For almost a year, I couldn't get my technophobe wife to use the
Squeezebox either ... which was very frustrating for me, as my primary
objective when I purchased our Squeezeboxes and ripped all my CDs was
to get her to stop stacking hundreds of my CDs (sans the cases!) on the
mantle ... until I
It took my wife about 2 years to get comfortable with using SB3, mostly
from lack of trying. I think once my 9, 8 and 6 year-olds were well
adept at finding and playing music, she felt a little silly at not
being able to. My advice...borrow some known child and teach them in 10
minutes.
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4mula1;203725 Wrote:
I did it to keep her collection from polluting mine and make her stop
referring to the Squeezebox as your Squeezebox.
Actually it just came up again (before she stormed out), and one of the
things she mentioned was needing a radio upstairs so she can listen to
her music.
pm314;204172 Wrote:
It took my wife about 2 years to get comfortable with using SB3, mostly
from lack of trying. I think once my 9, 8 and 6 year-olds were well
adept at finding and playing music, she felt a little silly at not
being able to. My advice...borrow some known child and teach them
My $2,000 transporter failed a week after buying it. Now the browse
button does not work and it just says Now Playing... and never is
playing anything. Turning on and off didn't help... guess I have to
call customer support. But lets face it... SlimDevices have a lot to
learn from apple...
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Skunk;202766 Wrote:
Unfortunately I just broke some bad news to the HiFi; The GF is moving
in next week. I told her she can't add her music to my server and she
responded 'i would never ask to add anything to your squeezebox'.
Until my iTunes loving wife started buying from the iTMS I had
Skunk;202766 Wrote:
she did and even managed to increase volume
So far my wife has only found the volume down controls, at least when
it's my music playing!
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Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have
others
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Subject: Re: [slim] Wife won't use it...
Skunk;202766 Wrote:
she did and even managed to increase volume
So far my wife has only found the volume down controls, at least when
it's my music playing!
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adamslim
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have
I am assuming your SB actually works. I've never seen this with my own
eyes, but I've heard from others that it is possible. The SB3 I ordered
(and returned) was not responsive and very frustrating to use. Now if
your SB3 seriously really works without failure, and you feel confident
about its
CatBus;202521 Wrote:
Local language variation can be such a pain in the fanny ;)
Or a pain in the bum ;)
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mflint;202520 Wrote:
But thats probably because I'm British. Or drunk. Or both. :)
I've noticed posting is a lot easier than reading the posts when
drunk.
Unfortunately I just broke some bad news to the HiFi; The GF is moving
in next week. I told her she can't add her music to my server and
Bad news? The worst news by far is about the new Wilco album getting
two thumbs down. That's really too bad.
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Bad news? The worst news by far is about the new Wilco album getting
two thumbs down. That's really too bad.
It's excellent and will grow on you if you give it time (it's a classic
pattern). It seems like albums that you love right away never
Ben Sandee;202823 Wrote:
On 5/17/07, CatBus CatBus.2qr21n1179442501 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
forums.slimdevices.com
wrote:
Bad news? The worst news by far is about the new Wilco album
getting
two thumbs down. That's really too bad.
It's excellent and will grow on you if you give it
Fewer cables and untidy racks of CDs - happy woman!
However - won't tolerate speaker stands (God have I tried) - so my
bookshelf speakers are currently directing sound from the under mounted
bass port straight into a wooden floor (although they are on short
spikes). I can live with it but it's
FWIW, my wife loves our SB3/Transporter. But I think it helps when
pitching a new system to focus on things that absolutely cannot be
duplicated with the existing system. Otherwise you end up focusing way
too much on why method X is better than method Y for doing essentially
the same dang
CatBus;202449 Wrote:
leaving [CDs] unattended gives me the willies)
That made me giggle like a girl, imagining international readers of
this forum trying to make sense of it.
But thats probably because I'm British. Or drunk. Or both. :)
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'Clicky-woo linky'
mflint;202520 Wrote:
That made me giggle like a girl, imagining international readers of this
forum trying to make sense of it.
But thats probably because I'm British. Or drunk. Or both. :)
Local language variation can be such a pain in the fanny ;)
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We're a long suffering bunch, aren't we...
FWIW my fiancee was deeply suspicious of the SB3s I have lurking in the
main stereo and in the bedroom, feeling sure they were nothing more than
another of my toys.
