[slim] Re: Good price on Squeezebox (UK)

Multi Task Computing (http://www.multitask-computing.co.uk/) do two wireless SB3s for £399 including postage etc. Thats where i got mine at the start of the year :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile:

[slim] Re: Good price on Squeezebox (UK)

Sorry, should have read your post closer :) Phone them and ask? I can't remember his name, but the guy who runs Multi Task was very pleasant and helpful when i contacted them -- funkstar funkstar's Pro

[slim] Re: Windows Media Center Edition + 6.2.2

no need to download again, just install 6.2.2 over the top of itself and everything should be fine. I've seen this on XP and Server 2003 SBE, although it doesn't happen all the time either. -- funkstar funkstar

[slim] Re: Software numbering system

st continue to 0.100. there are no hard and fast rules for this sort of thing :) But what KDF and JJZolx said is more relevant to Slimserver development -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

[slim] Re: Has anoybody used the Squeezebox successfully in the UK?

Uk Resellers: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_resellers.html#uk and here is a page from the Wiki about Internet Radio: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?InternetRadio hope this is of help to you :) -- funkstar

[slim] Re: Lost SlimServer.exe

Seems odd to me, after all, it is just an IE control on a form and the same HTML data sent to it from the server. You *may* have problems using it in future versions if the skins are updated to use some more advanced features like AJAX and advanced form validation etc. -- funkstar

[slim] Re: qnap ts-101 question

Paul from Progressive has said in another thread that he will happily take the unit back and re-install slimserver on a drive if it dies. I don't know where he would stand on installing Slimserver on a barebones TS-101 from another vendor though. -- fun

[slim] Re: Roku and SB synchronization

bedroom appartment) it works well when they are syc'ed perfectly -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.p

[slim] Re: Qnap TS-101

I was going to suggest something like this a couple of times, but never got round to posting :) If there was a NAS forum some stickies to cover frequent questions would be a big benefit i think. -- funkstar funkstar&#

[slim] Re: Is there an easy way to run SlimServer on a Networked Hard Drive (with pc off) ?

sure there are advantages, like integrating seemlessly with ActiveDirectory or an Exchange cluster etc. But suffice to say they are deffinately a lot higher end than we are talking about here :) -- funkstar funkstar'

[slim] Re: Play AACplus

) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23615 ___ discuss mailing

[slim] Re: Where is the "complete" solution?!

dedicated single box solution. Going by the name of the company *Slim*devices, i doubt this is the path they would be likely to go down :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

[slim] Re: Where is the "complete" solution?!

oduct. That sounds all suspiciously similar to a Qnap TS-101 to me Michael :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

[slim] Re: How can I get rid of 'Touch' skin in SlimServer?

I think touch was designed for a kiosk type situation, where the screen would always be used for controling Slimserver. In that case, you might not want to have any of the setup functions available, as you don't want guests etc. messing around with your configuration. -- fun

[slim] Re: How can I get rid of 'Touch' skin in SlimServer?

ace I stand corrected then. I had assumed they didn't :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://fo

[slim] Re: Anyway to steam mysic to a wireless PDA?

Have you looked at SlimRemote by Michael Herger? can be run on the following devices: PocketPC MS SmartPhone Casio BE-300 HandHeldPC Pro Sharp Zaurus Linux Desktop Windows Desktop Any Java 1.2 VM http://www.herger.net/slim/detail.php?nr=912 -- funkstar

[slim] Re: Where is the "complete" solution?!

king a new OS onto the box, or opening up the internal software somehow. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthr

[slim] Re: Interesting article on DRM

from mixed mode CDs that also have the compressed version on a data track), but "copy protection" is. Well, copy protection is a little strong, as with EAC and my Plextor Premium i have yet to find a disk i can't rip. -- funkstar -

[slim] Re: Help me choose the right router!

I know i replied on Hexus, but i just had a thought. If you are not using ADSL and aren't going to be in the near future, then all you need in an access point. Do you have any wired devices you want to connect as well? Basic access points should be dirt cheap these days. -- fun

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Upgrade?

tomorrow? excellent! would really like a 770 but version 2 would be better :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Is there a 'song preview' plugin or option?

You could use Softsqueeze i guess, works just the same way as a Squeezebox -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Upgrade?

