[slim] Logitech revamping their range?

was in a similar position. Is this true? Are Logitech bringing out updated products soon? It seems a bit unlikely to me, although I've not been able to find any shop in Exeter that stock the Touch. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's

Re: [slim] Logitech revamping their range?

aren't really interested in competing with the likes of Naim, Linn, Meridian etc in the serious audiophile stakes. The Touch looks like a great piece of kit, and quite possibly the most versatile internet radio device you can get. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech revamping their range?

for Logitech to release a streamer that bridges the huge gap in price between the Touch and Transporter, maybe in the £5-600 price range. It could still have the nice touch screen but be more solidly built and look more like a hi-fi component. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech revamping their range?

something is going on? -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84377

[slim] Is there a limit to the number of favourites you can have?

will probably grow over time and it's nice to know if you are approaching a limit. Thanks, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Is there a limit to the number of favourites you can have?

Wow, thanks for all the useful info guys! I might try some of these tricks if my favourites start to get too big a list. It'd be nice to create folders directly on mysqueezebox though. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http

[slim] How to get track info from a web radio station to show on Squeezebox touch?

on the Squeezebox Touch. Is this something to do with the way the stream is set up? I tried adding a .m3u extension to the url but it still won't display the info. Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile

Re: [slim] How to get track info from a web radio station to show on Squeezebox touch?

the Squeezebox can't see it. I wonder if there's a contact address I could email them the info. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] From out of the blue - dodgy wireless reception?

never been this bad before though and I've had it over a month. Why should it suddenly start playing up now? I'll try it again in the morning and see if it's any better. Any help on this much appreciated. Thanks, Nick -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] From out of the blue - dodgy wireless reception?

- it's telling me that 7.5.3 is up-to-date. My wi-fi router is an Orange Livebox and up until last night it's worked absolutely fine. So could this be a software bug? I will try rebooting the router a little later. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] From out of the blue - dodgy wireless reception?

, and what channels they are using. I'm runnning a Mac here. The built-in Airport is showing several other wi-fi networks but the only one at full strength apart from the Livebox is a BTFON network, and that's always there. Is there a Mac equivalent of NetStumbler? -- Nick_G

[slim] SB Touch dropping coneection/slow/unresponsive

. It occasionally plays up like this for a while and then works flawlessly for days before it happens again. Thanks in advance for any help on this. Regards, Nick Edit: DR P6 Beat stream has just stopped after about 17 minutes. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] SB Touch dropping coneection/slow/unresponsive

OK, I have had the SB Touch unplugged for about 25 minutes. I've just plugged it back in and it seems MUCH better: fast responsive when changing menus and streams, and hopefully it'll stay connected. Did it just need a rest restart? -- Nick_G

[slim] Stream plays fine on VLC but refuses to work on Squeezebox

? Can I tweak the url to make it work? Thanks, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87834

Re: [slim] Stream plays fine on VLC but refuses to work on Squeezebox

system. Why does it not work on the Squeezebox but work fine on VLC? -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87834

Re: [slim] Stream plays fine on VLC but refuses to work on Squeezebox

Anyone please? -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87834

Re: [slim] Stream plays fine on VLC but refuses to work on Squeezebox

And here's another stream with the same problem: plays fine using VLC on the Mac but comes up with a '503 Service Unavailable' error on the Squeezebox: mms://80.249.69.45/radio chlef Is this something to do with the space in the 'radio chlef' part of the url? -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Stream plays fine on VLC but refuses to work on Squeezebox

several saved on my Favourites. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87834

[slim] Tunein Options stopped working after installing 7.6 update

the radio tower icon when I'm listening to direct urls that I have saved in my favourites. Obviously it doesn't affect playback but it looks very bare without it! Thanks in advance for any help on the Tunein problem. Regards, Nick. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Tunein Options stopped working after installing 7.6 update

in the next nightly build. -- Michael Thanks very much for that Michael. Do I have to download the nightly build or is it done automatically? Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Tunein Options stopped working after installing 7.6 update

and downloads are available from the SBS computer interface but presumably because I have the Squeezebox pointing to mysqueezebox.com rather than my LAN, it won't download from here. Will I have to switch to my LAN or can I just re-install 7.6 from the menu in the Squeezebox? Thanks, Nick -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Tunein Options stopped working after installing 7.6 update

