 and OS Windows XP SP2 -- pankotskii pankotskii's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3987 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21161 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] slow interface response - HUGE libary
On 2/17/06, moonsammy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: my library contains 5704 albums with 26028 songs by 4549 artists is ~120gigs in size and Slim server 6.2.1 is very slow.You should probably consider switching over the MySQL for your database needs. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
It looks like today Sirius changed the URL on where they stream their Internet channels from. They're no longer doing it "in house"-- probably in anticipation of Stern streams being offered online. As such, I don't think the current plugin beta will stream properly since it pulls from the old URL. I'm pretty sure the authentication has stayed the same, so I should be able to fix the plugin with no problem. I "think" I have it fixed, however, I can't test it because I'm over the maximum logins for my account today... Also, my local copy now stores timestamped cookie and token information.This should allow the plugin to reuse them when the server is restarted (this way with all my restarts I shouldn't get locked out so often). From here I'll look into the whole hashkey/token expiration issue. -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The only downside I've noticed
bradesp Wrote: > Have you seen any noise over at the Media Center forums about possible > implementation of a plug-in for SB to work with Media Center? That > would be awesome for me since that's what I use now as my jukebox. Seems like there are quite a few people who use both, but no plugin as far as I know. I agree it would be awesome. I keep hoping... -- MeSue Sue PS: I want a Squeezebox boombox. MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Exbrowse3 Track Out of Order
I'm hoping someone can offer some advice on this - I've searched through every post I can find on exbrowse3 and can't find report of a similar issue. I love the Exbrowse3 skin and have used it pretty much exclusively since it was released. Unfortunately when I add an album into the playlist the tracks appear completely out of order (and yes, shuffle is OFF!) When browsing to an album and selecting it the tracks appear in order in the left frame, but not once added to the playlist. The playlist frame has two sets of what would appear to be track numbers, both different. Is this a known issue, and is a fix available or forthcoming?? Secondly, (and I did find this reported but no fix) the Download and Clear links in the current playlist don't work. Download returns an invalid page, and Clear does nothing whatsoever. Any info much appreciated. Thanks, Tom -- twynne twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21212 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RIAA is evil
jasenj1 Wrote: > Since SlimDevice's product depends on copying CDs (and other sources) to > computers, I think this opinion from the RIAA that such copying is not > "fair use" is rather relevant to those of us with Squeezeboxes. It's probbaly more of a reaction to Apple and the success they have had at taking the consumer relationship away from the record companies. As someone else pointed out, the RIAA are doing their job and representing business interests, not moral issues. I'm sure they would like to take it to the level that every person who listens to a piece of music needs to pay, rather like going to the cinema. The sad thing is that most people, including me, are happy to pay for their music. What they aren't happy about is being treated as criminals, which is what is happening. I don't like copy protection because it affects audio quality and more importantly labels me as a thief before I have committed any crime. As for the RIAA arguing that backups aren't necessary because you can always buy another copy, how does that fit with their other policy of selling limited editions CDs? Or deleting CDs from obscure artists because they don't sell in the millions? Paul -- CardinalFang You're only young once, but you can be immature forever... CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21174 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
http://www.last.fm/subscribe.php#features I think it kind of depends what you're into. I have pretty eclectic tastes (although doesn't everyone say that ?) and I have very definite musical moods. So, I use the Personal Radio, Personal Tag Radio (i.e. "Saturday night songs" or "songs which use the word serendipity") and the Loved Tracks radio most, hence subscription is essential for me. I'm also a big fan of Discovery Radio (i.e. play me stuff I've never heard before). All of these are subscriber benefits. I think Pandora's great too, but less flexible - that said, I've spent a lot more time playing around with LastFM. At £ 18 for one year, it's pretty good value too. One thing I should mention to be completely fair, is that LastFM has had a lot of downtime over the last year whilst they essentially try to turn a hobby into a business, upgrade kit and generally professionalise the whole thing. It's been pretty stable recently, but I suspect Pandora may be a bit more reliable overall. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How I got SlimServer v6.2.1 working with MySQL
