Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

I'd buy more than 2... gifts! BTW Tyler... the market for dedicated ipod speakers dwarfs the wireless digital music streaming server/player (insert your favorite acronym here) market. Trust me, a LOT of people buy them. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager

Re: [slim] Playlists-Why can't I listen to the song first before adding?

snarlydwarf;212707 Wrote: It sounds like what you want is Add currently playing track to a list of a songs to be played later. I could have sworn there was a plugin that would let you do just that. Maybe I am senile but I don't see it right now. Though perhaps this post will remind

Re: [slim] HELP Please TS-101

Im using the ftp download option within qnap These are some of the files im trying to download lm_all#1-7_0_9000x4000_#09.rt lm_all#1-7_0_9000x4000_#1.rt so i request to download them and the 1st one works but save the file as lm_all the next one fails because it wants to name it

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

mvalera;212711 Wrote: I'd buy more than 2... gifts! BTW Tyler... the market for dedicated ipod speakers dwarfs the wireless digital music streaming server/player (insert your favorite acronym here) market. Trust me, a LOT of people buy them. Mike I don't think that there is a doubt

Re: [slim] Help save Internet radio

Latest news I have seen is that the proposal from SoundExchange at the end of June has been rejected. http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=41547312 Net Radio Rejects SoundExchange's Offer 2007-07-02 17:31:13.487, Story by: Rachael Darmanin Last Friday afternoon,

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

Where do they use them: Kitchens Bedrooms Offices (at home and work) Living Rooms (yes this is because they, gasp... don't own a stereo) In the garage (I work on my car) On patio/porch/pool/deck On the road (hotel) Basically anywhere they don't have a real stereo

[slim] More problems with Vista

My apologies for starting another thread but I have found wading through the stickied one unmanageable because of the volume of posts in it. Anyway, I have just installed Vista Ultimate and I am having a lot of difficulty getting Slimserver to run. When I check services I find that

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

I would have bought a boombox had one been available at a reasonable rate - in fact ... if the Roku Soundbridge Radio had been available closer to its originally announced delivery date, I would have bought it rather than my 2nd Squeezebox. FYI - I have never seen a set of iPod speakers in use,

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

Paul Webster;212720 Wrote: I don't think that there is a doubt that they are sold - the question was more about 'where are they used?' If they are used at home in the kids' bedrooms - then would a Squeeebox Boombox be a better solution? If they are used while away on holiday - then ...

Re: [slim] Multiple ARTISTSORT (etc) tags

JJZolx;212705 Wrote: It's more than just a bit tricky. I don't know if any of the different tagging specs place any requirements on field order. What if your tagging program decided to neatly store fields in alphabetical order by field name then value? You could have: ARTIST=Bob Smith

[slim] Nokia 770 Bargain

Just in case nobody else has spotted it yet - Smart Devices are doing the 770 for £65 + VAT in the UK which seems a pretty good price IMHO. To find out more, here's the link: http://www.smartdevicesdirect.com/nokia-internet-tablet-nokia-p-1592.html And, no, I don't own shares in the company,

Re: [slim] More problems with Vista

With the 6.5.2 and the latest 6.5.3 nightly releases you should not need to manipulate any of the service settings - the installer should do it. However I don't know how zonealarm impacts this. Which version are you using? Have you tried to uninstall, leave for a minutes, then reinstall.

Re: [slim] Integrity/reliability of library scan process?

Michael Herger;212355 Wrote: You should try to run a scan with a d_scan and d_info turned on. This should spit out a list of what's going on with your files - which can be a huge list. But it might have some indicators to why it's failing on some files. Will do this when I have some time

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze stopped working

RalphO;212689 Wrote: I have been using Softsqueeze for ages without any problem. However, today I tried to start it and a blank softsqueeze appears on the screen. Nothing on the displays, no response to the normal commands. I seem to remember that you have to have java if softsqueeze

Re: [slim] Multiple servers - changing player to new server FROM the server?

I've unzipped the ServerSwitcher in Slimserver/server/plugins - its there with all the other plugins, restarted SS, but nothing appeared under Plugins (i.e. still only Switch to Squeezenetwork). Did I miss something out? Cheers BT -- BigTony We're Only In It For The Music!

[slim] [FS] New Transporter. Silver, UK, Boxed, Remote

Hi all, I've got a large Squeezebox3 setup (5 units) and recently bought a new silver transporter. I have tested it, but have not installed it for use because the form factor doesnt work for me. Its still packed away and after some heartache I've decided to sell. This forum has been great for

Re: [slim] Multiple servers - changing player to new server FROM the server?

