Re: [slim] Do you use a Controller/Phone/PDA with your left or right hand

2009-11-06 Thread Mark Miksis
e BOTH hands equally pippin;482008 Wrote: > Hm... does anybody know whether I can change the poll to add "both"? Done. -- Mark Miksis ---

Re: [slim] Do you use a Controller/Phone/PDA with your left or right hand

2009-11-06 Thread Mark Miksis
perform some action. The beauty of the SBC is you only need one hand. I'm not really sure how that affects my right/left hand preference though :) -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] Sb3 & Boom Display Setup

2009-12-05 Thread Mark Miksis
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Make_Boom_look_like_the_Box -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.

Re: [slim] Sb3 & Boom Display Setup

2009-12-05 Thread Mark Miksis
is to use the plugins page to install MusicInfoSCR. The defaults should match the box. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [slim] Boom or Radio for childrens room

2010-02-20 Thread Mark Miksis
The Boom has metal speaker grilles which can be easily removed and cleaned. The Radio has a cloth speaker grille. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this t

Re: [slim] http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/ broken ?

2010-02-24 Thread Mark Miksis
MrSinatra;520279 Wrote: > sounds like touch is going to be announced any moment now. > (extrapolation) Touch was announced in September. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Proper scoring for troll postings, per seanadams

2010-03-17 Thread Mark Miksis
FWIW, these forums have both thread rating and user reputations enabled. They could possibly benefit from some tweaking and publicity, but they are there. Almost no one ever uses them. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis&#

Re: [slim] Proper scoring for troll postings, per seanadams

2010-03-18 Thread Mark Miksis
w that. AFAIK, the text descriptions can be changed, but we are stuck with the tiny "traffic light" icons instead of just text. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

Re: [slim] Proper scoring for troll postings, per seanadams

2010-03-18 Thread Mark Miksis
I'm also not sure how to give another user negative reputation points. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] outdoor speaker recommendations?

2010-03-26 Thread Mark Miksis
I am happy with the NHT Outdoor Ones. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [slim] Search Forum Broken?

2010-03-27 Thread Mark Miksis
Works for me. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [slim] Licenses Agrrement for SqueezeBox-Server

2010-03-28 Thread Mark Miksis
now or to whom, specifically, you should submit such a request. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh

Re: [slim] What is the "new" way to change music source?

2010-03-29 Thread Mark Miksis
Settings->Advanced->Networking -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.

Re: [slim] What is the "new" way to change music source?

2010-03-29 Thread Mark Miksis
At one time, the philosophy was that any settings likely to be changed less often than once per day (or something like that) should be down under advanced. In that case, I guess it makes sense. -- Mark Miksis Mark

Re: [slim] how to best get audio into my kitchen

2009-05-30 Thread Mark Miksis
I'm not really sure what details would be most useful to you, but FWIW I have a Classic in the living room and a Boom in the kitchen. I almost always turn on both of them and play them synced. -- Mark Miksis

Re: [slim] Squeezebox on twitter

2009-06-04 Thread Mark Miksis
This is mostly my fault. Please let us know what kind of content would be desired on twitter. I plan to restart this effort. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529

[slim] Relaunching the public website as www.logitechsqueezebox.com

2009-06-12 Thread Mark Miksis
experience and what the Squeezebox family does versus just showing a list of products - Address the top questions not being adequately explained on SlimDevices.com - Make branding consistent with Logitech to reduce confusion Feel free to check it out and let us know what you think. -- Mark Miksis

Re: [slim] Relaunching the public website as www.logitechsqueezebox.com

2009-06-12 Thread Mark Miksis
e? At least for now, forums.slimdevices.com, wiki.slimdevices.com, etc will not change. And as I mentioned, www.slimdevices.com will still resolve, but be a redirect. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] Help me

2009-08-01 Thread Mark Miksis
maggior;444617 Wrote: > I wouldn't drop it in the sink, put it in the oven (conventional or > microwave). It might not do well in the dishwasher either. :-). But it is surprisingly easy to clean when the lid flies off of a nearby food provessor :) --

Re: [slim] URLs???

