The wiki site (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/) has been working until recently. I suspect the current outage is temporary, but I guess it's always possible they've pulled the plug. Keep checking and it will probably come back up.
As for inexpensive solutions, what about using your PC's existing power management software, combined with the excellent Server Power Control (SPC) plugin? A typical application of SPC is to have it detect when your SBs have been inactive for a certain period of time, and then put the server into a low-power mode. It could be suspend (sleep), hibernate, or complete shutdown. Then when you to listen again, SB's wake-on-LAN feature will automatically wake-up the server. In my experience, if the server is a suspend (sleep) state, it will be back up and running within 2-3 seconds of receiving the WOL command. Waking up from hibernation or complete shutdown takes longer. When my pc is in suspend (sleep) mode it draw about 3 watts -- that's more than zero, but a lot less than most people waste by forgetting to turn off lights (or even using incandescent lights at all) or neglecting to clean the dust bunnies from behind the fridge. Note that for all but a few very special cases, WOL only works if the server has a wired connection to the router. The SBs can send the WOL packets via wireless, but most computers power down their wifi receivers when in sleep/hibernate/shutdown. Also note that NASs are not necessarily more energy efficient than a PC. Some are and some aren't, and most are not fanless. If you want to get new hardware, consider a small pc based on an Intel Atom CPU. Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it, and it's '100% wind powered' (http://www.cleancurrents.com/). 'MSI single-core Atom mini-desktop' (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167032) ('Debian' (http://www.debian.org/) Squeeze 6.0.x) feeding: Living room: 'SB Touch' (http://www.stereophile.com/mediaservers/logitech_squeezebox_touch_network_music_player/index.html) > 'NAD C325 BEE' (http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-amplifiers/C-325BEE-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier?products/hifi-amplifiers/C325BEE-Stereo-Integrated-Amplifier) > 'Vandersteen 1' (http://www.vandersteen.com/pages/1clit.html); Kitchen/Dining: 'SB2' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050428023747/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'AudioSource Amp100' (http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-2-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6) > 2 pair of 'Polk RC60i' (http://www.polkaudio.com/customaudio/rci/index.php?s=rc60i); Basement: 'SB2' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20050428023747/http://www.slimdevices.com/) > 'JVC JA-S44' (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=204813) > 'ESS Tempest LS8' (http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/205237-ess_tempest_ls_8_speakers/); Bedroom: 'SB Radio' (http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-audio-receivers-dars/logitech-squeezebox-radio-black/4505-6470_7-33770452.html); Study: 'Squeezelite local player' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97046-Announce-Squeezelite-a-small-headless-squeezeplay-emulator-for-linux-(alsa-only)&highlight=squeezelite) > 'Klipsch ProMedia 2.0' (http://www.klipsch.com/promedia-ultra-2-0-computer-speaker-system); Backyard deck: 'SB Receiver' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Receiver) > 'AudioSource Amp100' (http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AMP-100-2-Channel-Bridgeable-Amplifier/dp/B00026BQJ6) > 'Polk Atrium 45' (http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/atrium/index.php#atrium45); Kid's bedroom: 'Boom' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Boom); Roaming controllers: Retina iPad with Squeezepad & iPeng, iPod touch with iPeng, 3 'SB Duet Controllers' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Controller), various SB infrared remotes, 'Nokia N800' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N800); In the bullpen (boxed up and ready to use if one of the above quits): 'SB3' (http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20051210015952/http://slimdevices.com/) and one more 'SB Receiver' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Receiver) http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100416 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
