Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

2009-03-18 Thread Goodsounds
iPhone;407590 Wrote: .glad knowing Sean is at the helm . If by at the helm you mean the person running the business unit, I'm not so sure that's the case. I thought I had once seen someone else mentioned as being the general manager of the business unit, but I could be wrong. Any

Re: [slim] Which OS for rock solid stability

2009-03-18 Thread Peter
Pat Farrell wrote: Peter wrote: Thanks, I will be switching from Vista to Ubuntu and dedicate the machine for squeezecenter. I have seen it on a friends laptop and I must admit it is impressive. Furthermore I will be able to remote access from my Mac with the built in VNC in Leopard. I

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

2009-03-18 Thread Peter
Goodsounds wrote: iPhone;407590 Wrote: .glad knowing Sean is at the helm . If by at the helm you mean the person running the business unit, I'm not so sure that's the case. I thought I had once seen someone else mentioned as being the general manager of the business unit,

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-03-18 Thread pippin
pichonCalavera;407595 Wrote: I think audio streaming is supported by the api too, altough I tought that was supported previosuly anyway. That would make it posible to add streaming capabilites from squeezecenter. No, it wasn't really supported before. If you really wanted to make use of

Re: [slim] New Services?

2009-03-18 Thread Michael Herger
I'm interested in the new MediaFly and Napster services, but I dont see them in SqueezeCenter per the instructions per the sticky above - am I the only one? Did you read the update which mentions downloading the plugins or updating to 7.3.3? ___

Re: [slim] What's in a name: squeezebox?

2009-03-18 Thread nacmacfeegle
a word with no echoes in current popular music I can think of a few artists that have used a squeezebox to project their talents... Arcade Fire Tom Waits The Pogues Les Negresses Vertes That said, I'd much rather hear a guitar.. -- nacmacfeegle custom mini itx server in a 1940s radio

Re: [slim] What's in a name: squeezebox?

2009-03-18 Thread Teus de Jong
A beautiful book to learn to love the squeezebox: http://www.amazon.com/Accordion-Crimes-Annie-Proulx/dp/B000UARTD6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1237368223sr=1-2 Or go to Paris (not the one in Texas!) on a nice summer day. Teus -- Teus de Jong

[slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread swayzak
Hi I never really considered this whilst accumulating my Duet 2 Booms. But what would happen if Logitech / Squeezebox went bust disappeared ? Would we be left with bits of silent hi-tech furniture ? I guess SC would still work so you could still access music this way - but if SN ceased to

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread kesey
Well, there are plenty of radio stations out there. You can access them directly over the net. I got my Squeezebox, Duet etc to allow me to store my CDs etc on hard disk, so that I could access play them back via my home network. Squeezenetwork did not come into it. Keep smiling, The

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread bonze
How much does SqueezeCentre rely upon SqueezeNetwork to function? Is it only the 'Music Services' ? -- bonze TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - SqueezeCenter Version: 7.4 - 25592 3 x wireless SB3 + a Duet bonze's Profile:

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread swayzak
kesey;407666 Wrote: Well, there are plenty of radio stations out there. You can access them directly over the net. Even if SN disappeared ? I use MP3Locker for my music collection so that I don't have to turn the PC on at all use SN for everything. If SN went, then the only way to access

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

2009-03-18 Thread amcluesent
If he still is the boss, one would think there would be better ways to spend his time. Then again, the founder, CEO and President of start-ups isn't always so minded to carry on leading the company after a certain point in its growth -- amcluesent

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread slimpy
All SB players need to be connected to some server. This can either be your local SqueezeCenter or SqueezeNetwork (which is a customized version of SC, more or less). If SN ceased to exist you would have to run SC locally. SC is open source so development would still be possible. The SB firmware

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-03-18 Thread bat400
pippin;407620 Wrote: No, it wasn't really supported before. If you really wanted to make use of streaming you had to download the stream yourself, cache it and then play from memory. This might help a bit, indeed. Add to that they will *hopefully* integrate the streaming sufficiently so

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread swayzak
slimpy;407678 Wrote: All SB players need to be connected to some server. This can either be your local SqueezeCenter or SqueezeNetwork (which is a customized version of SC, more or less). If SN ceased to exist you would have to run SC locally. SC is open source so development would still

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread toby10
swayzak;407671 Wrote: Even if SN disappeared ? I use MP3Locker for my music collection so that I don't have to turn the PC on at all use SN for everything. If SN went, then the only way to access radio stations would be via SC wouldn't it ? If you remove your SN login info from SC you

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-03-18 Thread pippin
bat400;407679 Wrote: Add to that they will *hopefully* integrate the streaming sufficiently so that it can run in the background, controlled by the music app. At the moment I think something similar is possible, where one of the music sites streams via Safari on the iPhone/iPod, and you

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

2009-03-18 Thread 4mula1
iPhone;407590 Wrote: I'm with you. Once you have used a Metcal it's hard to ever pickup a Weller even for the simplest soldering need. Inserts are more expensive, but to have the exact temperature and tip needed for the job is worth it. I find it quite amazing that the Metcal in my office

