Re: [slim] sigh new router, can't connect Squeeze Touch to network

2012-01-29 Thread spile
I remember similar problems with the same Thomson router. I sorted it by lowering the security settings getting a connection and then increasing them again. I've since changed the router to a Netgear as a result of changing to fibre and didn't have any such problems. -- spile

Re: [slim] What's your favorite device for remotely controlling your Squeezebox?

2011-09-23 Thread spile
Android Phone (HTC Desire) running Squeezedroid (free app) -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86866

Re: [slim] Best Android Squeezebox app - opinions?

2011-09-23 Thread spile
Squeezedroid which is free works for me. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90494

Re: [slim] Free AVG Anti Virus Software

2011-07-24 Thread spile
The last review I read in PCPro showed AVG to trap more virus's and worms than all other comparable products. It was awarded a best buy. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View

Re: [slim] What would make it easier to recommend a Squeezebox ?

2011-07-22 Thread spile
- New entry level Squeezebox hardware with a lower price Better support for use with external hard drives. -- spile spile's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2011-04-11 Thread spile
Squeezedroid works well for me and is free. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86487

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2011-03-29 Thread spile
hunta;621635 Wrote: If that's the case then I think, as consumers, we have the best of both worlds - a free official controller, or quality, paid, added-functionality third party players. Or a quality free controller - Squeezedroid -- spile

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2011-03-23 Thread spile
Am I the only one who uses Squeezedroid which is free, nice and clean and works just fine for me on a HTC Desire running 2.2 -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread

Re: [slim] The Orb

2010-12-14 Thread spile
maggior;578789 Wrote: i was disappointed about this post when i realized it wasn't about the band the orb. :-) +1 :-) -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread

Re: [slim] Utility for downloading album art

2010-11-03 Thread spile
Album Art Downloader XUI works best for me in the sense that it more automatoed than others i tried... http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57392 -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Any jazz music lovers ?

2010-09-15 Thread spile
The trouble is that I don't know what Jazz means. For me that would be Nucleus, Brand X, Billy Cobham, Neil Ardley, Turning Point, Isotope, Soft Machine etc etc But Jamie Cullum?? HA HA -- spile spile's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Where are your LPs?

2010-08-10 Thread spile
I still play my vinyl via a Linn LP12 along with my SB Touch so in effect it is the CDs that have evolved into something else. I have no trouble listening to analogue and digital. -- spile spile's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Remote

2010-07-21 Thread spile
You can purchase a Dual romote for use with a Touch can't you? -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80535

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2010-07-12 Thread spile
Still on my CD racks but in vertical stacks pushed to the back in order to take up less room. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] How to synchronize music databases?

2010-07-05 Thread spile
To backup what other posters have said, SyncToy 2.1 makes this sort of job really easy. Very flexible and works great with fixed or external drives for any sort of file. Oh yes it is free :-) -- spile spile's Profile

Re: [slim] Program to Rip AND Burn to FLAC

2010-06-14 Thread spile
FLAC instead of just MP3. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79666

Re: [slim] Storage suggestions

2010-06-10 Thread spile
Verbatim drive which I keep in the house. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79530

Re: [slim] Playlists

2010-06-03 Thread spile
? It is. Many thanks for your help. I note that my request is not a one off but another strategy has been suggested here... http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=81330hl= -- spile spile's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Playlists

2010-06-02 Thread spile
wife's albums in mp3tag, sort by Genre, then within each Genre, add the WIFE as a second genre. Many thanks, that looks to be the ideal solution! -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] SlimCtrl 1.3 out now

2010-06-02 Thread spile
and installed - many thanks. Noticed that when I run it it seems to fail to find the server and keeps asking. If I select Cancel it finds the server anyway! -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Playlists

2010-06-02 Thread spile
Can I do that with multiple tags? I tried Keep//Wife but that just created a genre called Keep! -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Playlists

2010-06-02 Thread spile
and renaming Rock\\Anything justs puts exactly that into the genre field. Is that correct? -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Playlists

2010-06-01 Thread spile
I take it no-one uses Playlists! -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79285

[slim] Playlists

2010-05-30 Thread spile
solution - when you go into Now Playing Playlists Name the tracks not the albums are listed. It seems that maybe playlists are not the ideal way for my wife to find her albums. Any ideas? -- spile spile's Profile: http

Re: [slim] What backup software

2010-05-24 Thread spile
If I was in your position I'd use something like Nero BackITup4 Essentials which comes free with Verbatim drives. I paid £123 for a 2Tb one. You might want to consider a Windows Home Server which will host your music, make backing up of ALL your stations and do a lot more besides. -- spile

Re: [slim] Router overheating with multiple devices?

2010-05-06 Thread spile
Netgear DG834GT had problems losing IP addresses with 1.03.22 firmware. Latest version 1.03.23 has been steady for me. -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] What do you do with CD inserts?

2010-05-05 Thread spile
Well I have decided to change my strategy and put the inserts back in the cases on the basis that I will hardly ever read them and they'll just collect dust. I'm glad I made the decision when I got to D and not Y or Z! -- spile

Re: [slim] What do you do with CD inserts?

2010-05-05 Thread spile
Well I have decided to change my strategy and put the inserts back in the cases on the basis that I will hardly ever read them and they'll just collect dust. I'm glad I made the decision when I got to D and not Y or Z! -- spile

Re: [slim] idiots guide to album artwork

2010-05-01 Thread spile
Without doubt the easiest solution for me has been... http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57392 ps Coincidence - your avatar and the fact that I've just been ripping my Aphex/Reflex CDs to FLAC! -- spile

[slim] What do you do with CD inserts?

2010-04-30 Thread spile
the ripped CDs and keep them where my CD cases where. I wonder if I'll regret this strategy? -- spile spile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37780 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com