[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-21 Thread jmpage2
mattybain Wrote: > Does this actually work? I only question it because of this link direct > from the LastFM website > http://xurble.org/about/iScrobblerforWindowsFAQ.php where it says "Will > songs I listen to on my iPod be submitted to Audioscrobbler? > > Unfortunately not at the moment. The

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-20 Thread mattybain
jmpage2 Wrote: > > 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. D

Re: [slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-20 Thread ron thigpen
And here is a link to an interesting discussion of how each service works, and how they might differ in usage: http://www.stevekrause.org/steve_krause_blog/2006/01/pandora_and_las.html --rt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http:/

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-18 Thread Kyle
pedalvet Wrote: > This is the first I've heard of LastFM. I assume from the discussion > here that you can stream LastFM over the SB, like you can with Pandora? > From the posts here, sounds very much worth checking out. Go to the plugins page for info. -- Kyle ---

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-18 Thread pedalvet
This is the first I've heard of LastFM. I assume from the discussion here that you can stream LastFM over the SB, like you can with Pandora? >From the posts here, sounds very much worth checking out. -- pedalvet pedalvet'

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-18 Thread fairyliquidizer
jmpage2 Wrote: > What the heck is MMM? You can use it to manager your album database and make mixes from the Squeezebox, MMM, or Slimserver. -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/mem

Re: [slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread Jack Coates
... > 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 f

Re: [slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread kdf
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: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread jmpage2
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.s

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread Kyle
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 Pr

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread fairyliquidizer
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

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread jmpage2
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

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread Siduhe
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 t

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread Kyle
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

[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?

2006-02-17 Thread Siduhe
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 b