garym wrote: 
> I run LMS 24/7, so I agree with this approach. But I'd also note that
> once you get the hang of things, it is trivial to switch back and forth
> between LMS and mysb.com and then have ipeng figure this out.  As toby10
> said, definitely put the "switch to mysb.com" menu option on the TOUCH
> home menu.

Thanks for the encouragement.  I'll take toby10's and your suggestion
and move "switch to mysb.com" on the Touch's home menu.

> p.s. a dedicated computer for running LMS can be very cheap and
> inexpensive.  A $100 used windows laptop is more than enough.

That's good to know.  I'll certainly be letting you guys know when I'm
ready to tackle that.

> edit:  and you're trying to learn a lot of stuff about how these things
> work together in a short time. You'll find that it is all actually much
> simpler than you may be imagining. The first week or two I downloaded
> SqueezeCenter (the old LMS) I had no clue how all this stuff fit
> together, the difference between SC and SqueezeNetwork (the old
> mysb.com), etc. etc. And I wasn't even trying to use anything like ipeng
> at that time either.  So there is a learning curve, but the lightbulb
> will come on pretty quickly.

Lol......ain't that the truth!  I've never used an Apple product before,
so I'm learing how to use the iPad, iPeng, and accessing my Touch
remotely, all at the same time (my brain hurts!), but I'll get there. 

Mnyb wrote: 
> What allways work is to the switch over the player to mysqueezebox.com
> *before* shutting down the server .

Thanks for the tip. :)

kidstypike wrote: 
> And just to blow your mind:
> 
> Any Laptop, PC, Tablet, Smartphone, (using the correct app/software) can
> become a squeezebox player.
> Any squeezebox player can control any other player on your network, e.g.
> you can use your Touch remote/touchscreen to control music playing on
> your Laptop or PC or iPad mini etc...
> 
> All info for this when you're ready available here, just ask!

Information overload...LOL.  I'll get to that later! ;)

I greatly appreciate everyone's help here. :) :)


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