Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

2008-06-12 Thread NFLnut
to no instances of the artist I requested. Plus, LAST.fm tends to add in Christmas tunes in the middle of June .. so yeah .. unless MIP is infinitely better and actually PLAYS the artist I entered .. I'll pass! -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Mute button?

2008-06-19 Thread NFLnut
Can I add the mute function as detailed above in Squeezecenter? I can't find the default.map file. Was this changed in Squeezecenter? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-08 Thread NFLnut
confused. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41805 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-08 Thread NFLnut
bought it on a fire sale for $200 a year-and-a-half later. It is now a dead product. I fear that your controller will suffer a similar demise if it is so overpriced that no one buys it! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-08 Thread NFLnut
Squeezebox customers. 'Just a thought .. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41805

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-08 Thread NFLnut
NewBuyer;256246 Wrote: NFLnut IMO you are crazy mistaken there. :) Time will tell. I have my doubts. And until SOMEONE writes the software, all it is is a remote with pictures. For $300. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-01-23 Thread NFLnut
probably had some file in the wrong place somewhere from my manual install. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Any plans on Jive desktop application?

2008-02-02 Thread NFLnut
with Softsqueeze I placed my order. Softsqueeze is an elegant way of not only playing Squeezecenter music on a remote computer, but is a great demonstration of just what the SB3 can do. Since you can't walk into Worst Buy and see one in the flesh, it's definitely a plus! -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Off Topic - SqueezeVideoServer??

2008-02-22 Thread NFLnut
! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42790 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Protecting Wireless Network From Intruders

2008-03-01 Thread NFLnut
password onto an SD card and stick it in the SBC... Steve Gibson has been my security guru for over fifteen years now! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] How much power does the squeezebox draw while on standby

2008-03-06 Thread NFLnut
Tell her that Algore is wrong and Global Cooling is upon us. We will need to run all of our appliances to warm the atmosphere. wwwdoticecapdotus -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
wasn't my first choice for Republican candidate but still better than Obama) would be our President elect. For all of the hype about this election, the same amount of people voted in this election as in 2004. -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
) and buying votes from the poor. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54678

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
is simplistic at best! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54678 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
peter;357458 Wrote: NFLnut wrote: I am another U.S. business owner, and the election of Obama has given me great concerns .. in addition to the economic slowdown .. about whether I should expand my business or no (as I planned to do) and even whether I can keep my current employees

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
Howard Passman;357479 Wrote: P.S. It does say General Discussion. So whose your favorite General? Douglas McArthur. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
see. I am not going to be bitter like so many were at the onset (and remained so) about Bush. But I have SERIOUS doubts about Obama, and having heard his plans for the economy, taxes, etc I'll just say that I am very concerned. I can only hope that I am proven wrong. -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
all. As to Obama: as I said back in another post, HOPE and CHANGE are bumper sticker slogans. The actual governing of a Country is another matter. Be careful what you wish for. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
age, we tend often to grow more Conservative. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54678

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
was NO Conservative, and neither are most of the Republicans in Congress. That is why we are in the mess we are now. The Democrats have become Socialists, and the Republicans have become Democrats. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
. I just picked McArthur from the top of my head actually. I didn't want to say Patton, although he was an effective General, he was quite an SOB. Probably what you want in a General really. As to McArthur .. you just have to like the old line Old soldiers never die .. -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
! :-) -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54678 ___ discuss mailing list discuss

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
, perhaps they will find something they like. Maybe a Squeezebox Controller will help them in that task! ;-) -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] What an election.

2008-11-07 Thread NFLnut
to remain in compliance with our RIDICULOUSLY overwrought tax code! Those who feel that they would like to pay MORE, to help them feel patriotic (Bidenomics) can ALWAYS send in a donation to the Federal Reserve. I am almost CERTAIN that they won't send back the uncancelled check! -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio

2008-12-04 Thread NFLnut
This is a major annoyance for me too. I'm worried that I'm going to do damage to my system one of these days. I would like to see this addressed as I experience this almost every day. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Volume for Internet Radio

2008-12-04 Thread NFLnut
something that works that well for my existing TV. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55780

Re: [slim] Mute button?

2008-07-17 Thread NFLnut
Since there is no default.map file in Squeezecenter (7), where would I make the adjustments to a file to get the mute function? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View

Re: [slim] Drag and drop music Files

2008-07-17 Thread NFLnut
+1 I know that SC and the Squeezebox is not Winamp or any other music player .. it's better .. but I have often wished that I could do this like I've done with every other music player I've used since 1994. -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Mute button?

2008-07-18 Thread NFLnut
or a Default.map file. Should I just copy over the IR folder and the Custom.map file? Would that work? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Mute button?