It seems that the Tunein Options now work, and have been for the last couple of days. Good news. Still doesn't show the radio tower icon on direct streams though. Perhaps this is intentional, although it seems odd to drop it. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] The 7.6.x lingering issues thread

in advance for any help on this. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89395

Re: [slim] The 7.6.x lingering issues thread

multiple times and it has now screwed something up? Next time I'm going to wait until the Squeezebox prompts me for an update. It's the only way to keep things working properly. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http

Re: [slim] The 7.6.x lingering issues thread

I forgot to mention that my recent problems were caused by Logitech's servers playing up. The mysqueezebox.com page was either very slow or often came up with a 'Bad Gateway' error when trying to load using a web browser. Thankfully everything was back to normal by Monday morning. -- Nick_G

[slim] 'Problem connecting. Cannot request non-HTTP URL'

be interested to know if anyone else can replicate this error. Is it a problem at my end or Logitech's (perhaps another 7.6 bug?) or the stream itself? The streams play absolutely fine but it's a bit irritating not having the 'More Info' feature not working. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G

[slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

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Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

it... -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89831 ___ discuss mailing list discuss

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

but it won't let me switch to MySB under the 'Networking' option in the Advanced Settings. So I'm a bit confused. Anyone else in the UK having problems? -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

increased in frequency since the overhaul to SBS 7.6... -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89831

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

Here we go again... 'Gsteway Time Out' when I try to access my Favourites on MysB. I'm getting fed up with this. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

. As a result most of the menu items don't work. I still wonder if it's connected with SBS 7.6 as I never used to get problems this frequently or this bad. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

the Touch refused to connect to MySB, and as I mentioned, it seemed to need to be unplugged for a few minutes before it worked properly. How long until the next time though? This seems to be happening once every day or 2 days at present. -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

that my next streaming device will not be made by Logitech. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89831

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

Well I unplugged it for about half an hour and rebooted, and everything seemed fine. However, an hour later, I'm back to square one with the Favourites gone from the menu and most items unusable. What the hell is going on?! -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

the connection to MySB just because I leave it on standby. I do still wonder if it's connected with the bugs in SBS 7.6. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

solid connectivity setup. OK thanks for the advice. I just checked the Wi-Fi signal strength just now and it was showing between 83-90% which seems pretty good to me. Next time it loses the network I'll have another look. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

as Wi-Fi issues as it uses the wireless router to connect to the internet. I'll test the Wi-Fi signal and also the LAN next time it happens though. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

wouldn't be able to access streams at all? I don't think it's as simple as some seem to think. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

Further to my last post it sounds very similar to the problem being posted on the official Logitech forum in this thread: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/MySqueezebox-com-Squeezebox/Mysqueezebox-com-as-reliable-as-a-dodgy-used-car-dealer/td-p/676664 -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

! Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89831

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

to connect to the iMac; of course it couldn't. So I went to Networking and told it to connect to MySB, which it promptly did, and is now working fine again! Very strange, and, like I said before, I don't think this is a wireless issue. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

Favourites I get a '504 Gateway Time-out' error. There's definitely something up with the Logitech servers I think... -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

OK - now I can connect on the Mac - time to try on the Touch... ...'We could not connect to MySqueezebox.com'! This really needs to be sorted out! -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

Nope - it's lost the connection to MySB again, on the Touch and the Mac It's like a constant battle of wills between myself and this damn Squeezebox. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

in the Squeezebox Server Status page as I do in the Networking pane in System Preferences on the Mac, and as far as I know it doesn't change. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

have a fixed IP address. And yes, that url above does access my router. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

firmware with their servers (as castalla suggested) or a combination of both, it would be good to know that the problem is being looked into. Otherwise, as I mentioned before, I will seriously consider buying my next network music device from another company. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

And would you believe it - just after my PS note above, the Touch has gone to standby and lost MySB again. I can still access it via the web though. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

And then even the Mac stopped accessing MySB Favourites for a minute or so. Definitely still very flaky. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

that way. At the moment if I try to switch to MySB on the Touch then nothing happens, which suggests that the Touch can't see it. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

, logged in to mysb.com in the background, are definitely two different things. Exactly - I can access it via SBS on the Touch but if I try to go direct it doesn't want to know. Why is this? -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile

Re: [slim] Logitech servers down in the UK again?

the most convenient solution for people like me who use it to listen to streaming services. It should be a given that you can connect to MySB directly, otherwise, why have it in the first place? Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's

[slim] Can anyone tell me why these streams won't play?