2006-02-17 20:21:07.7458 install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (@INC contains: C:\program files\slimserver\server\Plugins c:/program f iles/slimserver/server C:\program files\slimserver\server\CPAN C:\program files\ slimserver\server\CPAN\arch\5.8.7\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread C:\program files\slim server\server\CPAN\arch\5.8.7\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\auto C:\program files\sli mserver\server\CPAN\arch\5.8\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread C:\program files\slimserve r\server\CPAN\arch\5.8\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\auto C:\program files\slimserver \server\CPAN\arch\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread c:\program files\slimserver\server) a t (eval 341) line 3. Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed, or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right. Available drivers: DBM, ExampleP, File, Proxy, SQLite, Sponge. at /PerlApp/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 147 -- nicky6 nicky6's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3258 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20397 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] slow interface response - HUGE libary
my library contains 5704 albums with 26028 songs by 4549 artists is ~120 gigs in size and Slim server 6.2.1 is very slow. i have a Dual 3gig Xeon box, 2gigs of memory and an old school slimp3 with the latest FW running at 128Kbs. i am on an Ethernet network and the cables are fine. my system's processor load is never an issue and slimserver is using about 97 megs of memory out of 2gig available and the total system memory usage is about 500 to 700 megs. problem is the Slim server web interface is so slow sometimes. nothing is scanning, just poky and unresponsive. so is the slimp3. what are the suggested performance settings for a large library like mine? i have it set to: Artwork - off Build Items Per Pass - 25 Prefs write interval - 0 Keep Unswapped interval - 30 Database Temporary File Tuning (SQLite)- Use RAM Database Cache Size Tuning (SQLite) - 30,000 and TCP set to: Maximum number of TCP sockets to read per pass: 20 Maximum number of TCP sockets to write per pass: 20 Maximum number of bytes of audio data to send to player in a UDP packet (SLIMP3 only): 350 thanks, moonsammy -- moonsammy moonsammy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4020 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21210 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
Siduhe Wrote: > Also, you don't have to subscribe to LastFM to get the benefits - there > is a totally free option, but you don't get things like personal radio. How much better are the subsciption features than the free service? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox crashing on power up, won't connect to server
I know the connection from end to end is good, as I can plug a pc inand connect back via the switch to the router. Any thoughts on how to diagnose/fix?Does your PC use 100mbit or 10mbit? It could be that your cabling somewhere is marginal Another suggestion is to make sure your switch and/or router are at their latest firmware. Ben ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Thai Language for Squeezebox 3
* alvinlim shaped the electrons to say... I am using window's XP. Err - the file is kind of big - i tried uploading to the FTP site - how do you do it? :P sorry for asking such a basic question. Internet Explorer should be able to drag and drop a file into the 'incoming' folder. -D -- the auto mechanic told me there was something wrong with my rear differential. I told him I never took calculus. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't connect to Slimserver
I have fixed this now, as my cable modem and the squuezebox are in the same room. I have just swapped the connections round, so instead of my internet connection going via a cable upstairs to my computer room, it now goes via the Homeplugs and the Squeezebox uses the orginal cable. Has been worjing fine for three hours now, anyone any ideas why this might have happened? As my Internet connection works fine via the Homeplugs. Strange! -- djtex djtex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21177 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox crashing on power up, won't connect to server
