Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread bluegaspode
Ron Olsen;594356 Wrote: Right now, iPeng has more features (portrait mode, party mode, song lyrics screensaver, ...) and is the one I would recommend. SqueezePad is under active development (as is iPad), and may catch up in the future, but iPeng is in the lead right now. I would never

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread bluegaspode
Oh - and to underline my last paragraph, last Friday I sent an update to Apple with a new very cool feature, that's not available in iPeng, so wish me luck, that Apple will still review it before Christmas :) Sort of the answer to the lyrics screensaver and kids mode :D -- bluegaspode Big

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;594366 Wrote: user interface, that is easy to learn in the first place. Now here we have the essence about the difference in philosophy between iPeng and SqueezePad. iPeng isn't optimized for easy to learn in the first place but for efficiency of use. Most iPeng users are not

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-12-13 Thread SumnerBoy
Henry66;594307 Wrote: Having just set up MusicIP for my Squeezebox, I am looking forward to when SqueezeCommander will allow me access to its features. Thanks! Me too - having switched from Ipeng to SqueezeCommander that is the only thing I am missing. Is it on the road map for any future

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread stevecross
Many thanks, works a dream. Can now surf the net and play my music. superb guys -- stevecross stevecross's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29599 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread JJZolx
Have you tried the web interface yet? Seems odd that you'd be unaware of it. Browsing albums is much better in the web ui, IMO. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread bluegaspode
I just a received a comment from a tester who said it's the most plug and play remote control App he's ever seen. I think we both have numerous comments on the AppStore who claim that. One current from Australia for SqueezePad: Just bought this and had it working in about 5 seconds.. it

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;594376 Wrote: I think we both have numerous comments on the AppStore who claim that. This wasn't an App Store review but a professional tech writer. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread pippin
App Store ratings can be fun or not. For example for the iPhone version I have the following comment on the US App Store: It's a 1-Star rating with the headline piece of cr#p and the text Before I even loaded music onto my iPod, I installed this app. I have a number of squeezeboxes

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread Pascal Hibon
I simply adore iPeng. It is a great remote and I like the extensive list of possibilities while still keeping an intuitive interface. It is fairly easy to use – even without reading the help files. I will most probably buy an iPad when the second generation comes out and iPeng will be one of the

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread bluegaspode
pippin;594377 Wrote: This wasn't an App Store review but a professional tech writer. They are all bribed anyway :D -- bluegaspode Big Screen for great Boxes available now at your AppStore: *'Squeezebox + iPad = SqueezePad ' (www.squeezepad.com) *! Want to see a Weather Forecast on your

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread stevecross
Hi, i have server software running on remote computer. What i have done in the past is logged on to remote computer using remote desktop and launched the server software on that machine but it is slow. Are you saying i can type something into my web browser and access it like that. steve --

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread toby10
stevecross;594392 Wrote: . Are you saying i can type something into my web browser and access it like that Yes, if both computers are on the same network, just type http://your.server.IP:9000 into your browser. This will give you complete web UI control of SBS server running on

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread stevecross
Works, thanks. I must be a thick g-t never even thought about accessing it like that. -- stevecross stevecross's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29599 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;594376 Wrote: It's 'Home-Search' but the important thing here is, that it's at the same place as with a Squeezebox. On my installation there is no Home-Search but it's where I wrote it is (I'm missing the Globalsearch on 7.6 right now, don't ask me why). So much about same place

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread maggior
pippin;594380 Wrote: App Store ratings can be fun or not. For example for the iPhone version I have the following comment on the US App Store: It's a 1-Star rating with the headline piece of cr#p and the text Now what does this tell us? I believe I remember this particular rating

Re: [slim] Radio streaming stops intermittently

2010-12-13 Thread majones
bpa;585880 Wrote: You can see the problem is associated with a local SBS server and BBC specific plugin - not mysb.com. My Squeezebox Radios, that have in-built AAC processing (and hence don't use SBS to convert AAC), have similar symptoms, worse actually because from time to time the radios

[slim] mysqueezebox.com

2010-12-13 Thread roofus
hi all is there a on going problem with mysqueezebox.com ? i am working away so bought the boom with me before leaving loaded all my music up to mp3locker internet works fine here BUT the boom works 1 minute and not the next cant connect or just locks up its not doing what is says on the

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread pippin
maggior;594418 Wrote: Huh? I wrote that review this weekend, but I certainly didn't give it a 1 star rating or called it a piece of cr#p. Did the app store screw something up? I also wrote a review (a good one) for squeezecast which hasn't shown up. Strange. You are right. Sorry. Looks

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread erland
bigblackdog;594362 Wrote: They are both terrific apps. Buy both and decide for yourself. Let's face it they are not expensive. Exactly! Buying both is actually also a good way to make your favorite app even better. I'm completely convinced that neither iPeng nor SqueezePad would have the

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-12-13 Thread reedvb
First app that i have paid for. Downloaded, fired it up and it installed instantly and seamlessly. No input required. Great job...I may never use the Duet remote again. No more squinting or trying to find the right light to be able to read the small print. Sincerely..reedvb Droid X --

