Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Worried about of the future of LMS..................

2012-09-02 Thread maggior
Ikabob wrote: Originally Posted by Grumpy Bob . but in my view they ought to have has a Touch equivalent ready for the launch. IMHO, if they don't have a Touch equivalent plus synchronization capability among devices, then they would never be a competitor in the music system

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Worried about of the future of LMS..................

2012-09-02 Thread maggior
I guess I should have qualified the statement ...I'm happy. I'm not as concerned as I would be if I was still in the middle of building my system. I really only have one room where I could use a squeezebox (dining room) but it's used so infrequently (1 maybe 2 days per year) it really isn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Can one copy files from the SD card to an attached USB Hard Drive?

2012-05-18 Thread maggior
I haven't done it myself, but I think you would have to log into the touch to a command prompt and execute a cp (copy) command to copy the files. How do you log into a command prompt you ask? That I don't remember offhand. You will also have to figure out at which locations in the file system

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] mount iPod as USB drive to SB touch

2012-03-23 Thread maggior
, this won't work. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander on Xoom. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.5 and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 37,509 songs, 2,934 albums, 515 artists. http://www.last.fm

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tablet for the Touch

2012-03-09 Thread maggior
other things. Honestly, I use my Xoom with SqueezeCommander as a controller more often than my iPod Touch, so I haven't been really paying close attention to recent iPeng enhancements. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tablet for the Touch

2012-03-08 Thread maggior
and Noble Nook Color or Nook Tablet could work too. Look around for refurbs of tablets (Nook Color, Xoom) and you can find a good deal. I would stay away from no-name andriod tablets - they usually don't have good app market or os update support. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Tablet for the Touch

2012-03-08 Thread maggior
garym;694841 Wrote: with the release of ipad3 You mean the New iPad, right? ;-) I think it's funny that despite what Apple says it is, it will become the iPad 3. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander on Xoom

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Any reason to covert FLAC files to other format?

2011-12-20 Thread maggior
dbPowerAmp myself and have left the compression value set to its default value. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander on Xoom. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.5, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Optical vs RCA - electronic interference

2011-11-16 Thread maggior
shielded set of RCA patch cables may be allowing the electrical noise from the digital circuits in the squeezebox to leak into the audio path. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander on Xoom. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SB Touch 209.99 today (Mon 17th) on Logitech site

2011-10-18 Thread maggior
danull;663993 Wrote: Logitech should be giving me free beer based on how many musta sold via my slickdeals post ;-) And next week we'll see a glut these on eBay :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander

[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch for $209 at electronics expo

2011-09-22 Thread maggior
Go to their website and add it to your cart. Then apply the code fallsale. Wish I needed another one :-) -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.5, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Headphone jack on Touch

2011-09-12 Thread maggior
and requires you to hold the amp with one had as you turn the volume knob with the other. This isn't too much of a problem in a portable application, but it is really annoying in a home setup. You wouldn't have this issue with the desktop amp. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] converting to flac

2011-06-20 Thread maggior
Under dsp options, there is a plugin that will remove the original file after successfully encoding a file. It's not exactly an intuitive place for it :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Looking for Stable Squeezebox Server Release

2011-06-01 Thread maggior
I've been running 7.5.0 for over a year with no trouble. The only reason I updated to that version was that I purchased a Touch. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Use headphone jack instead of RCA?

2011-04-20 Thread maggior
Using headphone out will certainly work, but it's bound to introduce some noise since it introduces additional components (op-amps) into the signal path. In your use case, the additional noise may not be apparent. As far as I know you won't damage anything if that is your concern. -- maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Use headphone jack instead of RCA?

2011-04-20 Thread maggior
anemic. In the bedrooms, the Boom sounds fine though. Your approach is a good one - try it out and see how it sounds to you. I suspect you will find it to be good enough. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch just packed up

2011-04-07 Thread maggior
that there was no music! :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 34,767 songs, 2,776 albums, 505 artists. http://www.last.fm/user

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How do you organise your music files???