2009-08-22 Thread Mark Miksis
If you listen to a lot of radio, you should explore the various menus under Internet Radio. It contains a very complete and accurate list of internet radio stations, and you don't need to worry about looking up the URL. -- Mark M

Re: [slim] Local Radio Station not Playing

2009-08-29 Thread Mark Miksis
Don't know, works for me on a Boom. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.p

Re: [slim] Announce: Community Squeeze

2013-04-10 Thread Mark Miksis
JackOfAll wrote: > The Wandboard Dual is the preferred hardware platform. This will not > change. The JS DAC carrier board has been designed to work with the > Wandboard and its EDM connector. If you wish to use the JS designed DAC > carrier board when it becomes available, it will only work with

Re: [slim] Announce: Community Squeeze

2013-04-10 Thread Mark Miksis
Triode wrote: > To add to this - we specifically picked the Wandboard for two reasons > (and you can see some agonising on this on the thread re hardware): > 1) We know it supports USB Dacs well as it has hardware ehci based > scheduling. Other platforms such as Beaglebone and Pi have serious >

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-04-12 Thread Mark Miksis
I've been having the same thoughts about USB displays - both touch and non. They are much cheaper than hdmi and even a vga resolution would be sufficient in some uses. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

[slim] Recommend "good" quality USB speakers

2013-04-17 Thread Mark Miksis
As a non-audiophile, I've been thinking about how I might use Squeezelite with a Pi/Wandboard/etc as a tabletop replacement. Can anyone recommend good quality USB speakers (AC powered) suitable for this purpose? By "good", I mean something similar in size, price and quality to the Audioengine A2

Re: [slim] Recommend "good" quality USB speakers

2013-04-17 Thread Mark Miksis
guidof wrote: > Nothing wrong with the Audioengine A2, unless you can afford the A5. Oh, I agree. I like them both. My question is whether there is something similar with an integrated USB DAC. Mark Miksis's Profile: ht

Re: [slim] Recommend "good" quality USB speakers

2013-04-18 Thread Mark Miksis
cliveb wrote: > I don't have a speaker recommendation for you, but if you are thinking > about running Squeezelite on a Pi, be warned that the Pi's USB > implementation is known to have issues that mean it is not compatible > with some USB DACs. > > I have Squeezelite running on a Pi feeding a c

Re: [slim] Recorder Plugin that can schedule recordings?

2013-04-29 Thread Mark Miksis
dar.fm integrates with the mp3tunes app and works pretty well. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98687 _

Re: [slim] Recorder Plugin that can schedule recordings?

2013-04-29 Thread Mark Miksis
mkanet wrote: > DAR.FM looks like it uses a pretty sketchy way to gain access to Howard > Stern daily radio shows. I tried it one time; and, it already gave me > an error related to accessing todays stream. I have no idea how it > access the radio show when it doesnt even ask for my sirusxm > c

Re: [slim] Google competition to spotify

2013-05-15 Thread Mark Miksis
Let's see whether it has an api available. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98772 _

Re: [slim] Using Phone Turns Off Squeezeboxes

2013-08-13 Thread Mark Miksis
SqueezeCommander has an option, which is off by default, to mute or lower the volume when the phone the phone is in use. Did you enable this? Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View

Re: [slim] need help for linux transition

2013-08-15 Thread Mark Miksis
I use easytag. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99407 ___ discuss maili

Re: [slim] Weird MAC address issue on Squeezebox Classic.

2013-10-06 Thread Mark Miksis
I've seen this happen to my SB2's after a power glitch where a byte or 2 of the MAC will flip to FF. You can set the MAC address in the firmware menu. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2013-11-11 Thread Mark Miksis
Anyone running Orange Squeeze on KitKat yet? Any issues? Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467 __

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2013-11-17 Thread Mark Miksis
I've been running Orange Squeeze Preview for a few days on a Nexus 7 with Kit Kat. No problems so far. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2013-11-21 Thread Mark Miksis
slartibartfast wrote: > Just updated my 2012 Nexus 7 to kit kat and Orange Squeeze initially > worked but after rebooting the device it crashes every time I try to > access Artists, Albums etc. This applies to preview version as well. The 1.x version hangs/crashes for me too, but I didn't notice

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2013-12-03 Thread Mark Miksis
Skyhawk wrote: > Hi there. At the weekend, I downloaded both the preview and "regular" > versions of Orange Squeeze to my Google Nexus 7. It looks great and > seems very smooth. However, the app only seems to display the list-view. > I've played around with the number of columns but I can't get t

Re: [slim] 8 TB Storage and more...