Just seen this on Engadget: http://tinyurl.com/por7j No new Nokia 770, but Google Talk and a software Keyboard will be added via software update. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

[slim] Re: why cannot I type the letter "C" ?

ok that sounds a bit weird. What skin are you using for the web interface? I can't think of any particular reason this would be happening to be honest. Try using the Default skin you can change to this temporarily by going to http://:9000/DEFAULT/ -- fun

[slim] Re: why cannot I type the letter "C" ?

Very weird. no idea how that worked if you were already using the default skin. Any chance hot keys have been setup on your system? i don't think standard pages dictate hot keys like that... -- funkstar funks

[slim] Re: why cannot I type the letter "C" ?

well you learn something new every day... -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: 6.2.2 scan needs hours and hours to complete

>From disgruntled to happy in 32 minutes. if that some kind of record? :D -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth

[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com

seanadams Wrote: > And finally, "interconnect" isn't even a noun, so it's a silly name for > a cable either way. I agree whith watever the CEO says :D -- funkstar funkstar's Profile

[slim] Re: Squeezebox with Network Hard Drive ?

There really should be a dedicated NAS forum on here these days with stickies :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Expected speed from TS-101 QNAP and Squeezebox 3

well with 830+ albums and 12000ish tracks mine takes 6 second (roughly, didn't use a stop watch, just counted) to list all the albums. this is using the 500gig version, although the actual drive shouldn't make a difference --

[slim] Re: Fishbone is not displayed good on 1 PC

looks like it isn't loading the style sheet. odd. have you tried emptying the cache etc? do other skins (like Default) work? you can try it quickly by going to http://192.168.0.1:9000/DEFAULT/ -- funkstar funks

[slim] Re: Finding it difficult to decide usb/fwire externals or nas........

i get the Cat5e wireing done in my flat i'll see how it all works out. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh

[slim] Re: Expected speed from TS-101 QNAP and Squeezebox 3

i haven't explored the Qnaps settings yet, i'll have to see if that make a difference when i get home next week -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View th

[slim] Re: Play Function On Remote Not Working

://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?HardwareComparison for more details -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: Finding it difficult to decide usb/fwire externals or nas........

t (the Qnap is 400MHz, but not a powerful per mhz). -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24286 __

[slim] Re: Play Function On Remote Not Working

tory reset. This would be part of the firmware update process, so it was maybe that that did it. Your SB could have just got a little confused at some point and needed a kick :) Not that it matters if it is all sorted now. --

[slim] Re: Palm FM audio stream not working on my Squeeze Box 1

u go: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23615&highlight=aacplus good luck -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

[slim] Re: Expected speed from TS-101 QNAP and Squeezebox 3

ah. fair enough then. I wasn't worried about the speed, afterall it's a NAS device that wasn't initially designed to run Slimserver. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

[slim] Re: Internet Radio with QNAP TS-101

extremely unreliable in the wrong situation. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthr

[slim] Re: Question On How To Properly Tag/Burn CD's

it to get fresh data. I can't remember all the places it looks for info, but Amazon is one source. It'll even pull down album reviews and cover art. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

[slim] Re: SB4 and/or a high-end model, when?

sing could be modified so you could slip it into a 'boom box' type enclosure and all the ports connected up that would be neat. Especially if the unit looked something like the iPod hifi -- funkstar funkstar

[slim] Re: NAS Device

h the Qnap build of SlimServer, then you can always ask. Paul is pretty happy to expand/improve his install files. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View th

[slim] Re: Trying to add radio stations in particular BBC

So surely something must give at some point. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthr

[slim] Re: Which plugins work with Qnap?

plugins to NAS devices. Providing they do not need any modifications to run that is. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/s

[slim] Re: NAS Device

a system that is the same as the Infrant ReadyNAS :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24428 __

[slim] Re: Which plugins work with Qnap?

Seineseeker Wrote: > Thanks Funkstar, wouldnt I be better off with a linkstation then, if I > can get over the installation issues I would have control over it > myself and into the future? I guess it depends. I really couldn't be done with the hastle of hacking a linkstation a

[slim] Re: SLIMP3 for sale...

wasn't going to, but well, bugger it, i put a bid in :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.p

[slim] Re: NAS Device

size this could easily be done for under £1000. And then you have a decent file server you could use for all sorts :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View thi

[slim] Re: Stealth (hidden) Installation Possible? - ie without physical access to the SB3

gets really steamy, i can't see there would be a problem with them. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.p

[slim] Re: How many streams at the same time ?

is better as each frame being sent contains more data. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: Trying to add radio stations in particular BBC

servers to support the streams and encoding etc. The WMA streams for the digital chanels are out sourced to a third party, the BBC does not stream them to you itself. I wouldn't be surprised if the BBC does move to a more open system eventually.

