Re: [slim] Poll: Favorite Online Music Service

2008-06-17 Thread bobkoure
. The limit per hour on the number of times you can skip are a bit of a PITA as well, particularly in find new music mode. I find that Pandora 128CBR sounds fine, so long as I'm not listening carefully/critically, even on the Magnepans in the living room. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

2008-06-17 Thread bobkoure
Headless with the GUI*, and, well, follow the directions. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270

Re: [slim] TB Drive Full

2008-06-17 Thread bobkoure
a lesson... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48999 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] MusicIP Playlists

2008-06-16 Thread bobkoure
even realize that you could pass playlists created in the MIP GUI to SC via the MIP API, so I have questions rather than answers... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View

Re: [slim] Information

2008-06-13 Thread bobkoure
in the confirmation address in in your address book? Yes, SMTP, as a protocol, what with spammers, is a lost cause, but until another protocol comes along, we just have to do what we can... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] If this thing could only manage music...

2008-06-13 Thread bobkoure
to-do list. Yes, I realize I could - open a playlist with current to-dos - add the offending track/album - save ... but that's way more complicated than just writing on a piece of paper. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] I am aggravated! Upgraded to Squeezecenter to fix one problem, gained more!

2008-06-13 Thread bobkoure
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Re: [slim] Why SqueezeCenter is worse than Squeeze Server

2008-06-12 Thread bobkoure
thread title. Folks are amazingly helpful here, but a title like this is much less likely to attract the help you (probably) need. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View

Re: [slim] Somebody has to say it.

2008-05-22 Thread bobkoure
, then understand and give me the info - until one guy (a Velocette guy - can't trust them, I guess) responded with That depends on which end you measure from, doesn't it? So I finally ended up with the very boring Year, make, and model, please? -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] End the router arguement and tell me what to buy

2008-05-22 Thread bobkoure
, but if the clients in question don't have 'n', that's IMHO the best way (short of pulling wire). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Dropouts with Softsqueeze on cabled network

2008-05-21 Thread bobkoure
that this is softsqueeze on a PC -other- than my server. I haven't tried softsqueeze running on my server (no speakers there, server in basement, etc). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] ARTISTSORT issue.

2008-05-19 Thread bobkoure
of those ???_tmp tags once you decide that you -do- like the way things work. I don't bother with this sort of thing for tagging an album or three, but if I was changing the artist tags in my whole collection... -- bobkoure

[slim] web interface: possible to sub-sort albums by year?

2008-05-19 Thread bobkoure
In the default 7.x web interface, is it possible to sort albums, once you've selected an artist, by year? I've looked in settings, but don't see it - but hopefully I've just missed something(?) Thanks! -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] SC 7.0.1 Scanner Crashes

2008-05-19 Thread bobkoure
Have you -ever- had a Symantec anti virus product installed on this machine? I had a very similar (possibly the exact same) problem and it turns out that Symantec A/V products don't completely uninstall. I ended up doing a complete reformat/re-install, which solved the problem. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

2008-05-16 Thread bobkoure
that payments on a 10 year loan for the remaining cost on a supply all the electricity we need PV system would be the same as what we're paying for electricity (tied to the grid - battery systems are still 'way expensive). Hard to say no -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Not quite ready for prime time

2008-05-15 Thread bobkoure
? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47660 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Displaying comment tag from FLAC files in SqueezeCenter

2008-05-15 Thread bobkoure
Converter, but I haven't found it. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47648

Re: [slim] Party Mode?

2008-05-14 Thread bobkoure
You -do- know to save your playlist (or a succession of playlists) so at least you can recover easily from someone pressing 'play'...(?) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] OT wireless network question

2008-05-12 Thread bobkoure
stuff. Google for Linksys WRT54GL and start reading. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47541

Re: [slim] Missing Music after import

2008-05-08 Thread bobkoure
think you might find that a lot of folks here had at least one of these beasties in their past. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] What anti-virus/firewall protection program

2008-05-06 Thread bobkoure
... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46779 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Best Music File Renaming program

2008-05-05 Thread bobkoure
office. You do best if you first take the time to memorize the location of whatever boxes you're supposed to put stuff into, and -then- do the work. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Best Music File Renaming program

2008-05-05 Thread bobkoure
it thinks need changing at allmusic.com. So far, whenever there's been a difference, it's been right. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Best Music File Renaming program

2008-05-04 Thread bobkoure
think of - but it's not aware of tags (and, contra-wise, can be used to rename any files, not just music ones). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Hide SSID ?

2008-05-01 Thread bobkoure
There at least used to be a web site that would generate passwords that were strong but were at the same time at least somewhat memorizable. I've lost it. Anyone remember it (and care to share)? -- bobkoure bobkoure's

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

2008-05-01 Thread bobkoure
to get a more-than-passing acquaintance with SQL... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45261

Re: [slim] Hide SSID ?

2008-05-01 Thread bobkoure
downloading, the RIAA and encryption 'The RIAA Succeeds Where the Cypherpunks Failed' (http://www.shirky.com/writings/riaa_encryption.html). It -does- have a connection to music (sort-of). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Hide SSID ?