2013-12-20 Thread Mark Miksis
For anyone considering cloud backup, I'm very happy with crashplan.com. It's about $60 per year for unlimited storage. The initial backup can take quite a while depending on how much data you have, but from then on it just updates itself incrementally. Upload speed seems to be limited only by m

Re: [slim] 8 TB Storage and more...

2013-12-22 Thread Mark Miksis
jimzak wrote: > I wonder if backing up 7 TB of files is even feasible? Seeing that even > over USB 2, a 2TB drive takes 12-24 hours, I doubt it. crashplan.com offers an option where you can ship them a drive for the initial backup at an extra cost. Otherwise, yeah it can take quite a while. E

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...

2014-02-12 Thread Mark Miksis
Is there any way to have Orange Squeeze Preview available as one of the "Start App" options? Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthr

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...

2014-02-13 Thread Mark Miksis
jimbobvfr400 wrote: > In OSP just goto the player screen and click the option to start > squeezeplayer. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll try doing it that way. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [slim] Possible to record radio stream?

2014-08-12 Thread Mark Miksis
I've found dar.fm to be unreliable. They have also slowly removed features from the free version over the last few years. I now use streamripper which is a simple tool that can be run from cron. Mark Miksis's Profile: htt

Re: [slim] Announcement - ickStream open beta release on Squeezebox !

2014-11-15 Thread Mark Miksis
This is very cool. I don't have a use case for ickstream right now, but it's great to see development like this getting released. Congrats guys! Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 V

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2015-02-03 Thread Mark Miksis
To me, the sad thing is that I wonder how many other potential third party projects or contributors are deterred by the mystery and uncertainty of all this. I suspect that the truth about all of this is much more mundane and narrowly defined than most people suspect. Without knowing that for sur

Re: [slim] Microwave oven interference

2015-03-04 Thread Mark Miksis
Mnyb wrote: > Another q should a microwave oven really leak that much ? I would change > the oven . My old wrt54gl did not have problems with my microwave . > And especially if the effect is not very local and if it can disturb > stuff rooms away , I would definitely change the oven . Agreed. O

Re: [slim] Cheap tablets to use as a Controller

2012-02-21 Thread Mark Miksis
Note that many of these cheap tablets come with no Google apps which means no Market. Be prepared to sideload the Logitech app and anything else you will need. Depending on your budget, you can also look for a used Nook Color and install a custom ROM. -- Mark Miksis

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2012-08-29 Thread Mark Miksis
simbo wrote: > ...as long as Rhapsody, last.fm, TuneIn, etc don't change their APIs. > Which they will. If there's no incentive to update mysb.com it *will* > die. This is the key point. I anticipate that my SBs obsolescence will be driven by incompatibilities with music services going forward.

Re: [slim] the new Squeezebox products are good (because servers and linux are burnt toast)

2012-09-07 Thread Mark Miksis
Marvell and Globalscale have done a crappy job of supporting their products and developing a community around them. It's a mistake to judge the Linux community as a whole based on this example. Mark Miksis's Profile: http:

Re: [slim] Agh! When did this (end of SqueezeBox) start??

2012-09-09 Thread Mark Miksis
lambono wrote: > Agh! When did this (end of SqueezeBox) start?? Late 2006. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96391

Re: [slim] Paid music services over Squeezebox players in the future- is this gonna discontinue?

