Re: [slim] Anyone else think the image challenge is to difficult?

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:09 -0700, JJZolx jjzolx.3p6cmo1237263...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Dogberry2;407163 Wrote: I think it oughta ask ya to phrase a sentence correctly using they're, their, and there. That would cut down the annoyance factor for me by at least 80%. Throw in

Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?

Sorry duplicated previous info. I use the technique with the tickboxes. I'll check if it's still working properly later today. Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View

[slim] Do you want seperate forums for the Classic and the Transporter?

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Re: [slim] Random Question

Hmm... just answering to see the ugliness of this all :-) -- mherger Michael - http://www.herger.net/slim-plugins - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR

Re: [slim] Random Question

I must be a happy user. Didn't see any issue. -- mherger Michael - http://www.herger.net/slim-plugins - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR mherger's

Re: [slim] SqueezeSlave Error: libmad: (mp3) decoding error (0x0235)

This error is caused when a frame's main_data_begin pointer points beyond the available bit reservoir. This can occur if, e.g., the stream has been cut or spliced. When this error occurs, the frame cannot be decoded. It's most likely the radio station mucking with the stream, It's not a

Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?

Any news on this matter, the bugreport also is quiet... Christian -- Schindler Schindler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8461 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Which raid?

jsprag wrote: Good summation. The two aren't mutually exclusive, of course. If a user wanted they could have RAID mirroring, another internal drive for nightly (or any other interval) backups, and an external backup. Starts to add up to a lot of drives though... quite. This is why I like

Re: [slim] Anyone else think the image challenge is to difficult?

Yikes! Are we going to have to this for every post? Can see it cutting down my regular posting quite a bit. I will certainly feel less inclined to point people to the answers to questions which are dealt with elsewhere on the board if I have to do this for every three word See this thread

Re: [slim] What's in a name: squeezebox?

Labarum wrote: I like the product very much: the name I dislike. Squeezebox: a downmarket musical instrument. Squeezebox is to accordion as tin-whistle is to flute; and even an accordion cannot be considered a serious musical instrument. I bet that's upset a few folkies :( so on that note;

Re: [slim] Anyone else think the image challenge is to difficult?

Ok, that's two posts and one search and 7 attempts at the image verification. Sure I'll get better at it in time... Understand why SD have gone this way after some of the recent spam attacks, but I think this is going to have quite an impact on the number of regular posters who provide help

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

I used to run Slimserver on XP but moved to Ubuntu, and am very happy with that decision. Faster player response times and fewer 'quirky' episodes, ie just more rock solid generally ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile:

[slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

Hi I've made a first draft of a php-script generating a music catalogue in PDF format from the contents of the SqueezeCenter database. I've attached a couple of pages from the catalogue and would like to know the following: 1. Does anyone else have any interest in a nicely formatted pdf document

Re: [slim] Random Question

Looks like I broke forum permissions last night... I told VBB to import the permissions from usergroup A to usergroup B, but never actually verified that it did that. Sorry about that -- I shouldn't make those changes when I'm tired! Again, please bear with us while we try out some different

Re: [slim] Random Question

(after solving the CAPTCHA) Matt Wise;407156 Wrote: The fact is that we have a serious spam issue and we're not sure what the best fix is going to be. You know, I find the new moderate posts settings are catching a lot of them before they post. I found 3 or 4 over the weekend, each trying

Re: [slim] Random Question

Well, at least I can read the captcha words. I deal with Google captcha system almost every day and sometimes I have to cycle through 8 graphics before there is one I am sure I can read correctly. BTW. I made this post at 14.40 GMT (UK standard time) but Mats post directly before mine was billed

Re: [slim] Random Question

Mark Lanctot;407257 Wrote: (after solving the CAPTCHA) You know, I find the new moderate posts settings are catching a lot of them before they post. I found 3 or 4 over the weekend, each trying to post 3 or 4 threads. That's a lot of spam the users will never see. It seems the big

Re: [slim] Random Question

In my profile the time is billed as All times are GMT +1. The time now is 15:46. But in the UK we are on GMT and the time is 14.46. I seem to have no control (that I can see) on this setting. MC -- ModelCitizen On average people have fewer than two feet.

