Re: [slim] audio fingerprint dupes?

2012-08-09 Thread garym
atrocity wrote: It took forever to scan my 78,000+ tracks and then declared many to be dupes that are not. For example, it can't distinguish between original issues and remasters. Makes me wonder if AudioSafe will not return the same file that was uploaded... I recall several posts on

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released

2012-08-09 Thread db122
Wirrunna wrote: One newby question, in My Music, the standard Artists, Albums, Genres etc. show and Trackstat also appears but the two Spicefly menu items (that appear in the LMS GUI) do not. Is this an Orange Squeeze or Spicefly issue ? I'm definitely a fan of the Nexus 7, although my

Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug

2012-08-09 Thread Phil Meyer
The future is renting rather than owning. If you don't own anything, you don't need a local server. I think you are correct, the only thing that makes me doubt a little bit is the fact that Apple still only allows us to buy music and not rent it. It only gives me some doubts since they have

Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug

2012-08-09 Thread aubuti
Philip Meyer wrote: I agree that cloud services and music rental may appeal to some people, and maybe this is an increasing percentage, but surely a large percentage of people like me are still not going to comit to a subscription based service to play music that they already own. I agree

Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug

2012-08-09 Thread mortslim
Millennials (generation Y) want access over ownership, streaming over storing, and rentals over buying. http://bostinno.com/channels/renting-vs-owning/ mortslim's Profile:

Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug

2012-08-09 Thread mortslim
Music access, not ownership, is the future http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/21/spotify-daniel-ek-brainstorm/ mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread:

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released

2012-08-09 Thread banned for life
Roamed to a different wifi and OS and Squeeze Player worked by IP with one input. Came home and OS very gracefully offered to change to another server. Handy note to Squeeze Player dev: I am able to play to the nexus seven both from my intranet and out in the real world. A fine feature.

Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug

2012-08-09 Thread dasmueller
Renting music reminds me of the old saying- Who makes money the tenant or the landlord ? While I and most others are not interested in making money from owning music I believe it gives one much more flexibility in how one chooses to use it. I for one am a dinosaur and will not willingly go the

Re: [slim] Better Logitech products than the Squeezeboxes

2012-08-09 Thread vw195
The biggest factor for Squeezeboxen for me is that they are dedicated devices with good sound quality. For me its a bit of a pain to turn on bt, pair, switch to music app etc. Its much more simpler just to hit play on the device or unplug my radio and drag it all over the house. And I love my

Re: [slim] Better Logitech products than the Squeezeboxes

2012-08-09 Thread vw195
The biggest factor for Squeezeboxen for me is that they are dedicated devices with good sound quality. For me its a bit of a pain to turn on bt, pair, switch to music app etc. Its much more simpler just to hit play on the device or unplug my radio and drag it all over the house. And I love my