Re: [slim] Community Squeeze Logo

2013-03-20 Thread oktup
Jubarend wrote: I've made this mock-up a while back before discovering this thread (and before reading about the name Community Squeeze). 14627 I think that's great, good work! Love the cassette/hearts thing, nice combination of cute and coolly retro :) If/when the time comes to produce

Re: [slim] Fork it!

2012-09-28 Thread oktup
It would be really interesting to start an open source player hardware project, if anyone had the necessary skills etc. Must be possible given the success of Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Kickstarter, 'maker' culture etc - 'print' your own Squeezebox at home even? ;) It would also bring it full circle,

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-23 Thread oktup
with a refreshed line-up, or something. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91532

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-23 Thread oktup
. Or at least, I would have thought big companies with excellent PR departments would be in contact with magazine staff, and would ensure that any such articles are fair, balanced and comprehensive, if you get my drift, etc. -- oktup

Re: [slim] So, what exactly is the future of streaming audio going to be?

2011-08-04 Thread oktup
Kaizen28;646749 Wrote: Hi All - My taste in music. Try to find Change your mind by Gary Numan or Thunderbirds are Go by MC Parker. (I'm not too sure what this says about me though.) I've got Thunderbirds are Go on cassingle, if you want a copy ;) -- oktup

Re: [slim] Why recommend someone to get a Squeezebox ?

2011-07-21 Thread oktup
solution, which I'll answer in the poll. (Although I'd be slightly more reticent these days, based on my own perceptions of Logitech's commitment to the Squeezebox product range). -- oktup oktup's Profile: http

Re: [slim] What The **** Do I Need?

2011-06-13 Thread oktup
with networking badness; if you've already decided you want *some* type of streaming audio system, you're going to be in the network lottery regardless, and I don't think the 'SB vs something else' angle is massively relevant to your outcome. It'll probably be fine ;) -- oktup

Re: [slim] Automatically Powering Down a Dumb Amplifier

2011-05-05 Thread oktup
that only makes sense if your amp is going to be easily accessible..? -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87405

Re: [slim] Time for a speculation thread...

2011-03-01 Thread oktup
, to sell to those people who really want a dedicated remote. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85982

Re: [slim] PCMag review of Touch

2010-05-14 Thread oktup
, IMHO. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78738 ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-22 Thread oktup
I don't think it bodes particularly well for the ongoing development of SB products/software that permanent staff have been replaced with contractors :( -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Android part of future squeezebox products?

2010-01-22 Thread oktup
Sorry - should also have said - I hope you guys aren't unhappy with the move - commiserations if it was against your will. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread

Re: [slim] CodeBaby on new Logitech Squeezebox site

2009-09-30 Thread oktup
from a small package with crystal-clear sound quality or something? -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68531

Re: [slim] CodeBaby on new Logitech Squeezebox site

2009-09-30 Thread oktup
that it's probably -accurate-. It was more that this is something that could be presented in a positive way ('excellent sound quality') rather than a negative way ('very low distortion'). Similar to how a food item will be advertised as '95% fat free' rather than '5% fat' ;) -- oktup

Re: [slim] Contribute your squeezecenter server to world peace

2009-05-28 Thread oktup
while it still works? I've been suspecting the latter, but not really sure. Thanks. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!

2009-05-25 Thread oktup
as Slimdevices - direction, command structure etc? Or what you might be doing next? I shall now sit back and watch this thread develop with much interest ;) Thanks again and good luck for the future. -- oktup oktup's Profile

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

2009-03-17 Thread oktup
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: http

Re: [slim] product placement at PCWORLD UK rubbish

2009-02-26 Thread oktup
, no sign of Squeezeboxes returning to John Lewis as yet :/ -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60657

Re: [slim] Small Amplifier for Duet

2008-10-08 Thread oktup
peter;347629 Wrote: oktup wrote:[color=blue] Noticeable impressive! That's impressive indeed! ;) I chose my words carefully ;) The sound quality just has that je ne sais quoi that makes it... involving, if you know what I'm trying to get at. The music sounds alive. The kind of mysterious

Re: [slim] Small Amplifier for Duet

2008-10-07 Thread oktup
, but it does a perfect job for me :) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53471

Re: [slim] Squeezebox distributors UK

2008-09-25 Thread oktup
experience, unfortunately. Earlier in the year I spotted Squeezeboxen at a couple of John Lewis's, and also once at a PC World. Now they all seem to have vanished. No longer appears on www.johnlewis.com either, not even as an out of stock item :( -- oktup

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-12 Thread oktup
I wonder if (any of) the buttons are backlit. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50760

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?

2008-08-11 Thread oktup
Delighted to see this; it looks great from the pictures available so far... And given that I voted 'Yes' in the old 'Would you buy a SB Boombox? poll, I suppose I have a moral obligation to order one as soon as they're available - how unfortunate ;) -- oktup

Re: [slim] Squeezebox design copy

2008-03-28 Thread oktup
Is the SnuzNLuz now rivalling the Squeezebox in mainstream publicity? ;) _http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/homes/story/0,,2268164,00.html_ (last section) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2008-02-27 Thread oktup
an SB3 which now sits on top of a Tivoli Model 1, and if I want to listen to AM, I have to move the SB3 elsewhere (or simply remove the power lead, which is easier). Otherwise the interference is too great. -- oktup oktup's

Re: [slim] Operational Questions

2008-02-26 Thread oktup
this at the moment? Or is this an opportunity for me to try writing my first plugin? (in which case, expect results in about 32 months). thanks! -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2008-02-13 Thread oktup
scary, indeed ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Trouble with waking and sleeping

2008-02-12 Thread oktup
- still haven't really decided whether that's justified overall, but with that too, the SBs are now pretty much rock solid. As long as I don't dabble with internet radio, which tends to cause 'interesting' things to happen. -- oktup

Re: [slim] Grandfather clock plugin, possible?