[slim] Re: Trying to add radio stations in particular BBC

Interesting, thanks for the link. Pitty there aren't a lot of details there, but i like the idea. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this th

[slim] Rhapsody support coming very soon? WAS Re: [Slim-Checkins]

Doesn't mean diddly to me, but it is still pretty cool. Removes one of the negative points the SB gets in reviews etc. Also not the first time big updates have been spotted in SVN before they were announced. The SB3 leaked that way too :) -- fun

[slim] Re: updating slimserver

ed from when you got it first. this only effects Slimserver and not any of the internal Qnap software. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http

[slim] Rhapsody support coming very soon? WAS Re: [Slim-Checkins]

No. it's a firmware update for the SB2/3 only. The SB1 has different hardware and does not support direct streaming, this is the feature that SqueezeNetwork, Pandora and Rhapsody make use of. -- funkstar funks

[slim] Re: updating slimserver

shouldn't be. I've been listening to AlienBBC today with that update applied last night. Not heard of anyone else having issues on the BIG TS-101 thread. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.

[slim] Re: SB4 and/or a high-end model, when?

dwc Wrote: > Sharks with laser beams. Please. not ill-tempered sea bas then? -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdev

[slim] Re: NAS Device

in 3x 5.25" bays Gives you an idea of what is out there :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthr

[slim] Possibly a very dumb question

gs ¦o) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24544 ___ discuss ma

[slim] Re: Possibly a very dumb question

thanks sean. good excuse to track down one of those little digital amps and have a play then :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Qnap TS-101 and AlienBBC

odd. Thats where it is on mine -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: Shuttles New "Slim" PC

oooh! thats pretty cool. Probably uses the same style of cooling as a laptop. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Wall mount

That is a very very nice install Pete. Well done :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: Shuttles New "Slim" PC

The spec is higher: Core Duo 1.8ghz and 250gig hard drive compaired to 1.66ghz and 80gig but still pretty expensive compaired to the Mac Mini -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

[slim] Re: Gapless MP3 w/ LAME ....?

How about if you tell slimserver to transcode to FLAC or wav before sending to the SB? I can't test this just now, i'm not at home, but it might work. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.

[slim] Re: OT (not really): Apple iTunes Facing Legal Pressure in Europe

k* they have purchased. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24628 _

[slim] Re: I am sure this issue was raised thousends times ...

an alarm clock. Also, i don't have a multi Zone amp, which would probably cost more than the additional SB i have :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View

[slim] Re: Mac Mini - the SB Killer

i play the music straight to your stereo. this is why there are several replies to the thread saying there is comparison at all. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View

[slim] Re: Networked hard drives vs. tiny, quiet PCs

g about it? -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24634 ___ discu

[slim] Re: Mac Mini - the SB Killer

:) Everyones setup is different i can't say i get the same problems as you with internet streaming. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Networked hard drives vs. tiny, quiet PCs

store if i ever need them. And once my FLAC files are on DVD, i don't need another backup of them, i just re-fresh the disk with that artist if i add a new album of theirs. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://fo

[slim] Re: You have got to be kidding Me!

of fault tollerant storage (I'll not say RAID-5 storage, because it isn't, it does have 1 drive of parity but it uses JBOD for the others i think) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices

[slim] Re: Where to buy a Qnap TS-101 in UK

Multi Task Computing are also an official reseller for Progressive so will also be supported with updates etc. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Remote Access? - Two SBs, miles apart....

dress. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24729 ___ discu

[slim] Re: AlienBBC Questions

he pauses in the spectrum analyser on my bedroom player, doesn't happen in the living room though. it the player wireless? my bedroom one is, the other is wired. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

[slim] Re: Squeezebox Audio Network

n the same box as the software creating the MMS stream. Both these servers would need to be available over your network or the internet though. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

[slim] Re: SB4 and/or a high-end model, when?

upload it web space online and link to it. I have space if you need. PM me. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: AlienBBC Questions

just noticed, my wired player does this too. strange i never noticed it before. I'm using a Qnap NAS. Menus are still nice and responsive though. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

