Re: [slim] Overlaying current track with text to speech

2009-03-22 Thread Mick Seymour
Interesting idea. I presume the one in your house is called Proteus. What do you use it for? -- Mick Seymour Mick Seymour's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21137 View this thread:

Re: [slim] OT question about IE7

2009-03-22 Thread Peter
MrSinatra wrote: i like IE8. just right click over any link, and then click open in new tab or open in new window, whatever you want. much quicker than opening a blank tab, then dragging a link to it. Every browser has that! Regards, Peter ___

Re: [slim] Mac related question

2009-03-22 Thread Calum Mackay
BiBer wrote: cdmackay;406547 Wrote: my XLD is writing both album and track replaygain settings; I'm using external cue file, but I can't see why it would be different for file tags. XLD seem to have no support to embed the replaygain tags into flac, it only can write them to cue sheets.

Re: [slim] OT question about IE7

2009-03-22 Thread cliveb
MrSinatra;408839 Wrote: just right click over any link, and then click open in new tab or open in new window, whatever you want. Yes, Firefox has had that since day one. In fact if you want to open a link in a new tab, it's even simpler to just hold down Ctrl while clicking it - saves messing

Re: [slim] OT question about IE7

2009-03-22 Thread funkstar
peter;408856 Wrote: Every browser has that! Indeed! :) I like how Opera lets you open in a new tab, which imegiately becomes the active tab, or open in a background tab, leaving you at the source tab. I've actually never used the drag-link-to-tab feature before. -- funkstar

[slim] Radio stations gone - Please confirm

2009-03-22 Thread Rheinl�nder
Hello, until recently I have been receiving two Denver based radio stations (KOA Radio and KBPI Radio) with my Squeezebox Duet without any problems. For a couple of days now I was not able to tune in to those stations any longer; i.e. I receive an error: Playlist is empty. Contacting radio time

Re: [slim] Radio stations gone - Please confirm

2009-03-22 Thread toby10
Rheinländer;408885 Wrote: Hello, until recently I have been receiving two Denver based radio stations (KOA Radio and KBPI Radio) with my Squeezebox Duet without any problems. For a couple of days now I was not able to tune in to those stations any longer; i.e. I receive an error:

Re: [slim] Classic Remote stopped working

2009-03-22 Thread sd2100
Mark Lanctot;408326 Wrote: Sounds like it then, though this is the first time I've heard of it. And you know that the remote is transmitting IR? You've looked at it in a darkened room with a digital camera? I don't know how or why, but after a couple of months without response it started

Re: [slim] Radio stations gone - Please confirm

2009-03-22 Thread Rheinl�nder
Thanks for the reply. toby10, where are you located? When searching for the stations with SC7 (Internet Radio - Search) I get no results. Can anyone else from outside of the US tune in to those stations? Regards Rheinländer -- Rheinländer

Re: [slim] Radio stations gone - Please confirm

2009-03-22 Thread toby10
Rheinländer;408899 Wrote: Thanks for the reply. toby10, where are you located? When searching for the stations with SC7 (Internet Radio - Search) I get no results. Can anyone else from outside of the US tune in to those stations? Regards Rheinländer I'm in the US. I doubt

Re: [slim] New power supply for SB3?

2009-03-22 Thread seanadams
ntang;408806 Wrote: Thanks. Just to confirm... you are saying that I can use the new classic power supply with my old SB3? The one that shipped with mine was quite different looking than the current one. They're compatible. -- seanadams

Re: [slim] OT question about IE7

2009-03-22 Thread MrSinatra
peter;408856 Wrote: Every browser has that! Regards, Peter i know, it just sounded like clive didn't know. clive, i see your point but is clicking a tab closed and opening a new tab really worse than dragging into a tab? to answer your question, IE8 doesn't do what you want. when i

Re: [slim] OT question about IE7

2009-03-22 Thread MeSue
cliveb;408873 Wrote: Yes, Firefox has had that since day one. In fact if you want to open a link in a new tab, it's even simpler to just hold down Ctrl while clicking it - saves messing about with a pop-up menu. I think you've missed the point I was making. Suppose you already have two

Re: [slim] New power supply for SB3?

2009-03-22 Thread Peter314
b33k34;408658 Wrote: Can someone recommend a 'reliable' replacement power supply for my Squeezebox 2 in the UK. You might try contacting Patrick Dixon: http://www.at-view.co.uk/sb2.htm. He posts on these forums and reputedly has quite an extensive stock of SB2/3 wallwarts. -- Peter314

Re: [slim] Streaming audio from Worldspace Radio to hi-fi system over wireless LAN

2009-03-22 Thread onyxgaze
When I checked the VLC docs, it said under the section Streaming: Howto, that: Note that VLC does not support streaming from live video or audio sources on Mac OSX. I have posted the query on the Videolan forums and am waiting for a reply. In the meantime, is there no other way I can get the

[slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread b33k34
I'm going to keep posting on here because I'm really rather frustrated with Logitech. I've been a customer since the SB1. I had two of those, replaced them with two SB2's, have an SB3 and am on the verge of buying a boom and a controller. However, I'm mighty pissed that I can't get a

Re: [slim] Help! Pandora and Softsqueeze only - no go?