2011-03-10 Thread maggior
music library and create a MusicIP mix from it. It's great for parties too. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,696 songs, 2,720

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] tinysc scanning questions

2011-03-08 Thread maggior
albums that aren't showing up, you can look for a common denominator to figure out what is wrong. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is there a Consensus on the Format - AIFF, FLAC or ??

2011-02-18 Thread maggior
it preferred, FLAC seems to becoming the standard as a lossless format even outside the world of squeezebox. Aside from wav, FLAC has more hardware support than any other lossless format. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Is there a Consensus on the Format - AIFF, FLAC or ??

2011-02-18 Thread maggior
). True, but I was thinking more in terms of non-portable devices. When I think of lossless, I don't tend to think of portable devices. That's probably just me though :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I need to buy a Squeezebox Touch

2011-02-04 Thread maggior
than the Boom, but has a color LCD screen. You can purchase directly from Logitech. You can also order from Amazon and usually get a discount from list price. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Poll - Do you actually use the touch screen?

2011-01-27 Thread maggior
to be. If I'm on the couch, I'll use iPeng. If I'm up, I'll use the touch's touch interface. I find that the touch interface is a little awkward because of the angle and the fact that I'm standing over it. Ipeng isn't awkward at all since it is in your hand. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Connect Iphone to SB Touch?

2011-01-07 Thread maggior
There is no such plug-in. Since the iPod Touch and iPhone don't don't act like drives when plugged in via USB (like the older iPods did), it can't be read like a drive. Media Monkey can read the contents of the iPod touch, so there is probably a way. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch as a remote compared to Ipod touch + Ipeng

2011-01-05 Thread maggior
I think you'll be happy with your decision. Let us know your impressions once you get you iPod and get settled in with iPeng. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to view songs I played yesterday?

2011-01-04 Thread maggior
. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,696 songs, 2,720 albums, 499 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch as a remote compared to Ipod touch + Ipeng

2011-01-04 Thread maggior
than the Squeezebox Touch. The Squeezebox Touch is better suited to the family room, where everybody can enjoy it and the touch interface is less awkward to use since you are in a standing position. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] A touch remote?

2010-12-02 Thread maggior
. If you perfer the alphabetical listing of albums, you can configure iPeng to do it that way too. I only have my iPod Touch for 4 days or so and already I'm using my laptop a lot less. It's amazing how useful it is for surfing the web even with such a small screen. -- maggior Rich

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Questions prior to purchase

2010-10-27 Thread maggior
You need an amp. Think of the squeezebox like a CD player component, or a DVD player. It just provides line-level output. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to reboot Touch?

2010-10-26 Thread maggior
It's an appliance, so I would hope that no harm would be done if you just pulled the plug. The fact that it is running Linux should not matter. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 2nd Touch Question

2010-08-30 Thread maggior
). Fortunately nobody else in the house has as large a collection as me :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon drops SB Touch -- why?

2010-08-25 Thread maggior
they will come to their senses after the trial is complete and put stuff back up on Amazon and other etailer sites. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch semi-bricked?

2010-08-18 Thread maggior
, this is something I'd look for - perhaps it's applicable to the Touch. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Brand New Touch Does Not Seem To Work

2010-06-21 Thread maggior
right 100% of the time. To me, how a company handles situations like tell a lot obout how good a company it is. Anybody can handle things when they are going well. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch at Crutchfield - Discontinued??

2010-06-08 Thread maggior
is always 20/20. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch at Crutchfield - Discontinued??

2010-06-07 Thread maggior
to think that they would discontinue the product at this point. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch at Crutchfield - Discontinued??

2010-06-06 Thread maggior
or Touch+. The Touch+ would have a souped-up CPU that can run TinySC and charge the full $300. Idle speculation is always fun :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch at Crutchfield - Discontinued??