2008-05-01 Thread bobkoure
of folks were exercised about it (I was working in Cambridge at the time - RMS was making a really big deal about it). And then it just, basically... disappeared. I hadn't realized that it was withdrawn because it could be made to be -too- secure. Maybe that part got downplayed...(?) -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Energy saving thoughts and tips

2008-04-26 Thread bobkoure
are pretty happy, and the users see this as being lots better than not being able to do anything at all -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] More reasons to love DRM

2008-04-25 Thread bobkoure
tone at all... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46690

Re: [slim] Energy saving thoughts and tips

2008-04-25 Thread bobkoure
it take to have that much capacity, and how many watts does each one use? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Energy saving thoughts and tips

2008-04-25 Thread bobkoure
interaction... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46780

Re: [slim] transcoding on for some players only?

2008-04-22 Thread bobkoure
on a PC. SPDIF out to a receiver with a halfway decent DAC, but still, I don't really care that streams to this particular player are being transcoded (if, indeed, they are) but that my hardware players may have this happening, too... -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] transcoding on for some players only?

2008-04-22 Thread bobkoure
). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46645 ___ discuss mailing list discuss

[slim] transcoding on for some players only?

2008-04-21 Thread bobkoure
to do this, but I can't find it, and would be really appreciative if someone would point it out to me. Thanks! (not feeling really smart or observant at the moment...) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] transcoding on for some players only?

2008-04-21 Thread bobkoure
I'll check out convert.conf... Thanks! -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46645

Re: [slim] Possible SC7.0 Server for $119?

2008-04-03 Thread bobkoure
it. Not to mention much faster scanning and a more responsive web interface (well, I guess I just did that)... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] No mixer links

2008-03-23 Thread bobkoure
. This probably won't help your situation, but it's easy enough to do, so possibly worth a try. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Used to connect remotely, now I can't

2008-03-20 Thread bobkoure
it received from the server (but I may have misread as I was just skimming). Best, Bob -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter upgrade

2008-03-19 Thread bobkoure
Sounds the same to me (playing FLAC native). Much nicer interface (album covers!) - and built-in support for Pandora and MusicIP. I love it to death... but the music sounds the same. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] When Duet controller can support Chinese Characters ??

2008-03-18 Thread bobkoure
of the display. (see -grfe- in the protocol). The problem is, this works fine for a 320x32 monochrome display, but it doesn't really map to the Duet Controller. I hope tomb's fix works for you... Bob -- bobkoure bobkoure's

Re: [slim] Configuring a Squeezebox WITHOUT a remote control

2008-03-18 Thread bobkoure
long as it had a way to support JVC DVDs (typically you set these remotes to your particular device by first entering setup mode and then entering the code number of your device - which you have to lookup in a booklet that comes with the remote). -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] When Duet controller can support Chinese Characters ??

2008-03-18 Thread bobkoure
at the implied why didn't they just do whatever they did with the SB2/3? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Used to connect remotely, now I can't

2008-03-17 Thread bobkoure
have any great ideas about testing the UDP3848 from the server to the client - sorry... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Used to connect remotely, now I can't

2008-03-17 Thread bobkoure
Is there a firewall at your remote receiving end? Any possibility of that having changed? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] When Duet controller can support Chinese Characters ??

2008-03-17 Thread bobkoure
... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44890 ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Error: Couldn't install MySQL as a service!

2008-03-15 Thread bobkoure
Does not work in the sense that the MySQL service isn't started before SqueezeCenter? Some other way? The spelling matches the name of the mySql service in currentcontrolset/services? BTW, the inability to set a service dependency in the SCM has been there since NT5. -- bobkoure

[slim] I'm an idiot (or at least clumsy)

2008-03-15 Thread bobkoure
once it's begun? Or a way to limit the number of tracks added in one click (even limiting it to 1000 would have been a big improvement. Ah, well. No harm done - although it -does- seem to be the sort of thing that might be a problem at a party if a guest clicked it. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Looking for 1x 3.5mm F to 2xRCA M cable in UK

2008-03-15 Thread bobkoure
This is so you can listen to 'phones from the RCA outputs? Is is perceptibly better that way? Just wondering...(?) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread

Re: [slim] I'm an idiot (or at least clumsy)

2008-03-15 Thread bobkoure
in this player's playlist. And yeah, I think I've learned to carefully avoid that button as well... :-) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Error: Couldn't install MySQL as a service!

2008-03-14 Thread bobkoure
this for MusicIP?) - edit it - add an additional line to the data - -SqueezeMySQL- I'm actually a bit surprised that the SqueezeCenter install process doesn't just -do- this - I guess it's a matter of being able to support already-installed generic MySQL installations. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Does Logitech Streaming Systems know the meaning of Customer Service?

2008-03-12 Thread bobkoure
, being connected is central to a lot of what Logitech is doing. It still happens. That said, I use email all the time (of course). But I don't -depend- on it... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] squeezecenter - dissapointing

2008-03-10 Thread bobkoure
else? Added music? Re-encoded in FLAC? Added a email service to the server? Folks here are -incredibly- helpful - but you really need to give 'em something to work with. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Sound quality difference CD player vs SB3 FLAC playback?