AAC+ streams with no problems at all, so what doesn't it like about these two? I'd like to be able to listen to them on the hi-fi rather than the computer. Thanks in advance for any help. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's

Re: [slim] Can anyone tell me why these streams won't play?

Thanks bpa. As I use MySB to access streams and I don't want to do transcoding I may file a bug report. I think I'll contact the stations in question too. -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Has a software update broken MySB again?

since the last fiasco was fixed. Please, don't let this be a re-run of last time! Regards, Nick -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Has a software update broken MySB again?

Thanks guys. So far it's been fine since my last post so hopefully just a badly-timed glitch! -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Far-flung radio streams?

How about these two: http://70.85.191.2:8002 - Radio Djiido, New Caledonia http://serveur-webradio.com:9200/ - Taui FM, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Nick_G Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[slim] Estonian public radio WMA streams defunct?

this mean they have been abandoned, or is this just a temporary hiccup? I hope it's the latter as I'd hate to lose Raadio 2. Saturday evenings I like to listen to Talllinn Express, for example. Thanks for any info on this. Regards, Nick -- Nick_G

[slim] SBT not working - help please

My SBT has decided to stop working properly this morning. Touching any menu option that involves connecting to the internet such as Favourites, Shoutcast, TuneIn etc results in no response apart from the bleep. Also the screen is blank on standby instead of showing the time. I did a network

Re: [slim] SBT not working - help please

Aha! I notice there's a similar thread on the SB Radio forum. So have Logitech got a problem? Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread:

Re: [slim] SBT not working - help please

Well, I just got back from work, touched the screen on the SBT, the time immediately came up, and hey presto it's working again. I think Logitech must have had a few server gremlins this morning. Nick_G's Profile:

[slim] Can someone try these two streams please?

The Voice North Devon: http://www.rosi-systems.com:8000/thevoice.mp3 Strongroom Alive: http://origin.shoutcast.vualto.com:8000/stream/1/ Oddly both streams play without a problem on the computer but the Squeezebox is attempting to connect and then comes up with a time-out error. Normally they

Re: [slim] Can someone try these two streams please?

Odd. They are working on the Squeezebox now. Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95595

Re: [slim] Can someone try these two streams please?

Stratmangler wrote: There's not been a problem with www.mysqueezebox.com again, has there? Chris :) Not as far as I know Chris. My other favourites all seemed OK. Nick_G's Profile:

Re: [slim] will I lose Internet radio..?

Well I assume the new Logitech UE range will have an equivalent to mysb.com to store favourites. Why wouldn't the Squeezebox hardware not be able to access this? Maybe a stupid question but it can't be that difficult can it?

Re: [slim] will I lose Internet radio..?

Nick_G wrote: Well I assume the new Logitech UE range will have an equivalent to mysb.com to store favourites. Why wouldn't the Squeezebox hardware not be able to access this? Maybe a stupid question but it can't be that difficult can it? Does anyone know whether my assumption is correct

[slim] Any ideas why this stream won't play?

Danish Radio have recently upgraded to some 192k AAC streams. This is an example below: http://ahls.gss.dr.dk/A/A03H.stream/Playlist.m3u8 I presume the Squeezebox doesn't like the playlist because it reports that there are no items in the playlist. I deleted the 8 at the end but still no joy.

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

It does look interesting. A pity with all the blather about sound quality that there isn't a coaxial digital output. Out of interest, do any of the other Olive streamers such as the 4HD have access to internet radio services in the same way the SBT does? I suppose I'm asking, are they roughly

Re: [slim] BBC Radio titles

Didn't the BBC do something that broke the functionality on this? I'm sure I read this on here a while back. Why they have to keep fiddling with things that previously worked is beyond me. When I emailed them to ask about this problem I was advised to get help on this very forum! Not much help

Re: [slim] Any ideas why this stream won't play?