Two things swung her round: First was the weather screensaver which got
her playing
maggior;195857 Wrote:
I thought this was an interesting thread. I wonder how teenagers in the
household react to the squeezebox? Do they think it is cool? Do they
care how it works or how it is set up? Or would they rather use their
iPod and iTunes off their computer?
I am the proud, if
My wife loves the squeezebox and uses it all of the time! My 3 year old
daughter loves to listen to music, so it makes it really easy to put
music on for her. She's not adventurous with it (i.e. doesn't bother
with SqueezeNetwork or Internet Radio), but is perfectly comfortable
using it.
When
shadowboxer;195588 Wrote:
LOL!!
My wife fell in love with SBs and runs it fine from the remote. When
she gets a new cd, she doesn't even try to play it on the cd player,
but asks can you put this in the squeezebox, please? So, I only have
to put in each cd once for her.
-daleExactly
My wife loves the SB3. She is not interested in what goes on behind the
scene, and quite rightly so. All she wants is to enjoy the music.
A couple of weekends ago the in-Laws visited. My Mother-in-Law is
not interested in technology (being a technology widow), but loved the
SB3. Curiously my
BigTony;195558 Wrote:
When my partner wants to listen to a CD she always used to ask me to put
it in and play it, so for her the SB3 is not a great leap forward in
technology, her entire CD collection was always on-demand, and she only
had to use an Audio remote too!
BT
LOL!!
My wife
BigTony wrote:
One thing we technophiles forget is that we invest many many hours in
getting out new toys to do what we want, and we figure out how it all
works from top to bottom. Which measn that when its all up and running
everything is quite simple for us, and then with only a cursory 2
One thing we technophiles forget is that we invest many many hours in
getting out new toys to do what we want, and we figure out how it all
works from top to bottom. Which measn that when its all up and running
everything is quite simple for us, and then with only a cursory 2
minute introduction
My wife made similar comments to those in this thread until...I
changed the setting on Slimserver that enabled the SB3 to start playing
as soon as it was powered on. I have it set-up on Random Play so that
all she has to do is hit the power button on the remote and turn on the
Amp.
Now she
ceejay;195229 Wrote:
There are just so many layers in this thread its not true (no-one
complaining about their husband's ability to use the box?!).
adamslim;195231 Wrote:
Not sure it's that kind of forum mate ;)
I said my piece on this about six months back and don't propose to
sound off
Here here Siduhe.
Threads like this always make me a touch uncomfortable, appearing
patronising... sort of her indoors and well, she tries and oh, the
little wife... pat her on the head and get her back to the kitchen... a
bit too blokey and 70s retrograde.
MC
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It is far better
Siduhe;195310 Wrote:
However, this forum (like many others in the same area) has a level of
background chatter which can be pretty offputting to the casual female
browser and does (in my opinion) on occasions reinforce the idea that
women can't do anything other than plug and play
Adamslim, absolutely no offence taken here - and I agree that the
underlying discussion in the thread is valid. My point is a slightly
more subtle one, which is that it becomes a self-perpetuating cycle.
Most audiophiles and computer geeks are men, so comments which have the
effect of
I agree with the sentiments re. cleaning down the menus to just the
important stuff.
Also, if you make changes (adding plugins etc.), ensure that you've
thoroughly tested them before the next time your partner uses it. It
can (understandably) be a complete pain if he/she goes to use something
Siduhe wrote:
ceejay;195229 Wrote:
There are just so many layers in this thread its not true (no-one
complaining about their husband's ability to use the box?!).
adamslim;195231 Wrote:
Not sure it's that kind of forum mate ;)
I said my piece on this about six months
No offense to any females lurking here. It's not a bad thing that most
females just don't care to fiddle with this sort stuff. Most of them
worry about much more serious stuff (like are the kids eating good at
school, the new boy friend the daughter is going out with etc. etc.).
Anyway, my wife
Peter;195397 Wrote:
Siduhe wrote:[color=blue]
I wonder if we die, how many of our widows would keep the system
running...
My wife has accepted the SS/SB wholeheartedly - but rejects the remote.
Her stereo NAD/PSB is adjacent in the open office(SS) sitting area in
the front of the house,
alZmtbr wrote:
Peter;195397 Wrote:
Siduhe wrote:[color=blue]
I wonder if we die, how many of our widows would keep the system
running...
My wife has accepted the SS/SB wholeheartedly - but rejects the remote.