2012-09-18 Thread Mark Miksis
mherger wrote: > Because you are not alone there are no plans to shut down mysb.com. I think the real question is what will happen if, for example, Spotify changes their API and updates are needed on the MySB side to keep it active. Will the music services just all fade away one by one as this

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-01-23 Thread Mark Miksis
pippin wrote: > They do license a lot for the players. > There are two aspects here: > Software licenses (probably for mp3, WMA, and AAC) and patent fees (at > least mp3 and WMA, not sure about AAC). Both come with a fixed minimum > cost that makes them prohibitive at low volumes. Note also that

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-01-28 Thread Mark Miksis
dustinsterk wrote: > Hello John, > I have started a list of things we will need going forward. Please > include your username for anything you want to help or assist with and > copy and paste this list in your post (so it continues to grow): > 1) Hardware design and implementation - John S. > 2

Re: [slim] Community SB: expansion infrastructure

2013-02-25 Thread Mark Miksis
JohnSwenson wrote: > Gen05 is going to have an ethernet jack, serial port, RCA analog and > TOSLINK digital, and two host USB ports, thats it. It just enough to be > able to get drivers going for our audio interfaces. I'm thinking that > this just has Squeezelite for the first launch of Gen1 boa

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-20 Thread Mark Miksis
How about a single front panel LED that indicates connection status via a complicated series of different colors and flashing rates? :P Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this t

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-20 Thread Mark Miksis
pperse wrote: > It sounds like the indicator of the Reciver. Yes. It was a joke... Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] Community Squeezebox: The Name Vote (Round 2)

2013-03-22 Thread Mark Miksis
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98200 Question: W

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-22 Thread Mark Miksis
JohnSwenson wrote: > There is no concept of "factory reset" like there was on the Touch. The > Touch used a union file system with a separate file that kept the > changes to the relesed image. The factory reset just cleared out the > "changes" file. The software guys do not seem to be develop

Re: [slim] spotify smart tv

2013-03-26 Thread Mark Miksis
I agree - I don't want to have to turn on my TV to listen to music. However, Spotify has changed how I use my SBs. I have basically stopped maintaining my local music library and only have a library of specific artists and albums that are not on Spotify. So I now use my SBs in one of three mode

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread Mark Miksis
bpa wrote: > This post is long and a more of a brain dump to help others think about > and discuss the issue. > > I've done a bit of investigation into Chromecast to see what sort of > solution is possible and whether it would be usable. Very interesting. I've been giving some thought to what

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread Mark Miksis
Mark Miksis wrote: > Very interesting. I've been giving some thought to what I will switch > to when the SB is no longer viable and this device is high on my list. > My current LMS usage consists of: > - Spotify (using Triode's plugin) > - Local music (just a small

Re: [slim] Chromecast Audio ideal for Squeezebox replacement hardware?

2015-10-16 Thread Mark Miksis
bpa wrote: > If you replaced all your SB players - I agree it makes no sense. Ah, now I see! Makes sense now. I'm curious, do you think your solution would have reliable sync? Either between chromecast players or between heterogenous players? I'm anxious to see how well the future sync featu

Re: [slim] Anyone using Google Home, IFTTT and Home Assistant to control LMS?

2018-01-19 Thread Mark Miksis
itm wrote: > So I finally cracked it, and have Google Home controlling my LMS > server/players. Very cool - thanks for documenting this. I'm looking forward to trying this when I have time to set it up. Mark Miksis's Pro

Re: [slim] A Spotify virgin seeking guidance

2019-01-03 Thread Mark Miksis
Maybe I'm missing something, but the simplest approach is probably to just install the Spotty plugin on your existing server. Why does using Spotify warrant a new server? Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Linux

2019-02-03 Thread Mark Miksis
There are many folks running LMS on lots of different flavors of Linux. it works great and has a lot of support on this boards. Just pick something fairly mainstream and you'll be fine. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] forums.slimdevices.com - slow

2020-10-23 Thread Mark Miksis
Agreed. It's been slow the past few weeks, but today is MUCH worse. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113105 _

[slim] Android TV App?

2020-11-06 Thread Mark Miksis
Are there any apps that work well on Android TV? I don't need a player, just a controller/artwork display. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [slim] Android TV App?

2020-11-12 Thread Mark Miksis
Thanks. I have the Chromecast with Google TV, so I've just been casting the Material Skin. I'll give Squeeze Ctrl a try. Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http:/

Re: [slim] Can I use a chromebook to run my LMS ?

2022-01-11 Thread Mark Miksis
chicks wrote: > It will run in the Linux container. Unfortunately, the IP addresses on > the Linux container won't be available outside of the ChromeBook, unless > there's some workaround I'm not aware of. It's a very secure OS. The Linux settings have a port forwarding section. ---

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