2009-03-22 Thread mark wollschlager
'Bump' I would love to play Pandora through the softsqueeze too. But just errors out. Works fine with 2 duets. mark. -- mark wollschlager mark wollschlager's Profile:

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread Peter314
It would be nice if components and accessories were as freely available outside the US as they are in the US. However, as I posted below, for a replacement UK wallwart, try asking Patrick Dixon. -- Peter314 Peter314's

Re: [slim] Napster tracks not advancing

2009-03-22 Thread MikeMcr
Any news on a fix for the track sticking problem? Is the fault with Naspter or SqueezeCenter? -- MikeMcr MikeMcr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=27182 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread seanadams
It's ridiculous. I don't know what to say except that I've petitioned for this madly and we continue to prove ourselves incapable. The specs for the power supply are: 5V, 2A, DC connector inside diameter: 2.5mm outside diameter 5.5mm. These are very easy to find in the US (eg do a parametric

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread seanadams
seanadams;408989 Wrote: These are very easy to find in the US (eg do a parametric search at Digikey, Mouser, Jameco). This may turn up brand names and model numbers that you can find elsewhere... -- seanadams

Re: [slim] Mac related question

2009-03-22 Thread BiBer
cdmackay;408871 Wrote: you don't have to rescan them; just take the values from the cue files and use e.g. metaflac to add the tags, no? Well if you're ripping as separate files, you won't be getting any cue sheet, i think. -- BiBer

Re: [slim] Digital output question

2009-03-22 Thread NeilH
There is a huge difference between the SB1 and the SB2 digital outputs. On the SB2 the left music channel always goes to the left, the right music channel always goes to the right. On the SB1 the channels get randomly swapped. This is apparently a feature of the Micronas chip used in the SB1 and

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread Richie
Try this: http://www.watt-power.co.uk/catalogue/watts-psm11r-phihong-interchangeable-plug-adapter-p-48.html?osCsid=f7b3d075dfba10731bbdd13a60b1368e it's same as the one shipping with current SB3s apart from the connector. You'll need one of these to go with it:

Re: [slim] New Boom disables server sleep

2009-03-22 Thread aubuti
chill;408809 Wrote: Hi Aubuti Yes - that's just it - there IS something different. My SB2 is built into my preamp box, and when I flick the power switch on the preamp, the power to the SB2 is removed. So I guess what I need to find out is, how do I get the SC host to go to sleep while

[slim] Transporter and Text scrolling

2009-03-22 Thread Schindler
Hello I am not able to get a nice fluid scrolling text. I use the large font size and during scrolling the text quick stops and then jumps a little forward. This is about every four to six seconds. I have this with 7.3 and now also with 7.4 - 25661. The Transporter is wireless connected and at

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread b33k34
Thanks for the replies. I've sourced one from Patrick for now and keeping the specs and link in this post is helpful. Please keep up the pressure on Logitech - i presume one of the reasons for using external 'wall warts' rather than internal power supplies is because they're the most likely

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread moley6knipe
+1 for the remote. I need one for my 2nd SB3 (I trod on it. Twas not a good day). At the moment i'd need to buy another SB3 to get one. Which obviously is pointless! Marginally cheaper to buy an iPod touch and use iPeng, of course. -- moley6knipe WinXP Pro SP3 dBpoweramp Reference 13.1

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread seanadams
b33k34;409026 Wrote: i presume one of the reasons for using external 'wall warts' rather than internal power supplies is because they're the most likely part to fail. Not really - line voltage has implications for product safety, cost, and regulatory compliance. Usually when you need 10W,

Re: [slim] Spare parts outside the US - FAO Sean.

2009-03-22 Thread Pat Farrell
b33k34 wrote: i presume one of the reasons for using external 'wall warts' rather than internal power supplies is because they're the most likely part to fail. I don't work for SD or Logitech, but in my day job, this is not the driver. Usually, its more that international safety rules have

Re: [slim] Mac related question

2009-03-22 Thread Calum Mackay
BiBer wrote: Well if you're ripping as separate files, you won't be getting any cue sheet, i think. sigh, apols; I keep forgetting I'm in the minority, playing with single+cue :) cheers, calum. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] New Boom disables server sleep

2009-03-22 Thread chill
Thanks Aubuti - I'll take a look at that plugin, as it seems to add some useful functionality. In the meantime I think I may have solved the original problem. My NIC was set to wake up to 'Pattern Matching'. I've changed it to 'Magic Packet' and it seems to go to sleep even with a powered (but

Re: [slim] Mac related question

2009-03-22 Thread bolfings
I am downloading and will try XLD - but is there any reason not to keep using MAX? It seems to work pretty well, although I have had a few minor problems - -- bolfings bolfings's Profile:

Re: [slim] Simplify w Itouch vs Squeezebox

2009-03-22 Thread paulisded
yesongs;407850 Wrote: How would you say the sound quality is opposed to the Squeezebox? Any pros / cons? E Well, Simplify doesn't play lossless files. I have Simplify on my itouch, and it's great for sitting at work or at a coffee shop. I have a huge library, though, so it takes a long

Re: [slim] Windows Home Server

2009-03-22 Thread what_to_buy
As an owner of the HP MediaSmart WHS, I am very happy to read about these new developments. I am sorry to interrupt with a basic question. While I wait for this new exciting version to be stable, I wonder if I should upgrade from 7.2. I do not want to test anything out, but am interested in