My SB2 and SB3 both exhibiting the same problem in my new network environment. I try to connect them and they fail to find the server. Subsequently, whenever I power down and then back up, the SB's don't start up properly - the scrolling "Squeezebox" startup screen stops half way & disappears. The only way to get it past this problem is to hold down a button on the remote when I plug in the power cable, but then the SB3 simply jumps to the "Set Up Networking" menu item, but does not respond to the remote control. Even if I disconnect the SB from the network, and after a lengthy power down, I still get this problem at startup. About my setup: SlimServer running on a MiniMac. Using a 3com switch connected to a Linksys router handling DHCP. The switch plugs into a patch panel which feeds CAT5 around the house. The SB3 is in the kitchen, connected to the other end of the patch panel port, about 15 metres of cable away from the patch panel. I know the connection from end to end is good, as I can plug a pc in and connect back via the switch to the router. Any thoughts on how to diagnose/fix? many thanks, Natan -- netim3 netim3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=219 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21208 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
I find that LastFM plays me a slightly wider variety of music, but often from less "popular" (not in the pop music sense) bands. I also find LastFM a bit more flexible because of the multi-user tagging system, so I can say...play me all the songs that people have tagged as "good songs to listen before going out on Saturday night". The downside is that same flexibility - people's tastes vary wildly and you sometimes hear stuff tagged as "breaks" that is very far from what you consider "breaks". Pandora seems rather better moderated to me (but I rarely hear things that surprise me on it, whereas that often happens with LastFM). Obviously Pandora is US only (but there are ways to get round that apparently). Also, you don't have to subscribe to LastFM to get the benefits - there is a totally free option, but you don't get things like personal radio. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox the movie
I do have quite a number of squeezeboxen lying about, so I might well have just picked up another remote and left the one in the box by mistake, but I *think* I would have noticed a white remote. or else I'm more asleep than I thought -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer Not starting
My slimserver wouldn't work when I installed it while my antivirus program was running. I exited / disabled my antivirus program, reintsalled Slimserver, and now it works fine, regardless of whether the antivirus program is running or not. -- KenF KenF's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3748 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20981 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The only downside I've noticed
MeSue Wrote: > For the most varitey of ways for browsing a music collection, J River > Media Center for Windows is about the best I have found. But dammit, it > doesn't talk to SlimServer. My Workaround is to browse in JRMC, drag & > drop what I want into MusicMagic, and send it to the SB from there. I > REALLY wish I could eliminate the intermediate step. > > I rarely use the remote except to hit sleep and volume. Have you seen any noise over at the Media Center forums about possible implementation of a plug-in for SB to work with Media Center? That would be awesome for me since that's what I use now as my jukebox. -- bradesp bradesp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4013 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Last.fm or Pandora?
Now that folks have had a chance to mess around with Pandora, are there distinct differences between these two services? Should I pay for Last.fm or wait for a free trial of Pandora? What are the pros and cons of each? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: RIAA is evil
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:55:09 -0800 SMWinnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Disclaimer: I am not your lawyer. I am not an expert in copyright law. > This message is a gross overgeneralization. > > Put this in context. The RIAA and MPAA do not like the results of two > court decisions, Universal v. Sony, 464 U.S. 417 (1984) (the "Betamax > Case") and RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia, 180 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1999) > (the "Diamond Rio Case"). Oddly enough, though, in the MGM vs. Grokster case last year, the lawyer for MGM had this to say: "The record companies, my clients, have said, for some time now, and it's been on their website for some time now, that it's perfectly lawful to take a CD that you've purchased, upload it onto your computer, put it onto your iPod." So who the hell is the RIAA really speaking for? It's sad that the RIAA has their heads so far up their backsides that they don't realize that they're being so zealous about a position that they've ceased to represent the views of the very entities they claim to represent. I'm sorry if the RIAA thinks I should have to buy a CD to play in my car and buy a download for my Squeezebox/iPod/laptop. That just isn't going to happen, no matter how blue they turn from holding their breath. I have no problem paying for music I listen to, but thanks to the RIAA, I now purchase very, very little music that comes from RIAA member entities, because they refuse to be in touch with reality. -- == Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Synchronisation behaviour