Re: [slim] Which Web Browser do you use

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Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

Hi Tommy I would be very interested. I can't get ACC to work, - it's imcompatible with 64bit OSes. The formatting on your example looks great. -- browellm Transporter Kondo M7 Art Audio Quintet, Border Patrol PS Living Voice IBX/R2

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

tipsen;407245 Wrote: Hi I've made a first draft of a php-script generating a music catalogue in PDF format from the contents of the SqueezeCenter database. I've attached a couple of pages from the catalogue and would like to know the following: 1. Does anyone else have any interest in a

Re: [slim] Random Question

So today I am getting an image verification instead of the random question. Not an improvement, but I'll assume it's temporary. -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue MeSue's Profile:

Re: [slim] Anyone else think the image challenge is to difficult?

What?! Image verification for every post? this is incredibly tedious. Surely it be linked to join date and post count? -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic - Cambridge Audio Azur 640a - Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver - Trends TA10.1 Class-T - Kef Cresta 1's *Office :*

Re: [slim] Random Question

Not an improvement, indeed :-( Words are sometimes only guessable. And Stop Spam — Read Books! might not be the right message to people who want to be helpful … -- Moonbase Moonbase: 'The Problem Solver' (http://www.kaufen-ist-toll.de/moonbase)

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

iPhone;407277 Wrote: Looks good to me. So the layout would do all the albums in artist alphabetical order? Right now the sort order is album artist, year, albumtitle but I've thought of making this user customizable ie year, album-artist, album-title, album-title, year etc. I also thought

Re: [slim] Anyone else think the image challenge is to difficult?

Please be patient and see thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61462 -- Matt Wise Matt Wise's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13773 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

tipsen wrote: iPhone;407277 Wrote: Looks good to me. So the layout would do all the albums in artist alphabetical order? Right now the sort order is album artist, year, albumtitle I was going to ask about year, as it doesn't seem to be artist/year in your example... looks really good...

Re: [slim] Unusual request? filter my music for lossless format?

I checked the ticked songs issue with additions and deletions. It works OK. I did have an issue some time ago, where on the iTunes set up tab, the library.xml pointer wasn't correctly set up to point to my external drive xml file. So my set up is: Basic Settings Tab: Music Folder is BLANK.

Re: [slim] Random Question

should I be surprised that by using the email interface to the forums I never have to do anything, it just works? or perhaps I'm being moderated anyway? :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Streaming bandwidth

What are the bandwidth costs of streaming? Some basic arithmetic: A 128 Kb/s stream results in a download of 128 * 60 * 60 = 460 800 Kbit/hour ie 460.8 Megabit/hour 8 bits to a byte (128 * 60 * 60) / 8 = 57 600 Kilobyte/hour or 57.6 Megabyte/hour Is that right? I was required to do

Re: [slim] Random Question

Matt Wise;407156 Wrote: To be honest ... its all a work in progress right now. The fact is that we have a serious spam issue and we're not sure what the best fix is going to be. Unfortunately right now that means that we're trying different things out to see how they behave. Ultimately,

Re: [slim] Random Question

The new CAPTCHA is a lot better than the one a few hours back! Can you not just put the CAPTCHA on login/registration then it shouldn't be needed for posting? -- davidrhodes davidrhodes's Profile:

Re: [slim] Random Question

I just don't understand why users with 500+ post counts (or even 100) are being CAPCHA'd. But it's a work in progress... okay. Keep working on it! ;-) -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue MeSue's Profile:

Re: [slim] Streaming bandwidth

Try removing the URL from your signature, I think captcha is only required for posts with URLs (to reduce spam). Your bandwidth calc is correct. -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [slim] Random Question