2008-03-08 Thread bobkoure
If you're using an optical SPDIF, try a wire one. You could also try swapping from wire to optical (or vice-versa) with the CD player, just to see what that does. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] SC7 - can't re-enable FLAC-MP3 (win)

2008-03-06 Thread bobkoure
KDF - thank you! -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44233

[slim] SC7 - can't re-enable FLAC-MP3 (win)

2008-03-05 Thread bobkoure
(but this could be under a different name) Any thoughts? Thanks! -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44233

Re: [slim] SC7 - can't re-enable FLAC-MP3 (win)

2008-03-05 Thread bobkoure
limiting field. Seems a trifle counterintuitive if it then needs installing... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] SC7 - can't re-enable FLAC-MP3 (win)

2008-03-05 Thread bobkoure
different? I imagine it could... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44233

Re: [slim] Protecting Wireless Network From Intruders

2008-03-04 Thread bobkoure
for the truly paranoid... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44054

Re: [slim] Protecting Wireless Network From Intruders

2008-03-03 Thread bobkoure
Pat Farrell;274387 Wrote: Using four score and seven years ago, our forefathers... has about the same security as a three character password. Actually, that one might be OK as it's a mis-quote... -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Protecting Wireless Network From Intruders

2008-03-02 Thread bobkoure
overreacts, but if he's wound up about something, it's at least figuring what's up. IMHO he was right about the Win implementation of uPNP. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] receivers with Burr-Brown DACs?

2008-02-27 Thread bobkoure
-have- been thinking about getting a Squeezebox (or possibly the display-less portion of the Duet) as a replacement for Softsqueeze, but then I'd be buying a different receiver anyway as AFAICT this one doesn't have direct path. Does this make any sense? -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] receivers with Burr-Brown DACs?

2008-02-27 Thread bobkoure
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[slim] receivers with Burr-Brown DACs?

2008-02-26 Thread bobkoure
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Re: [slim] receivers with Burr-Brown DACs?

2008-02-26 Thread bobkoure
though it's 'way overkill for PC sound - because I know I like the way that model sounds... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-19 Thread bobkoure
is to just disable / turn off the firewall and test (note: only do this if you're not connected directly to the internet, i.e. you're behind a hardware firewall) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-19 Thread bobkoure
reasonable? Overkill? Way too much work for moderators? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-16 Thread bobkoure
, you won't have that perspective any more. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43491

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-15 Thread bobkoure
[ ] lunch [ ] beer [ ] whatever. But, like I said, I'm not a marketing guy... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

[slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread bobkoure
, but technically clueless part of the market. (Note - I'm not saying that this is a brilliant idea - but it might help you think of one). Or is this kind of thread a really dumb idea? (self-doubt creeps in... guess I'd have tried product marketing if I didn't have that problem :-) ) -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread bobkoure
Hmm... I brought up installer certification more as an example idea, hoping that if folks threw out enough different ideas, some of those might spark a bright idea... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Add genre after extraction?

2008-02-14 Thread bobkoure
clobber any of the other tags so long as you leave those fields alone. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43493

Re: [slim] Music on 2 different Harddisks

2008-02-13 Thread bobkoure
... If you are not running windows on the machine that holds your music, please mention it as there are potential samba issues (and likely OS/X ones, too). -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote

2008-02-13 Thread bobkoure
, this didn't work for me, but it was the first thing tech support suggested and it might work for you. Failing that, contact tech support, see what else they suggest, and get the unit replaced if none of those things work. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread bobkoure
. This is not the same thing as party mode, but being able to undo a catastrophic change is something that most computer users expect to be able to do these days. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread bobkoure
do this for everything that's regularly on any network I work on as it makes some other things I do lots easier, which, hopefully, aren't relevant here. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread bobkoure
-out-. If you get stuck, follow up or email me bob at koure dot org. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298

Re: [slim] Network Configuration Advice

2008-02-04 Thread bobkoure
functional. Maybe a friend upgraded to 'n' and has one of these gathering dust... There's lots of info on this, just web-search for WRT54G and firmware. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Network Configuration Advice

2008-02-03 Thread bobkoure
, the open firmware being free, of course... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42981

Re: [slim] Reset SB to Zero?

2008-01-30 Thread bobkoure
lilinux and firmware (actually does a re-flash?) - press [+] at power on - revert settings to factory defaults - press and hold [bright] - load firmware from the server, if the server's attempting to do that So... what else is there? Is it written up somewhere? Thanks! -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Need shelf stereo to go with my Squeezebox. Recommendations?

2008-01-29 Thread bobkoure
A CD player is for when your home network is down... -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42858

Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?

2008-01-22 Thread bobkoure
). IMHO, best to do what they did - but doc it, and maybe add a are you REALLY sure? additional right-arrow needed in the setup. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View

Re: [slim] Thinking about sending two SBs back.

2007-12-27 Thread bobkoure
wait. Oh - and it's can't deal with more than 14K (or so) audio files. I've no idea if the Roku can just read SMB - anyone know? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View

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