We had 3 SB3s synched all day yesterday, and they stayed in perfect synch. I think the track details worked correctly, too, though I wasn't paying a lot of attention to that. I think it's a useful feature. It works well in our setup with wired hardware all of the same generation. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20977 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Help Me Choose / Setup SqueezeBox + Wireless Remote for Wife and Kids
I have wife and teenagers that demand easy and simple.. go figure :-) I have a denon receiver in a hall closet, near our kitchen and family room. Our music is played to speakers in both of these rooms. My music server is in a back bedroom. I use 802.11g throught the house. I need a setup that allows my wife and kids to use a slick remote device in the Kitchen/Den that provides a decent display of album art, etc.. I have no issues configuring the SB to connect to the Denon receiver. Likewise, no issues with my PC Music Server (in a back bedroom). My confusion is related to the wireless remote for use in the kitchen / den. I've seen the remotes listed on the SB website (pda's, etc.), but don't have a clue what might be the "best" approach for keeping things both slick, simple and reliable for my wife and kids. Can someone suggest a short list of devices and required software to make this kind of setup work? Also, I need the remote device that we use in the Kitchen/Den to allow basic control of the denon receive (On/Off, Volume). It would be cool if like the Harmony Remotes, I could program the remote for "Music Activity" and by hitting "power on" button on the kitche/den remote, the denon powers on and selects the input required to receive the SB stream. Then the remote allows me to navitate and choose my music selections. Sorry for being long winded, just wanted to be clear about what I'm trying to acomplish. All Sogo's Appreciated! bradesp -- bradesp bradesp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4013 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21200 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: RIAA is evil
Disclaimer: I am not your lawyer. I am not an expert in copyright law.
This message is a gross overgeneralization.
Put this in context. The RIAA and MPAA do not like the results of two
court decisions, Universal v. Sony, 464 U.S. 417 (1984) (the "Betamax
Case") and RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia, 180 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 1999)
(the "Diamond Rio Case"). Put simply, the Betamax Case is what you
point to when defending time-shifting and the Diamond Rio case is what
you point to when defending place-shifting.
Not only do the RIAA and MPAA dislike those decisions, but there's good
reason for the RIAA and MPAA to think that they might be able to get the
results changed. For one thing, the courts in question were (mostly)
doing statutory analysis. That is, the courts were deciding what
Congress meant and if you lobby Congress to change the rules (a la the
Sonny Bono/Mickey Mouse act) then the court decisions go out the
window.
There is a theoretical limit below which fair use cannot go
("constitutional fair use"), but I believe the consensus view is that
your TiVo and your FLAC rips depend on statutory, not constitutional,
fair use and can be taken away by Congress.
Evil? The RIAA is doing their job. They represent "rights owners"
whose interests are served by increasing the effectiveness of copyright
and decreasing the extent of the public domain and fair use rights. Our
legal system pretty much assumes that when groups have competing views
of what the rules should be, they will each advocate their own position
and the resulting conflict of ideas will end up generating a fair
result.
What makes this type of conflict seem unfair isn't law, it's economics
- specifically the concept of a collective action problem. When the
conflict is between a single person or small group on the one hand and
a large group on the other, the result tends to favor the small group
because (1) it's harder to organize the large group and (2) there is a
greater tendency in the large group to count on the rest of the group
to protect you. (The latter problem is "freeriding." Have you donated
to EFF this year? I haven't.) If you can solve this, you may get the
Bank of Sweden prize that Mancur Olson didn't live long enough to be
awarded...
This does *not* mean that you should just hang your head. Recognize
the RIAA's or MPAA's comments for what they are - an attempt to couch
the issues in the terms most favorable to their clients. Once you do
that, it becomes much easier to give those comments the appropriate
moral weight (i.e., zero) and engage in this type of discussion with
your friends and family.