Her stereo NAD/PSB is adjacent in the open office(SS) sitting area in
I'm the last person to hold onto 1970's gender stereotypes, but perhaps
if Slimdevices shipped an SB3 in a pretty pink the ladies would take to
it? (Hey, it worked for the Zune!)
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Do any of you have this experience? -- i went to great lengths to set my
SB3 up so that its easy to use because while i enjoy tinkering with the
technology, i know my wife has zero patience for technology that is not
intuitive and convenient.
so here it is-- Slimserver runs off our kitchen
Slimserver runs off our kitchen machine
Hmm, how about a recipe database plug-in for the wives to consult when
they're cooking?
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amcluesent wrote:
Slimserver runs off our kitchen machine
Hmm, how about a recipe database plug-in for the wives to consult when
they're cooking?
Right, that's it.
You do realize that keeping recipes is the first excuse that people
invented as a use for home computers. From the start,
No way.
I nearly get called home from work if the silmserver breaks down for some
reason!
In your message you have not mentioned what she says when you ask her why
she's not using it? My spouse uses the web interface almost exclusively.
Maybe you should take a look at the cds recently played in
jacabo wrote:
Do any of you have this experience? -- i went to great lengths to set my
SB3 up so that its easy to use because while i enjoy tinkering with the
technology, i know my wife has zero patience for technology that is not
intuitive and convenient.
so here it is-- Slimserver runs off
jacabo;195170 Wrote:
Do any of you have this experience? [...]
I am more amused than anything, but its made me curious about other's
experience-- do you all find yourself fighting against ingrained habits
in your house? any tricks (or amusing stories)?
cheers
JAC
My wife is in the
jacabo;195170 Wrote:
Do any of you have this experience?
and yetits inevitable that if she wants to listen to music, she
goes and finds the CD, loads it in our CD changer-- or turns on the
radio (inevitably changing the tuner configuration which i have to
*gasp* manually change back
jacabo;195170 Wrote:
I am more amused than anything, but its made me curious about other's
experience-- do you all find yourself fighting against ingrained habits
in your house? any tricks (or amusing stories)?
No problems -- the advantage of getting rid of those piles of CDs in a
small
My wife breaks things.
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There are just so many layers in this thread its not true (no-one
complaining about their husband's ability to use the box?!).
But, FWIW, within a week of installing my first SB it was made clear to
me that it would be very welcome if another one appeared in the
kitchen.
The SBs are used by
ceejay;195229 Wrote:
no-one complaining about their husband's ability to use the box?!
Not sure it's that kind of forum mate ;)
On topic, my wife loves using the SB, and is also dead happy we're
getting another. She also likes the fact that she can use her own
computer to choose the music.
jacabo;195170 Wrote:
do you all find yourself fighting against ingrained habits in your
house? any tricks (or amusing stories)?
I'm the only one in my house of four that uses the SB. It was explained
to me that it's not really one thing or another and everyone else uses
iTunes instead for
Does she have easy access to a PC so that she can use the web interface,
or is the remote interface her only choice? If it weren't for the web
interface I personally wouldn't be using a Squeezebox at all.
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Jim
jacabo;195170 Wrote:
I am more amused than anything, but its made me curious about other's
experience-- do you all find yourself fighting against ingrained habits
in your house? any tricks (or amusing stories)?
No problems
Agreed. My wife picked up how to use it easily and really likes
JJZolx;195238 Wrote:
Does she have easy access to a PC so that she can use the web interface,
or is the remote interface her only choice? If it weren't for the web
interface I personally wouldn't be using a Squeezebox at all.
I would have to second this. My girlfriend has gradually used the
jacabo;195170 Wrote:
I am more amused than anything, but its made me curious about other's
experience-- do you all find yourself fighting against ingrained habits
in your house? any tricks (or amusing stories)?
My wife is computer savvy but still a bit of a luddite about some
things. She
In my house, the wife (me) is the techno-geek. My husband is resistant
to all the gadgetry, but he usually comes around to it. He does not use
the Squeezebox, though, mainly because he only listens to music when he
is at his PC or working outside and since there is still no
squeezebox-boombox,
in our locale FM radio reception sucks, but this was solved because we
can now receive internet radio on the SB3. My wife was instantly
overjoyed when I tuned in her favorite Bavarian radio station ... here
in California. I set it up on the favorits, and she listens regularly.
No problem.
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