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread MrSinatra
stevecross;594392 Wrote: Hi, i have server software running on remote computer. What i have done in the past is logged on to remote computer using remote desktop and launched the server software on that machine but it is slow. Are you saying i can type something into my web browser and

Re: [slim] Is there software to allow this

2010-12-13 Thread garym
MrSinatra;594470 Wrote: technically speaking, the SBS server software is already launched if you can reach it remotely via the IP. MrSinatra is correct. And is that remote computer a low-powered NAS by the way? In most cases, the computer that SbS is running on will be the logjam, not the

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread jhonsber...@msn.com
Well I think both are very good but I have a general rule of thumb. Wife= Squeezepad Me=Either one Kids 20 and 25 years old -Ipeng That makes it tough.I say buy both. -- jhonsber...@msn.com jhonsber...@msn.com's

Re: [slim] The Orb

2010-12-13 Thread tamanaco
Here is SlashGear's review of the Orb Music MP-1 http://www.slashgear.com/orb-music-mp-1-review-13119165/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29utm_content=Bloglines No wired LAN support, No Flac support, lo-fi... Affordable, but not good enough to

Re: [slim] The Orb

2010-12-13 Thread pski
tamanaco;594506 Wrote: Here is SlashGear's review of the Orb Music MP-1 http://www.slashgear.com/orb-music-mp-1-review-13119165/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashgear+%28SlashGear%29utm_content=Bloglines No wired LAN support, No Flac support, lo-fi...

[slim] just ordered:

2010-12-13 Thread pski
A receiver from Logitech for $149. I also got an order confirmation. Don't hold your breath.. P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. pski's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB3 on Amazon

2010-12-13 Thread pski
aubuti;591576 Wrote: Looks live to me, including the in stock label and offers to get it delivered by this Tuesday. It didn't complain when I put it in my cart. Wonder how many they have in stock? Hi Aubuti, Did the unit arrive? P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it

[slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread SadieKate
Any chance you can fix anything with your servers? Please? I haven't played with my 3 SBs for almost a year because you've worn me out. I had to just walk away and ignore them for several months because I was tired of your incessant illogical pointing of fingers at my network when 2 SBs work

Re: [slim] Recommended Squeezebox controller app for iPad?

2010-12-13 Thread realcodeguy
I am going to buy both. I often have folks over who are uneducated in the technical world, so it will be nice to have a simpler straight forward app. But, it sounds like I'll probably use iPeng most of the time. Can't say for sure until my iPad arrives, due in this week. In regards to the two

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread SuperQ
Have you installed a local squeezebox server? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83872

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread SadieKate
Yes, on one computer only and it is stopped. I ONLY stream Pandora using the SBs. What is sad, is I came here to research wireless routers because I have to buy a new one. I thought I could listen to music while I browsed. -- SadieKate

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread SadieKate
I just started the SB Server and clicked on the Diagnostics tab: Port 3483 (slimproto): Failed Port 900 (HYYP): Failed We were not able to successfully communicate with mysqueezebox.com This might be a temporary internet issue, or a limitation imposed by your ISP. If the problem persists,

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread rgro
Hi SadieKate, Just about the time you made your first post, I was as frustrated as you. We'd been running our laptops wirelessly for several years without issue. Then we got the Duet, tried to set it up and it was confoundingly intermittent. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't--with no

Re: [slim] SB2 started rebooting

2010-12-13 Thread dwc
Well, if it is an SB2, there's always the chance that certain components are end-of-life-ing on you. I have four SB3's and one of them has died. it just reboots endlessly. I suspect a bad power component, and the forum members have offered their help but I never got around to going in with my

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread SadieKate
rgro;594529 Wrote: If you come here with a positive attitude, open mind, and a willingness to put in some time trying some different things and listen to the VERY helpful folks on here that are much smarter than I, I'd bet you a hot toddie that your carols will be playing before you know

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread rgro
Oh yeah, I forgot to to mention..you need a 5000% signal for these things to work properly ;). I have a Qwest M1000 (not wireless) DSL router which is hard-wired directly to a Netgear WNDR3700 (it's g and n) wireless router. It's also certainly possible that you have a defective SB unit. --

Re: [slim] Dear Logitech Grinches

2010-12-13 Thread SadieKate
rgro;594535 Wrote: Also, it would be helpful for others to know which SB's you have.You mean the Duets in that first (or 70th) post I made before I gave up the last time? :) Software is as up to date as I can get it considering the state o' things. The 5,000% strength signal? Hmmm . . .

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-12-13 Thread dwc
Love this app. Thanks and keep up the work! -- dwc dwc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1892 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352

Re: [slim] SB3 on Amazon

2010-12-13 Thread aubuti
I only put it in the cart to see if it gave an out-of-stock or other message. I didn't actually buy it because I already have more SBs than I have rooms in the house (the SB hardware beta programs have been like Santa Claus to me over the years). -- aubuti