2010-06-01 Thread maggior
. Dunno, just a guess. It's said out of stock for quite a while. It may just be that they don't plan to carry it in the future. I would think the we don't carry this item anymore option would be simply removing it from the website :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Controlling Touch from Laptop

2010-05-12 Thread maggior
You can also control the player from the squeezeboxserver webpage. Certainly squeezeplay provides a better interface, but if memory usage is a concern, the webpage is an option. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Hmnnn..any reason why my box might have been resealed at the factory??

2010-05-03 Thread maggior
in the factory for a variety of reasons mentioned here. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Best Buy/bestbuy.com?

2010-04-29 Thread maggior
(Amazon, Crutchfield, JR, etc.). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch availablity

2010-04-27 Thread maggior
for coupon code and you will find the shipping code. There was one for the touch too, but that's expired. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch availablity

2010-04-27 Thread maggior
Here's the free overnight shipping code for ordering on the Logitech website: logi_touch. I've seen where others have used it recently. Actually, at the moment the website isn't adding a charge for next day shipping even before I enter the code. Wierd. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch availablity

2010-04-26 Thread maggior
one. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch availablity

2010-04-26 Thread maggior
Amazon shows it in stock and shipping. That's a good sign. Hopefully stock doesn't run out in a day or two. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch + SB3 in the same room?

2010-04-26 Thread maggior
. The touch is controllable with the IR remote too, so you'll want to disable that via a setting in the web UI. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch + SB3 in the same room?

2010-04-26 Thread maggior
toby10;540602 Wrote: Unfortunately Touch has no such setting to turn off IR commands like the SB3/Boom do. ...sigh... I see. Nothing like consistency. At least there is a 3rd party plugin that can address it. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch + SB3 in the same room?

2010-04-26 Thread maggior
erland;540601 Wrote: 1. If you have a universal or JVC remote you can switch the SB3 to JVC remote codes Can you change the Touch to use the JVC codes, thus essentially disabling it? That would accomplish the same thing. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Altering the angle of the Touch

2010-04-24 Thread maggior
maggior;539475 Wrote: I wonder if it would be possible to loosen the screws and wedge something in there to acheive a different angle without shearing the screws. It would depend on how radically you want to change the angle. I'll have a look when I get home. Obviously I took only

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] But... It sounds soooo good

2010-04-23 Thread maggior
turntable or that it doesn't sound great but because of laziness on my part). Yes! It did that to my CD players. It's been years since I've played a CD in my house. I actually have used my turntable more often to digitize some of my old lps to listen on my squeezebox. Enjoy!! -- maggior Rich

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Altering the angle of the Touch

2010-04-23 Thread maggior
the Touch wall mountable. I wonder if it would be possible to loosen the screws and wedge something in there to acheive a different angle without shearing the screws. I'll have a look when I get home. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Altering the angle of the Touch

2010-04-23 Thread maggior
marlo;539253 Wrote: Lego. Marlo's kid is now wondering where the bumper from his Lego police car went :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch keeps doing different things

2010-04-23 Thread maggior
screensaver seems to be much more responsive. I find those very pleasant - the ones on the touch seem jerky and not very responsive. I haven't tried the new onces being developed by Erland and his team of graphic designers - maybe those will perform better. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2

[SlimDevices: Touch] Very impressed! question though re: headphones

2010-04-23 Thread maggior
into your stereo receiver, which you would expect to mute the speakers. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] And Now The Touch?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
on the same OS. That doesn't justify the hate toward the Touch however. As somebody that has suffered through issues with the Duet and currently owns both a Duet and a Touch, I can say that the release of the Touch is a completely different experience. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] And Now The Touch?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
it as a controller. The price will likely drop over time. I'm fortunate that where mine is I can use it as both easily. I have it connected to a headphone amp next to my man chair, which sits in front of my main music listening setup which has a SBR connected to it. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and burn in

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
car ever run smoother, faster, etc. because you washed and waxed it? Because you changed the oil? Mine has :-). And I'm still not immune. I recently had my car detailed and I swear my car runs better. Does it really? Of course not, but my brain perceives it as such. -- maggior Rich

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] What is the hardware version of your Touch?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
Is there a reason you are asking? -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and burn in

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
times. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] TouchServer Synchronisation

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
The screensavers take up significant CPU as I understand it, especially the analog VU meter one. Perhaps the CPU is getting maxed out. To avoid the issue, perhaps you could try not using the screensaver and just leave the now playing screen up. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch and burn in

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
changed over the next week. Thanks! It's from a comic strip...it's a joke. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch availablity

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
, I'd wait. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] And Now The Touch?