It plays fine on VLC for me. In theory it should play on SB hardware because they play AAC natively. But it obviously uses some weird protocol as mentioned above. Thanks Danmarks Radio :rolleyes: I can play the mp3 streams but these AAC streams would probably sound better through my hi-fi.

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

It would be great if Olive could use a VLC-based audio/media player as this app is free, open-source and can play just about anything. The latest version plays the brand-new Opus audio codec. I'm sure this approach would virtually eliminate questions like why isn't x stream playing? Is this

Re: [slim] BBC Radio titles

Triode wrote: I'll ask the BBC about this again - last time I was told that RadioVis was the strategic solution, but there still doesn't seem to be any useful data there other than for Radio1 and 1Xtra. Also its not really parsable for now playing information. Thanks Triode. Fingers

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

The more I read about the Olive One on their website the more appealing it is looking. I can see myself getting one next year. The blurb says that that all you need to do to log on to your home wi-fi network is press a single button with no WEP/password activation required. That could be a game

Re: [slim] heard on the grapevine: replacement for Squeezebox Touch

amey01 wrote: Yes I did. But even the SB3, those you listed aren't even close. The Cambridge is probably the closest, but it doesn't have a wide variety of control options, and you can't mainipulate the database to suit you. Does it even play high rez? From what I can tell, none of these

Re: [slim] heard on the grapevine: replacement for Squeezebox Touch

castalla wrote: Be careful - the CA unit has had a lot of very negative reviews from users who actually bought one. Ignore the so-called independent HiFi mag reviews. Interesting castalla. Do you have any more details or links please? I just checked Amazon and there was just 1 very brief

Re: [slim] heard on the grapevine: replacement for Squeezebox Touch

castalla wrote: There's a problem here - one of the first people to buy the CA unit subjected it to very extensive testing found numerous issues with wifi streaming of music files, as well as issues with the internet radio implementation. He published quite a few reviews on the net ...

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

I've never tried any BO equipment but this ad combined with the ridiculous price confirms what I have heard about them: a triumph of style over substance. Nick_G's Profile:

Re: [slim] Another high end, wireless music option: BO A9

bhaagensen wrote: Jeez, I don't get you guys here. BOs style is (part of) its substance. If its not your cup of tea, move on! If its some kind of ideological or political or other issue, I suggest you take it in a forum where such topics are discussed. Fair enough. I'm more concerned with

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

garym wrote: they reported somewhere recently (and in a private email to me) that the upcoming version does not include a S/PDIF coax digital out. That's a good thing! Another thing I was asking about was a headphone jack. I use my booms as bedside radios and often listen via headphones

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

garym wrote: sorry, typo. I meant that they now DO INCLUDE a s/pdif coax digital out. Sorry Phew! You had me worried there... Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread:

Re: [slim] BBC Radio titles

Any updates on this please? Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97543 ___

[slim] Danmarks Radio P3 stream - please test

I have a weird problem with Danmark Radio P3 stream here: http://live-icy.gss.dr.dk:8000/A/A05H.mp3.m3u It plays fine via VLC on the Mac, and it also plays through the Squeezebox Touch. However, I get no audio through the Touch even though it says the stream is playing! Playing it via a search

Re: [slim] Danmarks Radio P3 stream - please test

OK - I restarted the Touch and it's fine! Strange. Nick_G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38427 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98885

Re: [slim] Oops - did a factory reset by mistake and now can't connect to router

Thanks for the tips. I have now managed to get it working again. To do this, I held the restart button in for several seconds to force the factory settings again. This time a message came up Factory Settings Restored which didn't appear this morning. Once past this screen I was able to connect

[slim] Oops - did a factory reset by mistake and now can't connect to router

Hi all. I pressed the restart button on the Squeezebox Touch this morning after having problems with a few streams (this has cured the problem in the past). However, I kept it pressed in for too long and unfortunately it has resulted in a factory reset. So now I am stuck trying to connect to my

[slim] Is there a simple applet I can install to play m3u8 streams on SBT?