2008-02-06 Thread oktup
If you end up coding this plugin, I think you should also consider a 'roaring fire in background' option :) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http

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

2008-02-06 Thread oktup
appreciating the logic behind it, the prospect of not having stereo output is a little unsettling, I must admit ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Australians being screwed on price??

2008-02-06 Thread oktup
the customers to play by the same rules. Hence some of the whining, I suppose ;P -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43128

Re: [slim] Attn: Logitech/Slim Devices - Amp Product suggeston (and POLL)

2008-02-01 Thread oktup
. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42805 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Attn: Logitech/Slim Devices - Amp Product suggeston (and POLL)

2008-01-30 Thread oktup
not mad on the stock photos, but people who own them seem to think they look good, so would be interested in any real life pics... thanks -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View

Re: [slim] HOWTO stream to a mobile phone.

2007-11-15 Thread oktup
, the progress bar never completes. Have you noticed anything like this? Maybe it's just a quirk of my server... Anyway, any thoughts would be great, thanks a lot. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] What to do with my CDs?

2007-10-08 Thread oktup
You might also want to read a similar thread on this subject, at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33418 -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!

2007-08-09 Thread oktup
Here's an interesting discussion on the forums/fora subject: ' http://www.painintheenglish.com/post.php?id=627' (http://www.painintheenglish.com/post.php?id=627) PS - loved the 'thread direction' pic, TCM ;) -- oktup

Re: [slim] Tentitive Fix for unexpect server shutdown on Pause, Stop or Off

2007-04-10 Thread oktup
be necessary! I'll give it a test as soon as possible and post back with my results. Thanks very much!! -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Auto power-on/off my speakers (Aego Ms?)

2007-03-01 Thread oktup
these tend to eat X10 signals with impunity, or is that a relatively rare occurence? Or is this one of those you won't know until you try scenarios? thanks guys. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[slim] Auto power-on/off my speakers (Aego Ms?)

2007-02-19 Thread oktup
to just leave things on all the time if it can be avoided Any ideas, or comments from Aego M owners, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View

[slim] Re: Quickly find song/title - is this possible?

2006-11-10 Thread oktup
pressing it? -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23864 ___ discuss

[slim] Re: OT: HDTV advice?

2006-08-21 Thread oktup
I've found lots of useful stuff at AVforums - http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php - it's UK-centric but there's probably much there that would be of interest. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-13 Thread oktup
Browny Wrote: 34 Male and very surprised the average age is so high. Maybe 'youth' is directly proportional to 'laziness', hence lack of representative replies ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http

[slim] Re: Slimserver PC going into standby

2006-04-03 Thread oktup
. I've contemplated trying to use the Execute Script or PowerSave plugins to generate some HD activity when the SB is idle, but not actually done anything yet ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Cannot connect a new squeezebox

2006-03-17 Thread oktup
? I suppose I should add it to the Wiki myself. Has anyone contemplated doing some kind of 'Troubleshooting wizard' for all this sort of stuff? (PS - thanks Michael, you saved my sanity that night ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile

[slim] Re: Why doesn't Slim have a VS the competition page as part of it's sales propaganda?

2006-03-01 Thread oktup
? Or does it deliberately show commendable honesty? ;) (And, just noticed - shouldn't it be -... the connection *to* the server- anyway?) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View

[slim] Re: Who are you on LastFM?

2006-02-22 Thread oktup
://www.thetorrents.net/ - bah ;) -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21338

[slim] Re: Jukebox frontend

2006-02-17 Thread oktup
? This isn't CoverFlow again is it? :) http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/ -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20924

[slim] Re: Options for remote power on of non ir amp

2006-02-15 Thread oktup
or something. -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17974 ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Idle thoughts on multiple users, filtering, etc

2006-02-14 Thread oktup
CONTAINS oktup (or maybe) - Oktup's songs = All music WHERE filepath CONTAINS music/oktup/ And so on for other users. But there's nothing to stop you creating collections for other purposes, too, for example: - Polite Company = All music WHERE genre DOESN'T CONTAIN explicit

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Slimserver- Any regrets?

2006-02-10 Thread oktup
Someone here pointed out _'Coverflow' (http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/)_ not too long ago - if that (or something similar) could somehow be ported to the Nokia 770, it would be immensely cool! -- oktup oktup's

[slim] Re: When should I switch from SQLLite to MySQL?

2006-01-25 Thread oktup
.* to slimserver; -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20281

[slim] Re: Big performance problems on forums tonight

2006-01-11 Thread oktup
Dan Sully Wrote: There was a small issue tonight, what looked like a DoS - I took the opporunity to do some kernel upgrades, and moved servers and services around. Who's the chief suspect, then - Roku or Sonos? ;) -- oktup

[slim] Re: Purchased iTunes music not visible?

2005-12-08 Thread oktup
. Not for this reason, as it happens, but: is there anywhere that older versions of iTunes can be found? Presumably I can rule apple.com out for starters... thanks -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Is this possible?

2005-11-22 Thread oktup
network audio players... -- oktup oktup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1117 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18360

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-03 Thread oktup
/shopper/labs/214/wireless-media-players/products.html)_. Note: it's unrestricted at first, but you seem to have to register (free) after a certain time or amount of viewing the site. Might just be a cookie thing but I can't be bothered investigating further ;) -- oktup

[slim] Re: How much demand for an audio rack sized Squeezebox?

2005-08-05 Thread oktup
that future plans aren't officially commented on, etc, but thought this was an interesting development - presumably there'll be other such portable devices from other manufacturers soon - hopefully Slim Devices will get in on the action. -- oktup