MeSue;407308 Wrote: I just don't understand why users with 500+ post counts (or even 100) are being CAPCHA'd. But it's a work in progress... okay. Keep working on it! ;-) Hey Sue, The limit is 1600 posts! Sorry but your short! -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5

Re: [slim] Random Question

iPhone;407300 Wrote: I have noticed a huge trend in Spammers using a new account and their signature as a means of advertising. I hate to say this, but would it not be easier and better put any new account with a signuture On Hold until an Admin or Moderator can approve the new user account?

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

Looks good to me. Can you 'chapter' or section it by first letter of artist? just trying to avoid a full reprint on minor changes. Dave -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331

Re: [slim] Random Question

MeSue;407308 Wrote: I just don't understand why users with 500+ post counts (or even 100) are being CAPCHA'd. But it's a work in progress... okay. Keep working on it! ;-) Actually right now, you shouldn't be asked for the Captcha. I just fixed that. At the moment, users with 50+ posts will

Re: [slim] Random Question

Matt Wise;407320 Wrote: Actually right now, you shouldn't be asked for the Captcha. I just fixed that. At the moment, users with 50+ posts will not be checked. Yes! Thank you! -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue

[slim] how to get cure from herbal problem

my friend is suffering from herbal problem but she couldn't able to cure it and i need to help her can you all suggest some way for it -- ajaykumar 'Enzyte' (http://enzytedoesntwork.com/) ajaykumar's Profile:

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

cdmackay;407299 Wrote: tipsen wrote: iPhone;407277 Wrote: Looks good to me. So the layout would do all the albums in artist alphabetical order? Right now the sort order is album artist, year, albumtitle I was going to ask about year, as it doesn't seem to be artist/year in your

Re: [slim] Announcement: Mobile skin for iPhone, iPod touch, PSP, LG Dare, Samsung Instinct ...

I am using the mobile skin included with 7.3.2 on my Samsung Omnia. I use the 770 skin on my Nokia 770. This makes it possible to control my music easily. Always have the phone on me as opposed to a remote. -- Pellicle Thecus n5200 2Tb Raid 5 running SC 7.3.2 2 SB3, 1 TP, 1 SoftSqueeze,

Re: [slim] Random Question

Matt Wise;407320 Wrote: Actually right now, you shouldn't be asked for the Captcha. I just fixed that. At the moment, users with 50+ posts will not be checked. The CAPCHA works fine, but it always asks me to type in the same phrase SONOS? -- toby10

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

DaveWr;407319 Wrote: Can you 'chapter' or section it by first letter of artist? just trying to avoid a full reprint on minor changes. Good idea! I was also a bit annoyed by this seemingly unavoidable waste of paper but didn't think about this approach :-) -- tipsen

Re: [slim] What's in a name: squeezebox?

Yes, and what's the difference between an accordion and a trampoline? You take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline. -- Dogberry2 Dogberry2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18883 View this

Re: [slim] What's in a name: squeezebox?

Dogberry2;407334 Wrote: Yes, and what's the difference between an accordion and a trampoline? You take off your shoes to jump on a trampoline. Oh dear, we will have the Viola jokes next. There is an accordion concerto http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/show_score.pl?scoreid=16812 so it

Re: [slim] Random Question

Matt Wise;407261 Wrote: Both of those are implemented currently Hi Matt: I know you're getting it from all sides today, but 40 minutes ago (12:20 EST) a spammer got by fitting that very criteria - 1 post and a URL in the signature. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 -

Re: [slim] Streaming bandwidth

Yes, that's about right. There is a bit of protocol overhead for TCP, no more than a few percent. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread:

[slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

Hi, yesterday I was watching TV when I recognized that the SqueezeBox powered on and tried to connect to the SqueezeCenter (which was off). I first thought that I was lying on the remote but it was untouched on the desk. I have disabled automatic updates in SqueezeCenter, is there another