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

2009-03-18 Thread toby10
fbn;407601 Wrote: I think it's standby (I just press the power-button). I have problems with a Synology NAS waking up from hibernation frequently, and I now think that the SB connecting to the SC could be the reason for this. Is it possible to disable SB from connecting to SC if in

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

2009-03-18 Thread Jonnio
If you want one for home check E-bay, there are good deals to be had. Also, for serious work, the $500 is money well spent. After getting used to using one at work I had to get one for home. No, I didn't spend $500 on it either. On topic - there are some guys that are just happier playing

Re: [slim] BBC WMA Radio streams cause my SB3 to reboot

2009-03-18 Thread chris.mason
mobileadam;407424 Wrote: Hi Chris, Any joy with your testing? Adam Hi Adam, No luck unfortunately, same thing happens. I don't have enough time to spend really digging into this at the moment unfortunately. Its very frustrating - internet radio streams can be unreliable of course, but

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

2009-03-18 Thread aubuti
fbn;407601 Wrote: I have problems with a Synology NAS waking up from hibernation frequently, and I now think that the SB connecting to the SC could be the reason for this. That's probably not it. When the SB is looking for SC it does *not* send out a WOL magic packet, so if your Synology is

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

2009-03-18 Thread tipsen
cdmackay;407376 Wrote: tipsen wrote: cdmackay;407299 Wrote: tipsen wrote: iPhone;407277 Wrote: Looks good to me. So the layout would do all the albums in artist alphabetical order? Right now the sort order is album artist, year, albumtitle I was going to ask about year, as it

Re: [slim] BBC WMA Radio streams cause my SB3 to reboot

2009-03-18 Thread bpa
Talk to your ISP and see if they do any bandwidth shaping or other funny network stuff. ModelCitizen had very specific Squeezebox BBC WMA problem with PlusNet see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=405306postcount=233 You should read a few posts back and forward to get the full story.

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-03-18 Thread bat400
pippin;407686 Wrote: No, you can't stream via Safari. Safari can issue file playback with QuickTime (no streaming!) and then goes into the background (against QuickTime) but you can't do anything else while playback is running. Oh I see. Probably just wishful thinking that the streaming

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox updating without SqueezeCenter?!

2009-03-18 Thread fbn
aubuti;407701 Wrote: That's probably not it. When the SB is looking for SC it does *not* send out a WOL magic packet, so if your Synology is doing a conventional ACPI hibernation that wouldn't wake it up. To put it another way, the SB is only looking for available SC servers, not going

[slim] Slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread minx_man
I'm in the process of deciding between the sonos OR squeezecenter solution for my home, I wonder if you might be able to answer a question on creating playlists. I currently use foobar on a Win XP PC to play my music. One of the great things about it is you can browse your (large) music

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread Jeff Flowerday
Web interface: When you put you mouse over the track number in the playlist. It turns into 4 arrows which allows you to drag the track up and down in the playlist. -- Jeff Flowerday Jeff Flowerday's Profile:

[slim] Simplify w Itouch vs Squeezebox

2009-03-18 Thread yesongs
On one of the music boards I saw that there is an app for the I-pod touch which seems to do a similar job using the I-touch which has picqued my curiosity It goes a step further, you can log into your library form anywhere that has an internet connection I have an 8 gig I-touch that I never

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread aubuti
On a real SB, you can add a track to play immediately after the currently playing track by browsing to the track, then pressing and *holding* the + button for about 2-3 seconds. This works on all IR remotes and the SB Duet Controller. Note that you have to be browsing in your library -- not the

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread Dogberry2
With the remote (or the Duet Controller), you press and hold the + button to add a track to play next. A press-and-release of the + adds the track to the end of the current playlist; press-and-hold (for a couple of seconds) adds the track to play next. -- Dogberry2

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread Charlie Mac Prabs
You can use the plugin PlayList Manager makes this possible http://www.hergest.demon.co.uk/Music/slim/PlaylistManPlugin.htm Charlie -- Charlie Mac Prabs Charlie Mac Prabs's Profile:

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread DoomWolf
In the Squeezecenter web interface you can move items in the playlist around by dragging and dropping them. It can only be done once the item is in the playlist, but you just hover over it so it's highlighted and drag it to the position you want. -- DoomWolf

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread minx_man
Well done guys totally appreciate the speedy, friendly (and effective!) advice. I can confirm that a track can be added to the next slot in a current playlist by holding down the plus button for a couple of seconds. Only a another couple of questions to go and its Squeeze 1 Sonos NIL --

Re: [slim] How do you slot a new track(s) in the middle of a currently playing playlist

2009-03-18 Thread nacmacfeegle
I've never really liked the web gui for playlist management and on the fly changes of mind. Recently I've been using Moose for this as its much nicer to look at and way easier to fiddle with playlists on the fly. http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove/ Set a moose loose aboot yer hoose. --

Re: [slim] Is Sean still with the company?