I've unzipped the ServerSwitcher in Slimserver/server/plugins - its there with all the other plugins, restarted SS, but nothing appeared under Plugins (i.e. still only Switch to Squeezenetwork). Where exactly is it? Did it create its own folder? What does SlimServer say if you start it using

Re: [slim] Multiple servers - changing player to new server FROM the server?

ok, lots of questions, here are the bits I can answer :-) OS is WinXP SP2 SS version is 6.5.1 Where exactly is what? the other server is (physically) in another room, but both are on the same network (wireless). After re-staring SS I noticed that when I went back to look at the settings for

Re: [slim] Multiple servers - changing player to new server FROM the server?

After re-staring SS I noticed that when I went back to look at the settings for ServerSwitcher, they were now blank This at least means the plugin is loaded. Did you configure your two servers under Server Settings/Plugins/ServerSwitcher? Michael

Re: [slim] Verizon Westell Router -- Can't See Wired Server?

i can't tell from your description whether there is/isn't a wireless adapter plugged in into the WindowsXP PC -- dimJim dimJim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12257 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Old radioio:// links will stop working after June 8

http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/06/soundexchange-a.html -- jarome jarome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1223 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35946

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze stopped working

Benway;212741 Wrote: Upgrade Softsquueze to v3.4 I am currently running V3.2 so I will try your suggestion when I get home tonight. I will advise how I get on. Thanks everyone -- RalphO RalphO Transporter/Audio Research SP9/Bryston ST4/Magneplanar MG1.6QR

Re: [slim] Old radioio:// links will stop working after June 8

... which shows that it was rejected. See the post I put into this more generic SaveNetRadio thread earlier today. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33447page=3 -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond

Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin Question - Latency?

Well, the old laptop is using IE 6.0. Even running the 770 skin in IE that is on my desktop computer (IE7.0), where all the music resides, it is slow. -- Zten Zten's Profile:

Re: [slim] HELP Please TS-101

BTW if i create folders within the qdownload directory can i ask the download to save to a specific directory on the ts-101 regards -- mitch831 mitch831's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12245

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

mvalera wrote: Basically anywhere they don't have a real stereo setup. I live in SF, and every time I go to a party here I see them. I was just at a BBQ last weekend with an iPod and (coincidentally) Logitech mm28 iPod speakers. I would definitely buy an SB Boombox. I threw my first big

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze stopped working

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Re: [slim] Softsqueeze stopped working

Make sure you do a complete delete of all things Softsqueeze3.2 before upgrading to 3.4. In the Java control panel applet, there's an option to delete downloaded applications. The layout for Java 1.5 is similar but different. I've attached a screen grab of the 1.5 steps. I've also found that a

Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin Question - Latency?

Zten;212770 Wrote: Well, the old laptop is using IE 6.0. Even running the 770 skin in IE that is on my desktop computer (IE7.0), where all the music resides, it is slow. The first thing I'd try is a different browser than IE. Nokia770 was specifically built with the 770's opera browser in

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

Indeed, there have been discussions on this before, and using the exact same title as the one I chose. Blast my 3rd grade searching skills! Tyler brings up an important clarification I need to make regarding where I'd want to use a Squeezebox Boombox. The key differentiation is Trusted vs

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

The difference here is untrusted networks. Besides the FQDN issue there's another one: security of _your_ network. If you make SlimServer available on a public IP address, SlimServer will be exposed to the world. But security is none of the design goals (afaik). You'd therefore have to

Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox

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Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

Michael Herger;212785 Wrote: Besides the FQDN issue there's another one: security of _your_ network. If you make SlimServer available on a public IP address, SlimServer will be exposed to the world. Well, no, I disagree that this is inherently insecure. SS is password protect-able, and

Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin Question - Latency?

Do not apologize! Your help is great. Your 770 skin is cool and I can't wait to use it on the N770 I should be getting any day now. I am running the 6.5.3 nightly (installed on July 2). I will try your other suggestions and let you know. Rob -- Zten

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

Why not just use Squeezenetwork when outside your own home's network? Is a MP3tunes music locker not a viable option? Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile:

[slim] More than one music folder

I have my library stored on several harddisks. How do I specify more than one music folder in the slim server settings? -- sapnho sapnho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12114 View this thread:

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

Make a shortcut (or symlink in Unixese) from the main one to subsidiary ones. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread:

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

Hmm, how would I do that in OSX with external harddisks containing the music? -- sapnho sapnho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12114 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

mvalera;212724 Wrote: Where do they use them: Kitchens Bedrooms Offices (at home and work) Living Rooms (yes this is because they, gasp... don't own a stereo) In the garage (I work on my car) On the patio/porch/pool/deck