2008-07-18 Thread NFLnut
) Slimserver folder. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14921

Re: [slim] Mute button?

2008-07-21 Thread NFLnut
. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14921 ___ discuss mailing list

[slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-08 Thread NFLnut
into the [Common] section of the .map file or another section? I would guess that I should make a Custom.map file by copying all of the Default.map file to it and adding the appropriate MUTE function line? -- NFLnut NFLnut's

Re: [slim] amazon currently selling squeezebox for $230.

2008-08-08 Thread NFLnut
That's the same amount that I paid for my Squeezebox about a year ago. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-09 Thread NFLnut
level? Also, since I was looking at the .map file, what is the function of PITCHUP/PITCHDOWN, BASSUP/BASSDOWN, and TREBLEUP/TREBLEDOWN? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-09 Thread NFLnut
.. if possible .. to be able to un-MUTE back to the original volume. I just have no idea how to do it. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-13 Thread NFLnut
Thanks for the suggestion. I tried all of those steps and restarted Squeezecenter, but I get nothing when I press the 0 button. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-23 Thread NFLnut
Anyone know why I can't get this to work? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50858

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-27 Thread NFLnut
Anyone know why I can't get this to work? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50858

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-29 Thread NFLnut
That's what I really wanted! Pressing VOL_UP + VOL_DOWN = MUTE So .. can anyone tell me how to program either one? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-08-30 Thread NFLnut
That's what I really wanted! Pressing VOL_UP + VOL_DOWN = MUTE So .. can anyone tell me how to program this on the standard Squeezebox remote (not the Controller)? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] New hardware without the Logitech logo ?

2008-08-30 Thread NFLnut
, makes mice and keyboards. Not cool stuff. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51752

Re: [slim] Help Please SoftSqueeze 3.7

2008-08-30 Thread NFLnut
Do you have mplayer installed? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51757

[slim] Possible? Stream Winamp To Squeezecenter?

2008-08-30 Thread NFLnut
Is there any way to stream audio FROM Winamp to Squeezecenter/Squeezeboxen WITHOUT using a sound card? I have a video stream that I have to watch a couple of times a week. I use Winamp and would like to be able to stream the audio through the Squeezebox. Possible? -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-09-02 Thread NFLnut
That's what I really wanted! Pressing VOL_UP + VOL_DOWN = MUTE So .. can anyone tell me how to program this on the standard Squeezebox remote (not the Controller)? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Possible? Stream Winamp To Squeezecenter?

2008-09-02 Thread NFLnut
I thought it was possible to stream TO the Squeezebox from Winamp. Is this not possible? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units

2008-09-02 Thread NFLnut
NOT FOR RESALE on them. This would limit your liability and would serve to direct anger appropriately to the vermin that actually try to resell them, and not to SD. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units

2008-09-02 Thread NFLnut
, not the box ;) YOU might not be annoyed, but the next in line to buy a nonfunctional DEMO unit MIGHT be. The words NOT FOR RESALE etched on the unit would leave NO uncertainty that the practice is frowned upon by the manufacturer. -- NFLnut

[slim] Why No Squeezebox Duet?

2008-09-03 Thread NFLnut
, I would only want to have a Squeezebox Duet because I prefer also having a display on the unit itself. So .. why is there no such item? Any plans to make it happen? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Why No Squeezebox Duet?

2008-09-03 Thread NFLnut
price break on the receiver, they SHOULD give a break on the SB Classic and Conroller too. Although it would have to be greater than $49 to get my interest. Otherwise, I will NOT consider buying one of those overpriced remote controls! ;-) -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-09-10 Thread NFLnut
That's what I really wanted! Pressing VOL_UP + VOL_DOWN = MUTE So .. can anyone tell me how to program this on the standard Squeezebox remote (not the Controller)? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Custom Mapping For MUTE Function

2008-09-24 Thread NFLnut
of either VOL_UP or VOL_DOWN to return the volume to the previous (unmuted) state. OR (2) press and hold the 0 (ZERO) button and get the MUTE function and then return to unmuted state with VOL UP or VOL DOWN. Can anyone help me do this? -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Home networking - suitable faceplate

2009-05-07 Thread NFLnut
will use one conduit for audio and the other for Cat6 and video. But just this week I also became aware of this: http://homepathproducts.com/products/index.php Probably costs more than I'm willing to spend, but looks very interesting. -- NFLnut

[slim] Totally Loving My Squeezebox Today!

2009-07-20 Thread NFLnut
worked FLAWLESSLY! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65812

Re: [slim] Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

2009-07-20 Thread NFLnut
. Wow! Do you mean that PRIVATE enterprises could POSSIBLY come together and solve problems WITHOUT GOVERNMENT help?!! Say it isn't so! I thought we were just too dumb to do things on our own! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-20 Thread NFLnut
sporting my asbestos boxers! ;^D -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64944

Re: [slim] Totally Loving My Squeezebox Today!