--
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[slim] Re: ADD Button Behavior
jonheal Wrote: > > > W! I don't wnat glasses!! So this really was a case of the blind leading the blind!! Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21192 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: ADD Button Behavior
> It also gives you a display message when you add next, or add > to end of playlist - so watch what it says! Funny, but I was noticing this morning (whilst building a rather large Last.fm seed playlist) that sometimes the text displayed and sometimes it didn't. Simon ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox the movie
The white SB3's were supposed to come with white remotes. > Interesting that the little video implies that Pandora and Squeezebox > are linked somehow. Isn't the Pandora plugin just something a third > party made available? i.e. No legal relationship to Slim Devices. There is no Pandora plugin, Slim are officially adding support for Pandora to SqueezeNetwork, and the two seem to have some kind of cross marketing deal going on. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 Build Quality
For historical reasons, a bare number in the genre field is interpretated as a short cut for one of a short list of "standard" genres. It isn't clear what semi-colon support (a non-standard Slim thing) has done to this support. You may be tripping over this "feature". In this old standard, 12 was "Other". Getting any "Other"s where you weren't expecting it? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21126 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: ADD Button Behavior
Patrick Dixon Wrote: > It also gives you a display message when you add next, or add to end of > playlist - so watch what it says! Ahh... Well, that's a problem because I'm right on the verge of needing glasses, and from where I sit, the screen is kind of blurry blue-green goo. I have been pushing and holding, so that's probably the problem. W! I don't wnat glasses!! -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21192 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will Squeezebox display last almost forever?
funkstar Wrote: > The old VCRs are obviously also using old designs of screens, so who > knows, the modern graphical one in the SB2/3 may last a lot longer, > just like motern TVs and plasmas are less prone to burn in etc. So it > might be the SB20 with holographic projection you replace it with ;) I don't think it is "obvious" at all. "Might" is the key word here. I could not find any data sheets or lifetime specs on Noritake's web site, so I would not be willing to assume any longer life. Electron emission from a heated filament doesn't go on forever. But it probably goes on long enough... TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21157 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: ADD Button Behavior
It also gives you a display message when you add next, or add to end of playlist - so watch what it says! -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21192 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: ADD Button Behavior
Thats because you can either add at end of list or add next ... I seem to recall that a add-and-hold gets you the latter, which is what you're reporting. Try a little experimentation, and have a look in the default.map file for clues. Either that or there's a bug and you're getting the wrong mode! Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21192 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Multiple genres in tags
OK ... this is going to be a hard one to pin down I think. But any
help/advice appreciated.
I have recently started using the multiple items in tags feature with a
semicolon (";") delimitor. In a few istances this is in the artist field,
and that appears to be working well.
In my genre field however, complete chaos seems to have broken out :). I
can't see any pattern to the behaviour, though it is consistent in that
specific files are similarly tagged after any rescan. It's just the genre
tags are not what I am expecting. I get the following types of behaviour:
- Some files are genre tagged correctly (both with single and multiple tags)
- Some specify no genre at all (even in cases where there is only one value
and no delimiter)
- Others specify just one of the multiple values in the file
Like I said, the bahaviour is consistent in that a specific file will
display the same characteristic (i.e. one of the above) after a rescan.
Some observations:
- In certain cases I have gone completely over the top and have 4 or 5
values in the genre field (separated by semicolons). Maybe there is some
limit I am not aware of???
- One of the genre values is "12'" so I can easily access all 12' singles i
have ripped. Not sure if the ' character could be causing an issue, i.e.
only letters an numbers supported???
- This one is really odd, but when I am rescanning to build the database,
the genres seem to be coming up correctly. I can only explain this with an
example: Several files have "Tech House" as a value. Typically, the actuall
field value would be "House;Tech House;12'". Now, during the actual process
of scanning, if I select "Tech House" from within "Browse Genres" it shows
me an increasing number of files and everything looks OK. But once scanning
is complete, if I select "Tech House", I get just a single song ... the same
one each time. I have looked at the tags with my tag editor and they all
seem fine (but there are a lot of files).
Am running a recent 6.2.2 nightly on windows, but have been having the same
behaviour for some time.
If anyone has any suggestions, even just suggestions of how I migh be able
to troubleshoot, it would be appreciated.