[slim] Re: Using SB3 in China

can't think you would have any problems. is the power pack not universal 110v to 240v? that way you only need a socket converter. do you use internet radio? would this be affected by Chinas massive internet firewall? -- fun

[slim] Re: Now that I have ripped all my CD's...

h those look pretty good. I'm not a fan of archival systems that mean throwing away the plastic cases. but i like the look of them I guess i could go hunting, but any idea if they are available in the UK? -- fun

[slim] Quick flac2mp3 question

ks as: \ (Disc #)\ - (Disk #) - - All the correct disk numbers etc. are present in the FLAC tags. Whill this translate correctly to MP3 if i use flac2mp3? thanks :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimd

[slim] Re: Now that I have ripped all my CD's...

s. i was refering to the CanAm units, which, after a bit of digging on their website, i discovered they have UK pricing and ordering. I'll have to bookmark that one for later :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile:

[slim] Re: Slimserver Remote

suggest trying to find someone you can borrow a unit off of for a try out. Might not be possible, depends on how many geeky/techy friends you have (i don't have enough) :) -- funkstar funkstar's Pro

[slim] Re: Squeezebox Audio Network

i'm pretty sure that if you feed the radio stream through Slimserver it will only use one connection and then stream it out to seperate devices. Kind of like multicast, but not. -- funkstar funkstar's Pro

[slim] Re: Now that I have ripped all my CD's...

lier, i'm sure i could find something like that for a lot less in total. This would be a long term plan though for when i have a study/office at home. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

[slim] Qnap TS-101 accessories

grade the memory in the unit. Is this possible? I could just go and open mine up and remove the plate seperating the drive from the main board, but that would mean no music! thanks paul. ps. good holiday? -- funkstar funks

[slim] Re: No bass coming out of my sub

The amp may also just be taking the stereo signal and using the front two speakers like a basic stereo would. My Pioneer surround amp can do this, they call it Direct Stereo. I usually have it set to Surround: Music instead, that way it uses the surround speakers and the sub. -- funkstar

[slim] Re: Squeezebox with integrated speaker

long and short of it is you'll have to wait and see like the rest of us :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth

[slim] Re: Squeezebox?

dean Wrote: > Mostly, it just made me smile. thats actually a pretty good reason :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdev

[slim] Re: Now that I have ripped all my CD's...

my media. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23124 ___ di

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

Tag&Rename should be able to take your file names and convert them into tags. You can then use FreeDB or Amazon to complete any missing information and get album artwork if you want. -- funkstar funkstar's Prof

[slim] Re: Multiple FM/Amp Setup

zones. *the sync feature is reliable for some, less so for others. There is work in the pipeline to overhaul how this is managed to make it more reliable. this should be in SlimServer 6.5 when it is released http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SoftwareRoadmap -- funkstar

[slim] Re: Quick flac2mp3 question

disk number. Excellent script though, did a much better ob than Foobar2000. for some reason it didn't copy across all the artist names when it transcoded, meant the archos had to guess and had large '?' icons over the album names. -- funkstar ---

[slim] Re: Touchscreen Options

Would be interesting if you got the JackPC working well, controlling a touch screen. This is something that has appealed to me since i first saw the JackPC. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Problem with your Site

works for me -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: Qnap questions

h him. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25049 ___ discuss mailing li

[slim] Re: SB3 runs warm, even when it is idle?

pretty much. a SqueezeBox never really powers off, 'off' is just a player state with different settings for the display and brightness etc. I guess if you set the screen to be completely black it wouldn't be generating any heat, but the rest of the unit will still be powered.

[slim] Re: Wheres everybody buying music now?

never bought music from an online store such as iTunes, never intend to either. Still get all my CDs from local indipendant, high street chains, and online retailers. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile:

[slim] Re: Slimserver performance tuning tips

i think most of it is down to the 600mhz EPIA you are using as a server to be honest, there is only so much a box like that can do. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335

[slim] Re: DHCP Question

or without re-starting your laptop you can open a command window (Start -> Run -> cmd) and enter "ipconfig /renew". If that doesn't work for some weird reason, you can use "ipconfig /release" then "ipconfig /renew". Or like Tom said, just re-boot

[slim] Re: [one day only] SB3 on sale in UK

Yeah, it's generally 11:00 Monday to Thursday and 14:00 on a friday...ish :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

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