2009-07-21 Thread NFLnut
..)! -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65812 ___ discuss mailing list discuss

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-21 Thread NFLnut
arztde;442339 Wrote: NFLnut;442275 Wrote: I will second that. I have used iPeng on my iPod Touch, and it works very well as a remote control. Now that I have had a Controller for a few months, I no longer use iPeng. But for a phone, my HTC Touch Pro WinMo works great, and I am able

Re: [slim] How to find these forums from Logitech these days?

2010-12-22 Thread NFLnut
Logitech NOT point to these more-than-helpful (and MUCH more helpful than ANY of the Logitech) forums? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http

[slim] Another 'Save Me From LiquidCompass' Thread ..

2010-12-22 Thread NFLnut
to be a FLASH-only crippled stream. So .. why has it stopped playing all of a sudden? -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] How to find these forums from Logitech these days?

2010-12-23 Thread NFLnut
them through a web search or just try from memory. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84067

Re: [slim] Another 'Save Me From LiquidCompass' Thread ..

2010-12-28 Thread NFLnut
(but apaprently isn't). -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84097

Re: [slim] Another 'Save Me From LiquidCompass' Thread ..

2010-12-28 Thread NFLnut
SBS and voila. And all of this and the station I listed has now changed formats. But I'm sure AAC+ will come in handy in the future. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View

Re: [slim] Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet as Controller

2012-01-07 Thread NFLnut
re: hacking a device, then I apologize in advance. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92754

Re: [slim] Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet as Controller

2012-01-07 Thread NFLnut
. This includes the time to Google search the process and read up on how to do it. Maybe an hour if you have to search for a micro-USB cable. ;) -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180

Re: [slim] Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet as Controller

2012-01-07 Thread NFLnut
, on a screen size that makes it much more portable than an iTampon, all for $199? No brainer. -- NFLnut NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] 7.7.1 on Linux keeps telling me a new version is available

2012-01-14 Thread NFLnut
I have had this problem as well, for weeks, on Windows 7. I kept going through the steps to install the upgrade until I had done this several days in a row and it was obviously a bug. It's been going on for a month. -- NFLnut

Re: [slim] Play to SqueezeBox from Windows?

2012-06-06 Thread NFLnut
vinhattieu wrote: I've installed White Bear and WMP Tag Plus, but I cannot play Flacs to my Touch (it works fine with Mp3). WMP keeps saying contacting media server and nothing happens. Can anybody help me with this? I have the same problem in my network .. I click Play To Squeezebox

Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30

2013-01-02 Thread NFLnut
Honestly, and I know that I'm risking getting flamed BIG time on this board, but if Logitech is going to pull the plug, I think it's time to abandon or phase out LMS in any home built effort! I still think the Squeezebox is THE best music player on the market. It's truly a shame that Logitech IS

Re: [slim] Logitech SqueezeBox replacement for under $30

2013-01-02 Thread NFLnut
garym wrote: I rarely use browse music folder. LMS is not really designed to use Browse Music Folder as a way of accessing music. Its internal database is based on tags, etc. So using BMF could be the cause of the hanging you see. That may be. The way I have my music categorized is by

Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?

2013-01-05 Thread NFLnut
Julf wrote: I am glad that solution works for you, but the reason most of us are still part of this forum and community instead of hanging out in the Apple fanboy groups is that we either prefer the superior functionality the SB system gives us, or that we resent the gilded iCage apple

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-06 Thread NFLnut
toby10 wrote: My personal reservations: - don't need a player with built in amps (i.e. SB3 or Touch) - don't need another hard drive for my music collection (music must reside on the Olive HDD as additional hardware purchase, unless you want limited DLNA playback) - don't need a cloud

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-11 Thread NFLnut
olive_media wrote: The Olive ONE is actually compatible with almost all passive speakers (not just Olive speakers). Here at our San Francisco office we have ONE directly connected to BW 804Ds and BW CM9s and they sound amazing. Like Gary said .. My speakers are powered by some very

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-14 Thread NFLnut
Actually, in my previous post I meant to say TOSLINK, not coax connection. I have TOSLINK cables run throughout my walls. NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-15 Thread NFLnut
I would like to hang it on a wall, like a picture, and have control of it there. I don't want it sitting flat on a surface. Hopefully, they will accommodate those of us who wish to do this. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere if this is possible.

Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?