Many thx.
Erm ... sorry for the long post.
Howard.
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[slim] Re: Jukebox frontend
oktup Wrote: > This isn't CoverFlow again is it? :) > > http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/ Thanks very much, I'd tried googling for all manner of stuff, but it's just not a name that sticks in my mind for some reason. I really like this interface, it'd be perfect if I could get it on a 770 web tablet. JQ -- JohnQuirk JohnQuirk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20924 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Jukebox frontend
JohnQuirk Wrote: > While we're talking Jukeboxes, somone posted a link to a Mac only > jukebox front end that worked like a conventional jukebox, displaying > album art on a rolodex type display. I have searched the forms, but > can't find it anywhere. Anyone remember what it was called? > This isn't CoverFlow again is it? :) http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/ -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20924 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Thai Language for Squeezebox 3
Dan, I am using window's XP. Err - the file is kind of big - i tried uploading to the FTP site - how do you do it? :P sorry for asking such a basic question. alvin Dan Sully Wrote: > * alvinlim shaped the electrons to say... > > >How do I get the Squeezebox 3 to display thai language? I read > through > >the posts and have moved the Thai fonts into the Font's folder in the > >Squeezebox directory. Anything else I need to do? > > > >I am getting romanized gibberish now when I play a thai song through > >the squeesbox. Well, I suspect it could be the tagging of the song > >when I used EAC to convert the files to FLAC - it was romanised > >gibberish in the tags - I was hoping that the Thai font will > >automatically pick that up and 'translate' it to thai. Am I making > >sense here? What do I need to do to tag the songs in Thai? > > Alvin - what OS are you running on, and what version of SlimServer? > > Could you send me a copy of that file to dan | at | slimdevices.com > > Or if it's too big - upload to ftp://electricrain.com/incoming/ > > Thanks. > > -D > -- > and I also learned that a meat vortex takes meat away from you. -- alvinlim alvinlim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3923 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21186 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 Build Quality
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/16/06 8:17 PM >>> snarlydwarf Wrote: >Interesting. > > Most people I know have hundreds (if not thousands) of CDs and at > least decent stereos. They listen to music all the time. I would love > to see a Squeezebox in all of their homes but it has to be a bit easier > to set up for the novice first. I agree with you totally, but most of these people still shutdown and power up their computer when they need to use it. They think that having the computer off for the time when they aren't using it will save lots of money. Over a year, it might save them $120. I guess that's good enough for them, but I've tried to tell them startup of the computer was hard on it, just like starting up a car. Get over that hump first, and there's a chance. > I think about how cool the awesome last.fm plugin is and how > hard it was to get the thing going and wonder if I know many > people who could do it without some help. I can't understand why people think plugging in a stereo to some speakers is so hard. Trying to get some plugin installed that's not officially supported by slim, while not challenging, is sort of intimidating. I guess they just do, and it's our jobs to help slim make the install easier and sell more units! Paul ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 Build Quality
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/16/06 11:48 AM >>> > > PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: > > >>> > > Who the hell is this guy "Joe 6-Pack" I keep hearing about? > > And why is he concerned about audio quality while he's drunk? > > > > I doubt most Joe 6-Pack's give 2 hoots about audio quality, and > > even less about a computer. Unless a squeezebox can be used > > to play audio porn, slimserver/squeezebox combo will never be > > part of the hi-fi setup of Joe 6-Pack. > > > > Paul > > You'd probably be rather astounded then by the number of "normal > Joes" who have marvelled at my Squeezebox setup only to be > intimidated by what it takes to get the whole thing set up and > working. Probably not, since my dad is what I would consider a "normal Joe" who bought a computer specifically to use my slimp3. Doesn't know crap about computers, and he's lucky that he even knows how to turn one on. > Not everyone who has a real job (welding, construction, > telecom, pretty much any job where you might actually break a > sweat) and has a beer or two is a drunken porn loving slobbish > moron. > > But it's good to see you wear your prejudices on your sleeve. Funny, I don't recall saying "drunks" in my assessment, nor do I recall including any specific type of worker (amusing you include "telecom" in with welders as the same type of people) when I described the stuff I was thinking about. So it's equally nice to see you wearing your prejudices on your sleve as well. I seem to recall teachers and priests as one of the highest convicted users of said specific activity. Either way, I'm sure Dan's efforts of a wizard for setting up slimserver will certainly help Slim Devices break into a market where they already have a very good presence. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21126 ___ 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: Squeezebox the movie
Interesting that the little video implies that Pandora and Squeezebox are linked somehow. Isn't the Pandora plugin just something a third party made available? i.e. No legal relationship to Slim Devices. Otherwise, nice to see it get an enthusiastic review from Mr. Pogue. - Jasen. -- jasenj1 jasenj1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3466 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will Squeezebox display last almost forever?