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Deezer

I guess this is not possible??? -- Trevor http://www.last.fm/user/trevkin Trevor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10977 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61397

Re: [slim] Random Question

Mark Lanctot;407340 Wrote: Hi Matt: I know you're getting it from all sides today, but 40 minutes ago (12:20 EST) a spammer got by fitting that very criteria - 1 post and a URL in the signature. I wish I could make VBB dis-allow URL's in posts (for certain users)... but I can't seem to

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

This is good stuff. I think this is really useful code. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile:

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

If the SB loses contact with the server it will display a Connecting to SqueezeCenter message from time to time. -- Mark Lanctot Current: SB2, Transporter, Boom (PQP3 - late beta), SBC (early beta) Stored: Boom (PQP1 - early beta) Sold: SB3, Duet

Re: [slim] Random Question

More unsolicited advice... The first thing to do is make registration as difficult as possible to a bot. vBulletin's CAPTCHA has been cracked, so there's no sense in using it when there are better alternatives. The QA with a large number of good questions is supposed to work well. Replacing

Re: [slim] Random Question

JJZolx;407368 Wrote: More unsolicited advice... The first thing to do is make registration as difficult as possible to a bot. vBulletin's CAPTCHA has been cracked, so there's no sense in using it when there are better alternatives. The QA with a large number of good questions is

Re: [slim] Random Question

Matt Wise Test;407253 Wrote: Looks like I broke forum permissions last night... I told VBB to import the permissions from usergroup A to usergroup B, but never actually verified that it did that. Sorry about that -- I shouldn't make those changes when I'm tired! Again, please bear with

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

tipsen wrote: cdmackay;407299 Wrote: tipsen wrote: iPhone;407277 Wrote: Looks good to me. So the layout would do all the albums in artist alphabetical order? Right now the sort order is album artist, year, albumtitle I was going to ask about year, as it doesn't seem to be artist/year in

Re: [slim] Random Question

Matt Wise;407370 Wrote: What's interesting about that is that when I enable reCaptcha we get alot more signups. Also I tried enablign the QA and people got more upset about that it seemed. No, I think they were upset about it being required for every post. Normally, users would only see the

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

Thanks, I will be switching from Vista to Ubuntu and dedicate the machine for squeezecenter. I have seen it on a friends laptop and I must admit it is impressive. Furthermore I will be able to remote access from my Mac with the built in VNC in Leopard. I hope it will resolve my issue #1 which

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

It definitely needs to be YEAR(Ascending)... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

The SqueezeCenter interface is running a lot of javascript. So it can be a little slow if you doing something complex. But I find it runs at a decent speed for most operations. Try FireFox 3 if your not already using it. It has a faster javascript engine. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art…

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

Jac;406491 Wrote: Hi, I have now had my duet for a while now but I am to the point of giving up as I cannot get it to be stable to the point I would want it to be. I have dedicated a PC (Pentium 4 at 3 Ghz running Vista) . The only other program running is windows MS Mediacenter which

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

I like it a lot. May I up the ante and suggest a header or footer with page number (more info if possible), and an index ? -- epoch1970 epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this

Re: [slim] BBC WMA Radio streams cause my SB3 to reboot

Hi Chris, Any joy with your testing? I tried to switch on the radio this morning (Radio 1) and found that my kitchen receiver was doing its old trick of 'rebooting' after 5 to 10 seconds of playback. Rather then spending the usual hours of checking network quality etc I just logged into

[slim] Napster Various Artists Bug?