2010-04-21 Thread maggior
it was initially released. It has had taken time to stabilize, but it has. Given that both the Duet (controller specifically) and Touch are based on the SqueezeOS architecture, the Touch has benefited from the maturity of the Duet. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] And Now The Touch?

2010-04-21 Thread maggior
wonder if I understood the architecture correctly. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] And Now The Touch?

2010-04-21 Thread maggior
Muele;538626 Wrote: The OP is obviously 0/10 and shouldn't be fed. Nonetheless, the replies are quite interesting and would provide good information for a would-be customer. What better way to derail a troll than turning it into a productive discussion. -- maggior Rich - Setup

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] And Now The Touch?

2010-04-21 Thread maggior
can select a player to control just like the controller. This assumes that one day you'll be able to buy a seperate player one day... -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch hits Slickdeals - 225$ from Logitech if honored

2010-04-16 Thread maggior
really liked it too. I think we have another Touch in our future to replaced the SB3 in the family room. Yes, my wife is an enabler :-). It's great that is functions like a controller too. Awesome product! -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch (on order

[SlimDevices: Touch] Logitech knocked it out of the park with the Touch!

2010-04-16 Thread maggior
with it. Hopefully they can get their distribution issues straightened out. As a point of clarification - I'm using it as a player and controller, not a server. I may do that at one point to tinker. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch (on order). SuSE

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon shipping yet?

2010-04-14 Thread maggior
on Amazon some credence. I just don't understand why it keeps disappearing. Has the disease that's impacted Logitech infected Amazon? N. ;-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch (on order). SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sales or discounts?

2010-04-14 Thread maggior
to what is next too! I can't wait for my Touch to be delivered - it seems like it will have been worth the wait. I'm sure a boom with a touch screen, or at least a color display, will show up at some point. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon shipping yet?

2010-04-14 Thread maggior
Well MY order says shipped! :-P A pleasant surprise. Depending where it ships from, I may have it this weekend!! WooHoo! So good news for us that ordered from Crutchfield - it looks like they are starting to ship. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sales or discounts?

2010-04-14 Thread maggior
be. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch (on order). SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon shipping yet?

2010-04-14 Thread maggior
Lstratton;534946 Wrote: Looks like another thread today indicates an even cheaper price direct from Logitech. That's with a coupon code that's long expired. The one for free overnight shipping from Logitech appears to still be working though. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch released or not?

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
Mnyb;534244 Wrote: I've found a box in my office just now... I'll save it to the weekend when I have time to fiddle. I lack that sort of self control! :-). I'd find myself blind tired one day because I stayed up until 2 or 3 AM to make time to fiddle. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sales or discounts?

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
FYI - I received an invoice from Crutchfield today of my order. On it, it says they expect to ship on 4/19. The coincides with the 4/19 date seen on Amazon with Crutchfield as the fulfiller. Crutchfield's website hasn't been updated with the expected ship date information. -- maggior Rich

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Access the connectet USB Drive?

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
their library remotely using this functionality? What I mean by this is ripping/encoding/tagging files to the drive attached to the Touch from a computer on the network. If that works well, that's very cool. That's how I manage the files on my server now. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Access the connectet USB Drive?

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
the default of workgroup anyway. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.4.2 (with 7.5.0 Controller FW), MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Analogue/digital VU

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
with for different color schemes, especially something for use in a dark room. It'd be nice to see something that would emulate that eery glow of VU meters in the dark :-). I'm glad work is being done on a VU meter screensaver. I've used it on my SB3s since I bought them almost 3 years ago. -- maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Access the connectet USB Drive?