Hi all. It's been a while since I've been on here, but was wondering, if, in the intervening time there had been an applet developed that can get my SBT to play streams with the m3u8 extension. There's a few radio stations out there that are using this format and it is frustrating that I can't

Re: [slim] Is there a simple applet I can install to play m3u8 streams on SBT?

jimbobvfr400 wrote: An m3u8 file is a playlist file, the actual URL will be in the file. Do you have an example file that you are having an issue with? Have you tried the same file but using LMS locally? You may find LMS will transcode if it's actually streaming in a format the SBT can't

Re: [slim] Is there a simple applet I can install to play m3u8 streams on SBT?

bpa wrote: There is no full URL inside the m3u8 playlist but it generates a file which concatenated with playlist URL - gives an URL that can be played. But AFAICT it can only be played once and then it becomes invalid - LMS looks at an URL twice (initially to check the format and then

Re: [slim] Is there a simple applet I can install to play m3u8 streams on SBT?

Yes I agree most PSBs can be played on the Squeezebox, but there are some other examples I can think of: All Belarus national PSB streams are WMA 128k but can't be played on the Squeezebox e.g. http://www.tvr.by/liveair/radius.asx (Radius FM) All the Chinese PSB networks do the same thing; they

Re: [slim] Is there a simple applet I can install to play m3u8 streams on SBT?

bpa wrote: MMS is from the steam age of the internet. MMS is a format that has not been supported by Microsoft since 2007. All these broadcaster have to do is tick a check box in their server s/w config and they will have http - but my guess they do not want to touch it. If you have a

Re: [slim] Is there a simple applet I can install to play m3u8 streams on SBT?

bpa wrote: Since mms got deprecated by Microsoft, many stations enabled the http stream but kept the mms URL. Squeezebox knows this and so with any mms port 1755 stream, squeezebox will in fact trying playing the same address but with http on port 80. The belarus stream is mms on 1755 and

[slim] If I migrate from MSB to ickStream, how do I transfer my Favourites?

Hi all. This is a question I have been wondering about for a while in case MSB goes off-line permanently. The new ickStream alternative is looking very attractive. Now, I have several hundred streams saved in my Favourites page on MSB, and I see that these can be saved as an OPML file. However,

Re: [slim] If I migrate from MSB to ickStream, how do I transfer my Favourites?

erland wrote: What kind of favorites are we talking about ? Playable internet radio station/pod cast urls ? Links to albums on music on demand services ? Something else ? We are working on a favorites service but currently the only kind of favorites that are available in the open beta

Re: [slim] If I migrate from MSB to ickStream, how do I transfer my Favourites?

garym wrote: Bottom of favorites page on mysb.com. Right click and save on the save as opml link. (Don't click the link, right click and save as). Then this favorites.opml file can be imported into your LMS and become local favorites. Thanks Gary. If I could import the .opml file like that

Re: [slim] If I migrate from MSB to ickStream, how do I transfer my Favourites?

pippin wrote: Good point. This _should_ be doable. Maybe we'll write a little tool for this (or someone else has fun doing it). All one needs is a way to parse the OPML file into ids for the respective services and then create ickStream ids from it which is usually straightforward. I'm doing

Re: [slim] If I migrate from MSB to ickStream, how do I transfer my Favourites?

mherger wrote: However, this brings me to another problem related to LMS. It's always running on the computer (an iMac) in the background and recently the System Preferences pane keeps reminding me that a new version is available and whether I want to download it. However, when I select

Re: [slim] If I migrate from MSB to ickStream, how do I transfer my Favourites?

Well I have now updated to OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 but the problem with the prompt from System Preferences asking me to update LMS remains - i.e. I choose to update, nothing happens and I get the reminder pop up again later. Any more ideas please? Regards, Nick

Re: [slim] BBC online radio fiasco - comments, news, moans, campaigns

utgg wrote: I'm still very puzzled about the 320kbps HLS stream situation. Right back in the second week in February, various people found Live stream HLS urls by network monitoring the iPlayer app on iThings and Android. But these urls only listed 128kbps maximum streams - and they still

Re: [slim] BBC online radio fiasco - comments, news, moans, campaigns

castalla wrote: Pessimistically, I think there's very little which can be done. People have tried a wide range of options - none of which seem to have had any effect given the Audio Factory's response has been to just tough it out. Goodness knows how may listeners they've actually lost

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