2009-03-18 Thread iPhone
pfarrell;407604 Wrote: iPhone wrote: I'm with you. Once you have used a Metcal it's hard to ever pickup a Weller even for the simplest soldering need. Inserts are more expensive I never heard of metcal, looked them up because of this thread. its not just the inserts and tips that

Re: [slim] Simplify w Itouch vs Squeezebox

2009-03-18 Thread Sam Lowry
yesongs;407755 Wrote: On one of the music boards I saw that there is an app for the I-pod touch which seems to do a similar job using the I-touch which has picqued my curiosity It goes a step further, you can log into your library form anywhere that has an internet connection I have an

Re: [slim] BBC WMA Radio streams cause my SB3 to reboot

2009-03-18 Thread chris.mason
I'm using VirginMedia cable. They don't do bandwidth shaping per se - their approach is Subscriber Traffic Monitoring, which is much more a blunt instrument. They basically cut your bandwidth if you exceed certain download/upload limits (which I rarely do). Perhaps Virgin are doing something

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread Goodsounds
Before you whip yourself and others into a frenzy, check out the information that shows that this proposition is nonsense. At least, for now. Logitech is a public company and its results are released quarterly. For the 9 months ending December 2008, income after tax was $142 million. Sales and

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread Peter
swayzak wrote: Hi I never really considered this whilst accumulating my Duet 2 Booms. But what would happen if Logitech / Squeezebox went bust disappeared ? Would we be left with bits of silent hi-tech furniture ? I guess SC would still work so you could still access music this way -

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread jo-wie
Goodsounds;407794 Wrote: Also in this context, it is likely fair to assume that the Streaming Media unit is a very small part of the total entity. Probably even immaterial from an operating results perspective. As bigger as easier to get rid of uneconomic parts. But one part of my decision

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread swayzak
peter;407800 Wrote: swayzak wrote: Hi I never really considered this whilst accumulating my Duet 2 Booms. But what would happen if Logitech / Squeezebox went bust disappeared ? Would we be left with bits of silent hi-tech furniture ? I guess SC would still work so you

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread aubuti
swayzak;407671 Wrote: Even if SN disappeared ? I use MP3Locker for my music collection so that I don't have to turn the PC on at all use SN for everything. If SN went, then the only way to access radio stations would be via SC wouldn't it ? From my experiences with the two companies --

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread swayzak
aubuti;407809 Wrote: From my experiences with the two companies -- very limited with MP3Tunes and fairly extensive with SD/Logitech -- I'd be much more concerned about MP3Tunes going belly up than Logitech Worryingly I rather agree with you. So I'm making hay with MP3Tunes whilst it's

Re: [slim] What happens if Logitech go tits up ?

2009-03-18 Thread Peter
swayzak wrote: peter;407800 Wrote: swayzak wrote: Hi I never really considered this whilst accumulating my Duet 2 Booms. But what would happen if Logitech / Squeezebox went bust disappeared ? Would we be left with bits of silent hi-tech furniture

Re: [slim] Simplify w Itouch vs Squeezebox

2009-03-18 Thread yesongs
Sam Lowry;407778 Wrote: If you're talking about this: http://www.simplifymedia.com/iphone20.html Then yes, it works pretty well. It's been nice to have when I'm not at home. If you have a decent wi-fi connection, it works. How would you say the sound quality is opposed to the Squeezebox?

Re: [slim] Cover Art In Favourites have dissappeared?

2009-03-18 Thread joz
Anybody?? Please help me get my pics back in my favs in SC.please? -- joz joz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26291 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61465

Re: [slim] Music Catalogue in PDF - Requirements?

2009-03-18 Thread tipsen
epoch1970;407423 Wrote: I like it a lot. May I up the ante and suggest a header or footer with page number and an index ? Extra, the header could include, for example, the value relevant to the sorting method for the 1st album on the current page, or for the 1st and last of the page. Then

Re: [slim] New Services?

2009-03-18 Thread damager
Yes - I pulled up settings, extension downloader per the instructions, but do not see any of these new extensions listed. I also followed the link to the wiki page which lists the URL's for extensions and I don't see any of them there either. What am I doing wrong here? BTW - I'm running 7.4 -

Re: [slim] New Services?

2009-03-18 Thread damager
OK - I guess you don't need to do that part with 7.4 - I just looked at the Music Services and the new ones are listed. Thanks. -- damager damager's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15940 View

Re: [slim] New Services?

2009-03-18 Thread iPhone
damager;407936 Wrote: Yes - I pulled up settings, extension downloader per the instructions, but do not see any of these new extensions listed. I also followed the link to the wiki page which lists the URL's for extensions and I don't see any of them there either. What am I doing wrong

Re: [slim] New Services?

2009-03-18 Thread damager
Apparently not - I'm running 7.4 and I didn't even have to do the extension downloader step. The new services just show up. I even played a few podcasts from Mediafly on one of my Booms. -- damager damager's Profile:

[slim] Favorites reset

2009-03-18 Thread kaja69
Hi, I am new to squeezebox and by accident I deleted the favorites files. Now I get Unable to open file: '.../favorites.opml' but I can't see how to reset/regerate new favorites files and I can't see where I chose the folder location for favorites. Please help, thanks! -- kaja69