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

mvalera;212793 Wrote: Is a MP3tunes music locker not a viable option? Yes, exactly. Don't you think a Squeezebox Boombox would be the ideal product to unlock the potential of the music locker? Accessing my SS directly is free, where music locker isn't, but that does address Mherger's concerns

Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox

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Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

mvalera;212793 Wrote: Why not just use Squeezenetwork when outside your own home's network? Is a MP3tunes music locker not a viable option? Mike Hmmm, that's a rather 'leading' suggestion I wonder what Mike knows, that he's not allowed to say.. -- nicketynick Wireless SB3,

[slim] Nokia 770 controlling SN player

I am considering buying a Nokia 770 but I am using squeezenetwork about 90% of the time. Can you control the SB3 player (not the web site) when it is connected to squeezenetwork? I find browsing through Rhapsody using the one line at a time interface on the SB3 a bit limiting. Would I be

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

re MP3Tunes http://www.mp3tunes.com/cb/squeezenetwork/ -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

Nothing leading about it... SqueezeNetwork and MP3tunes works right now with our current products. :P To me it's the perfect solution for having your entire music collection available to you from anywhere via the internets. Just add Squeezebox and speakers. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

i'm set up with slim on a quicksilver g4 with multiple external drives. it's pretty easy. surf the web for a symbolic link utility program that will make symbolic link folders. I think i found it on versiontracker and the utility(option to make a symbolic link) resides in the list of options

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

exile;212810 Wrote: it's pretty easy. surf the web for a symbolic link utility program that will make symbolic link folders. I think i found it on versiontracker and the utility(option to make a symbolic link) resides in the list of options when i control click on a folder. Where's the easy

Re: [slim] Nokia 770 controlling SN player

poneeboy;212814 Wrote: I am considering buying a Nokia 770 but I am using squeezenetwork about 90% of the time. Can you control the SB3 player (not the web site) when it is connected to squeezenetwork? I find browsing through Rhapsody using the one line at a time interface on the SB3 a

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

It works! Thanks! -- sapnho sapnho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12114 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36622 ___

Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox

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Re: [slim] Multiple servers - changing player to new server FROM the server?

Doh... putting in both server names was the trick.. guess its not much good being to switch to a different server if you can't switch back! Many thanks BT -- BigTony We're Only In It For The Music! www.zappateers.com

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

It seems I am seeing more and more posts about music libraries spread over multiple disks and people having difficulty figuring out how to get SlimServer to see it all. Is it time for SlimServer to have more than one music folder in it's configuration? -- 4mula1

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

mvalera;212811 Wrote: Nothing leading about it... SqueezeNetwork and MP3tunes works right now with our current products. :P To me it's the perfect solution for having your entire music collection available to you from anywhere via the internets. Just add Squeezebox and speakers. Well,

Re: [slim] I want a Squeezebox boombox

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Re: [slim] More than one music folder

jjzolx- good of you to throw out a warning. there are problems associated with symbolic links. the problem I discovered was that my trackstat ratings for files that exist in a symbolically linked folder don't translate well when exporting trackstat info to music magic mixer. but as far as slim

Re: [slim] RadioIO

Andy - Nice work getting us back online. Things were looking pretty dicey for a couple of days there. Hope they're able to stabilize things soon over at RadioIO. Just noticed that we're now hearing commercials on the RadioIO streams you provided in SlimPicks. We're RadioIO subscribers, so I

Re: [slim] More than one music folder

4mula1;212840 Wrote: It seems I am seeing more and more posts about music libraries spread over multiple disks and people having difficulty figuring out how to get SlimServer to see it all. Is it time for SlimServer to have more than one music folder in it's configuration? Long overdue,

Re: [slim] RadioIO

The links that are used now are generic - i.e. not personalised. If you look on the RadioIO site you will see that there isn't even a way to login at the moment. -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond

Re: [slim] RadioIO

Right, I linked to the ad-supported streams in Picks. Once they get their issues worked out, premium streams should work again as before. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292

Re: [slim] Can't get Cover Art to work!?

