amey01;236265 Wrote: > My Squeezebox is one of my favourite products I own, so I've thought > long and hard about this and have to disagree. > > I hate to think whether I'd have the time for this if I wasn't in the > IT industry and know this sort of stuff inside out. > > I'm thinking of my sister - incidently to whom I've mentioned that > Squeezeboxes are the best thing since sliced bread. If she didn't have > me to set it up for her, I hate to think how far she'd get (and she's > YOUNGER than me!). > > For a start you don't get a CD with the Squeezebox. She'd have to > download the software first: > > 1: What does "Download" mean? > 2: How do I "download"? > 3: Am I running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux or MacOS? > 4: Assuming I managed to download the file, where on my computer is > it? > 5: How do I install it? > 6: What next? > > ........and so it goes..... > > So far, I haven't even touched on configuring Slimserver, ripping the > CD collection, setting up the SB hardware, connecting the hardware > together, configuring the wireless network, etc. > > So no - you really do need some pretty decent knowledge to set one of > these up. Certainly a lot more than dropping a CD into a drawer and > hitting "Play". I guess we all take this knowledge for granted - but > not everyone has it. We are a select few. > > I guess Slim Devices' next challenge is to make it that easy - I'm sure > they're trying, and one day they'll get there. Some things are already > in the pipeline such as running SlimServer on a ReadyNAS, etc. We've > got a long way to go though to make this sort of thing usable by > someone who only knows how to start up their computer and read their > email or the news.
+1. Great post. I think the most difficult challenge is to provide an "easy way" without creating proprietary lock-in. What we need is something like "wizards" which can guide the non-technical user through, yet leave everything open to the more technical user. It would be a terrible shame if the open-source platform that we have now turned into another Apple. Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39438 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