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
the network, read back over the network, encoded, and then written back over the network. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.4.2 (with 7.5.0 Controller FW), MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Analogue/digital VU

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
jstraw;534397 Wrote: I like this: Now that's friggin' awesome!!! I like the retro font - looks like something you'd see on an alarm clock or a transistor radio from the 50's or 60's. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sales or discounts?

2010-04-13 Thread maggior
!! @craiglester - wow, that's harsh! I don't know what Logitech is thinking! Their sales organization seems like a disaster. It's apparent that they aren't clued in at all. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch (on order). SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Amazon shipping yet?

2010-04-12 Thread maggior
Amazon at the moment is showing that the Touch will be in stock through Crutchfield on April 19 - 1 week from today. So it looks like the Touch is starting to make it's way through the retail chain. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Sales or discounts?

2010-04-12 Thread maggior
I just pulled the trigger on one from Crutchfield too! Thanks for the code! Between that, free shipping, and not tax, I'm happy with the price. Guess I'll have to figure out what the issue was with 7.5.0 in my setup. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Bye Bye Classic - But before you go.

2010-04-11 Thread maggior
of 6.5.4, which was current when I bought my SB3's. BTW, what is/was the Campfire room? -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch, HiFi, and Turntable - lots of questions need advice

2010-04-11 Thread maggior
into computer based digital audio! -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.4.2 (with 7.5.0 Controller FW), MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Exactly where can I buy a Touch?

2010-04-08 Thread maggior
of units in the warehouse :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch released or not?

2010-04-08 Thread maggior
maggior;531880 Wrote: It's taken so long for this to come out, so it's exciting and I'm trying to be upbeat :-). Looking at Amazon's website, I realized that the Squeezebox Receiver isn't listed either (and hasn't been for some time). Hopefully this doesn't mean that the Touch is now

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-07 Thread maggior
agentsmith;530955 Wrote: The silence from Slim is deafening. I think they are all nursing their hangovers from the big party last night to celebrate the release of 7.5. ;-) -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-07 Thread maggior
It's official: http://forums.slimdevices.com/announcement.php?f=34 Congrats Logitech. Hopefully it'll turn out to have been worth the wait!! -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-07 Thread maggior
bpa;531146 Wrote: See MickeyG post http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=530760postcount=6 Is this post in some secret forum? When I click your link, I'm told I don't have permission. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-07 Thread maggior
SteveEast;531156 Wrote: Try: http://forums.slimdevices.com/announcement.php?f=2 Steve. I got that - he doesn't say anything about availability from other retailers in that posting. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-07 Thread maggior
anyway - I don't have much love for Best Buy. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

[SlimDevices: Touch] Exactly where can I buy a Touch?

2010-04-07 Thread maggior
I went to Logitech's main website and found the Touch, but it shows out of stock. Amazon still shows it as a preorder. Clicking on buy now at the top of these forums takes me to a dead link. Where exactly are people buying these? -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-06 Thread maggior
. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-06 Thread maggior
here! :-). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Release date touch 10th of april

2010-04-06 Thread maggior
Here we go...wwee :-) -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] March Madness: Touch Release Pool

2010-03-24 Thread maggior
... -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] March Madness: Touch Release Pool

2010-03-23 Thread maggior
? Being an optimist, that would have been my vote. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date

2010-03-19 Thread maggior
This time at least they are in code lockdown (code freeze) except for bug fixes, so there is another indicator that this thing should be released soon. Hopefully it is more toward the beginning of April rather than the end. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date

2010-03-15 Thread maggior
tomasito;525253 Wrote: Looks like people is feedup of the touch talking about the expected release date. Hopefully, it'll be a christmas release Instead of the release being Wow - the Touch was released, COOL, it will be oh, they finally released the touch, eh?. -- maggior Rich

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