Sorry for my late scan - my work is killing me.. Here are the result from the nightly build Slimserver. Still no images. 2007-07-06 21:16:54.5937 Import: Adding Slim::Music::PlaylistFolderScan Scan 2007-07-06 21:16:54.5943 Import: Adding Slim::Music::MusicFolderScan Scan 2007-07-06

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze stopped working

Benway;212741 Wrote: Upgrade Softsquueze to v3.4 Thanks very much Benway. Upgrading to V3.4 done the trick and everything seems to be working fine. -- RalphO RalphO Transporter/Audio Research SP9/Bryston ST4/Magneplanar MG1.6QR

Re: [slim] SqueezeFox - Slimserver extension for Firefox

So I installed the 0.7.3 xpi (though the version still reads 0.7.2 in firefox). Thanks for making volume control optional, that's working. In preferences I have checked display notification on track change and display album art in notification, but I see no such notification, and the track name

Re: [slim] RadioIO

Andy, Thanks for the workaround! -- Dee Dee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5092 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36529

Re: [slim] More problems with Vista

Thanks for the reply, Triode. I have tried uninstalling and then installing the latest nightly build, 20070706. The setup does not finish. I left it for about 30 minutes and the setup is showing a full progress bar but does not complete. I load task manager and find that there are 3 program

Re: [slim] Can't get Cover Art to work!?

Nothing in the log is showing artwork information. Did you use the following command: scanner.exe --d_import --d_artwork f:\musik\cd -wipe Also, did you download the 6.5.3 build from this site: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/ make sure you download the windows executable

Re: [slim] More problems with Vista

Does SlimTray have privileges for the firewall? I would kill all applications / services and reboot. Then try to run SlimTray.exe (SlimServer from the menu). What happens? If this does not work, open a cmd window cd to the directory containing slim.exe, run slim.exe manually and post any

Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin

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Re: [slim] problem with nokia770 skin

Hey, My brother was just having this same problem with the same fix. So, just so you know, it was nice having a recent thread about this :). Skin looks really nice. Thanks. -- methane methane's Profile:

[slim] Many SBs, easy access to Sync/Unsync?

Hi, I've got a handful of SBs around the house, and often want to Sync/Unsync. The SB's are tucked away in cupboards, so I'm usually using a PC to control them. Is there an easier way to control the Sync settings without going via: Player Settings -- Audio -- Sync ? tks for any advice NT --

Re: [slim] Is It Possible To Get AOL-XM Radio Stations?

Maybe i'm blind but i don't see the aol radio station in the XM plugin... Does a AOL radio plugin exist ? I would like to listen to Emo and Punk U channel through Slimserver, if possible. -- sneeze sneeze's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox

I might buy one, many of the uber SB fans around here would too. But would jo public buy them and and significant quantities? No way. What's the point in it really? think about it, you might as well have a cheap HDD in it (it's not like you will need a lossless format for such as device). That

Re: [slim] Many SBs, easy access to Sync/Unsync?

netim3;212874 Wrote: Hi, I've got a handful of SBs around the house, and often want to Sync/Unsync. The SB's are tucked away in cupboards, so I'm usually using a PC to control them. Is there an easier way to control the Sync settings without going via: Player Settings -- Audio -- Sync

Re: [slim] Many SBs, easy access to Sync/Unsync?

netim3;212874 Wrote: Hi, I've got a handful of SBs around the house, and often want to Sync/Unsync. The SB's are tucked away in cupboards, so I'm usually using a PC to control them. Is there an easier way to control the Sync settings without going via: Player Settings -- Audio -- Sync

Re: [slim] Can't get Cover Art to work!?

kdf;212868 Wrote: Nothing in the log is showing artwork information. Did you use the following command: scanner.exe --d_import --d_artwork f:\musik\cd -wipe Also, did you download the 6.5.3 build from this site: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/ make sure you

Re: [slim] Many SBs, easy access to Sync/Unsync?

Is it possible to craft URLs that (cause SlimServer to) set/unset Sync directly, and then bookmark those? (I suppose you'd need separate URLs for each player as the player-id would have to be one of the arguments.) -- Brian -- Brian Ritchie

Re: [slim] SqueezeFox - Slimserver extension for Firefox

I'm having the same problem mentioned above. I was using 0.7 and the current track was usually correct. I tried .7.3 and .7.2 and both just show the current track as Fetching server data -- jahlborn jahlborn's

Re: [slim] Playlists-Why can't I listen to the song first before adding?

Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated! Mark -- yooper yooper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8835 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36607

[slim] Weird Squeezebox Problem

I just moved and was excited to finally get my computer and stereo unpacked and set up. However, my Squeezebox is behaving very strangely. It connects to the wireless network and the Slimserver with no problem. It responds to the remote and even begins playing music. But after about 10

Re: [slim] All of a sudden: connectivity problems

I had a similar problem to this, went down the path of buying another router etc. Not sure what audio ports you are using? as I was having problem with the analog ports, once I changed over to the fiber port the problem went away. Tried different analog cables and still had problems - but

[slim] Squeezebox fades

My squeezebox, seems to fade every few minutes (and says it's connecting). My transporter (similar distance) has no issues. Any ideas? -- rubi1971 rubi1971's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12262