tyler_durden Wrote: > The SB3 uses a vacuum fluorescent display- the same thing that is used > for clock and counter display in most VCRs. I have old VCRs where the > display has faded to barely visible. I would expect the same thing to > happen to the SB3 display over time. By that time you will buy an SB9 > with HD video streaming so I wouldn't worry about it. > > TD The old VCRs are obviously also using old designs of screens, so who knows, the modern graphical one in the SB2/3 may last a lot longer, just like motern TVs and plasmas are less prone to burn in etc. So it might be the SB20 with holographic projection you replace it with ;) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21157 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Synchronisation behaviour
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kevin Weller wrote: > Even when they are synchronised the next problem you'll probably > experience is that they no longer display the correct track details, Has anyone been working on this problem? The reason I'm asking is that I'm using the 6.2.2 nightly from the 15th Feb and have two Squeezeboxes that have been in sync since last night and are still displaying the correct track details; I don't ever remember that happening before. (you know what's going to happen in the next few minutes don't you...) Kevin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] ADD Button Behavior
I'm playing song "A." While it's playing, I browse around and find song "B." I click the ADD button. While song "A" is *still* playing, I browse around some more and find song "C." I click the ADD button. Now, when song "A" is finished, I would expect song "B" to start, but it doesn't. Song "C" starts. Song "B" finally starts after song "C" is finished. This doesn't seem right. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21192 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Jukebox frontend
While we're talking Jukeboxes, somone posted a link to a Mac only jukebox front end that worked like a conventional jukebox, displaying album art on a rolodex type display. I have searched the forms, but can't find it anywhere. Anyone remember what it was called? Thanks JQ -- JohnQuirk JohnQuirk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20924 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Jukebox frontend
On 16/02/06, Kurt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree that the screens are pretty intuitive and easy to use, but > everytime I've let people do it someone always comes along and mucks it > up. There will be 10-20 songs that are in the playlist from previous > people, and when the next person comes by and pick their selection, > they do it by clicking "Play" and the whole list is destroyed. > > Just looking for a simple, somewhat "fool proof" screen to add songs to > the playlist and that's it. > > I haven't tried Moose myself yet. Any Moose users out there? Wouldnt be too tricky to add a jukebox mode to Moose, in fact it was something I was thinking about.. Fullscreen window with two controls: a list of album artwork for all artists to the left, and a list of tracks for the selected album to the right.. Some buttons, some Now playing information and some secret key shortcut to swap back to the normal UI.. I'll keep you posted.. As it is, Moose's library window is pretty simple to use in a party environment, although wouldnt solve your 'people hitting play' problems.. Worth giving it a spin though, it's free.. :-) -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer Not starting
I had exactly the same problem. Fairly clean installation of windows XP and the initial install of Slim Server would not start - just sat in the system tray saying 'starting'. uninstalled it, didn't reboot, reinstalled exactly the same download as 10 mins previous and it started working without any problems. -- aguess aguess's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4006 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20981 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