Hi On Napster under MyNapsterLibrary/Arstists there is an entry for Various Artists. If this is selected there is a pause and the the message Unknown Napster Error is returned. Having just taken out a Napster subscription I now realise this should list compilation albums. Is there an error in

Re: [slim] Random Question

For the time being we've settled on a relatively lax policy... we'll see how it goes for a few weeks and then make adjustments: A more easy-to-read captcha (with audio) has been implemented for Registration, Lost Password and Posting (for your first post only). After that, your first 10 posts

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

why is SB trying to connect to SC when it's (SB) powered off? -- fbn fbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61491

Re: [slim] SB3 analogue output filled with noise

Thank you. That did the trick. I wonder what coursed it? -- Kuben72 /Kuben72 1 Duet, 1 SBR and 2 SB3 Kuben72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15308 View this thread:

[slim] Is Sean still with the company?

Maybe just consulting now, or actually still doing some hardware design, or... ? For how long? -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

Maybe just consulting now, or actually still doing some hardware design, or... ? Yes, he still is. Last week we had fun shopping soldering tips at Fry's. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

Jac wrote: Thanks, I will be switching from Vista to Ubuntu and dedicate the machine for squeezecenter. I have seen it on a friends laptop and I must admit it is impressive. Furthermore I will be able to remote access from my Mac with the built in VNC in Leopard. I hope it will resolve my

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

Peter wrote: Thanks, I will be switching from Vista to Ubuntu and dedicate the machine for squeezecenter. I have seen it on a friends laptop and I must admit it is impressive. Furthermore I will be able to remote access from my Mac with the built in VNC in Leopard. I hope it will resolve

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

fbn;407461 Wrote: why is SB trying to connect to SC when it's (SB) powered off? It's never actually off, just in standby. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

Still here! -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61499 ___

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

mherger;407474 Wrote: Last week we had fun shopping soldering tips at Fry's. What where you soldering ;) -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

mherger;407474 Wrote: Maybe just consulting now, or actually still doing some hardware design, or... ? Yes, he still is. Last week we had fun shopping soldering tips at Fry's. Michael You don't use a Metcal? :) -- Jonnio

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

Pippin, I was wondering if you have had a chance to check out Apple's Keynote of the iPhone OS 3.0 preview? Any ideas of how the new features could benefit iPeng? I'm sure there are lots of possibilities that people will point out and I bet you have some ideas too. -- ch1525

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

ch1525;407553 Wrote: Pippin, I was wondering if you have had a chance to check out Apple's Keynote of the iPhone OS 3.0 preview? Any ideas of how the new features could benefit iPeng? I'm sure there are lots of possibilities that people will point out and I bet you have some ideas too.

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

Jonnio;407541 Wrote: You don't use a Metcal? :) I'm with you. Once you have used a Metcal it's hard to ever pickup a Weller even for the simplest soldering need. Inserts are more expensive, but to have the exact temperature and tip needed for the job is worth it. Back on thread, glad knowing

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

JJZolx;407469 Wrote: For how long? In a thread last December, I mentioned that Logitech's SEC filings indicate that 2009 is an earn-out calculation year for the SD purchase. My experience with many tech industry acquisitions is that founders and long time employees often leave following

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

I think audio streaming is supported by the api too, altough I tought that was supported previosuly anyway. That would make it posible to add streaming capabilites from squeezecenter. -- pichonCalavera *rip* (eac) *convert* (flac) *tag* (musicbrainz/mp3tag) *normalize*

[slim] New Services?

I'm interested in the new MediaFly and Napster services, but I dont see them in SqueezeCenter per the instructions per the sticky above - am I the only one? -- damager damager's Profile:

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

I think it's standby (I just press the power-button). I have problems with a Synology NAS waking up from hibernation frequently, and I now think that the SB connecting to the SC could be the reason for this. Is it possible to disable SB from connecting to SC if in Standby? -- fbn

[slim] OT: playing with soldering irons

iPhone wrote: I'm with you. Once you have used a Metcal it's hard to ever pickup a Weller even for the simplest soldering need. Inserts are more expensive I never heard of metcal, looked them up because of this thread. its not just the inserts and tips that are more expensive I couldn't find