2013-01-22 Thread NFLnut
I just took the plunge on the ONE, instead of looking at spending $500 on a used Touch. For the last couple of years, I had thought about buying a Touch, just mostly for the color screen. Not for the Touch control. I just don't go over to the Squeezebox to play music. I am usually controlling

Re: [slim] Logitech divesting from some product lines

2013-01-28 Thread NFLnut
I wonder if Sean Adams would be interested in taking back the Squeezebox property for a token pittance rather than Logitech throwing it on the ash heap for nothing? It makes no sense that a company that acquired the property for $20MILLION would want to kill it without trying to get something

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-03-19 Thread NFLnut
Wow. I haven't checked into the forum since February shortly after this thread started. I must say that I am impressed with the progress made! In fact, I had no idea that this would actually happen, and so quickly. Nice work! I would definitely be interested in supporting the project in whatever

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-08-13 Thread NFLnut
I'm sure that you probably have enough eventual beta-testers lined up, but just in case you need more, I'll throw my hat in as well. NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?

2013-09-13 Thread NFLnut
JohnCFreeman1175 wrote: So my question to everyone is simple..if there was a community funded project, would you invest your time? Would you invest monetarily? We all have different strengths and as a community I think we could really design one hell of a product. Maybe I am

Re: [slim] Amazon Fire TV

2014-09-22 Thread NFLnut
d6jg wrote: Roku has Mainsqueeze which is OK Apple TV has no user add channels / apps unless jailbroken but is an excellent player when combined with iPeng Amazon Fire TV looks the best hardware though Has anyone been successful at getting Mainsqueeze to work properly on Roku? I've

Re: [slim] Original Web site for Slim Devices

2017-08-09 Thread NFLnut
I bought my first Squeezebox 3 back in 2007, and was thrilled when it arrived that it still said "SlimDevices" on the front and not Logitech (the bastards). NFLnut's Profile:

Re: [slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"

2018-08-13 Thread NFLnut
mherger wrote: > As others said I'm still a Logitech employee. And Logitech is not only > paying for my living and this forum, but > mysqueezebox.com/uesmartradio.com (which is many times the cost of the > forum!), build systems, some updates every now and then etc. too. > > But the reason

Re: [slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"

2018-08-12 Thread NFLnut
I didn't realize that they still paid for the SlimDevices forum. I knew they had the "official" Logitech Squeezeboxen forum which I never found to be of use. My first Squeezebox was bought right at the time that Logitech bought the lineage. I remember being glad that it still said "SlimDevices"

[slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"

2018-08-12 Thread NFLnut
I pretty much already know the answer, and the intent of this question is NOT to start a flame war NOR to disparage Logitech (although we all I'm sure harbor some resentment for the killing of the Squeezebox lineage no matter how fair/unfair it might be but we also are thankful that they

Re: [slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"

2018-08-12 Thread NFLnut
Greg Erskine wrote: > Michael works for Logitech. Also didn't know that he worked for them still. Tells you how much I've paid attention. NFLnut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13180 View

Re: [slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"

2018-08-14 Thread NFLnut
I am a lifetime subscriber to Plex Pass (which I only for TV shows and movies), and I use Subsonic when I'm on the road, and NONE of the alternatives have the ONE plugin that I absolutely love about LMS: Charles Parker's Spicefly Sugarcube. I can start a seed track and listen for hours. Or

[slim] Is It Possible To Repair Digital Coax Jack?

2020-08-25 Thread NFLnut
I've been having some problems with the digital coax output on my Classic that I bought back in 2007. It either goes out completely or just gives crackling audio until I jiggle the cable connector. Then, it will happen again after a few minutes. Is there any way to repair this? I can do some

Re: [slim] New Logitech Squeezebox 2020 Edition

2020-08-25 Thread NFLnut
dmcdayton wrote: > I hate to admit, its not just your kids. I've taken to playing on Echo > for convenience instead of my good system. Siri and Google just SUUUCK > but Alexa has magic juju beans somewhere because it just works. I'm > listening to more music in my kitchen now on an Echo Show

Re: [slim] Is It Possible To Repair Digital Coax Jack?

2020-08-26 Thread NFLnut
I will try the cable. Bummer is that the digi coax cable that I have been using is running in the wall upstairs and under the floorboards to my gear rack. I did run a couple of spares though when I did the wiring. I'll try just running a new one across the floor and up the stairs just to see if

Re: [slim] New Logitech Squeezebox 2020 Edition

2021-05-18 Thread NFLnut
pablolie wrote: > Posting rights in the Audiophile forum forever revoked!!! :-D > > Convenience is what hooked me on the SB ecosystem forever ago (2004 when > I bought my first SB). Once I had ripped my collection (which took me 2 > years, with well over 3000 CDs and by now over 4000 albums

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-05-21 Thread NFLnut
I bought a hub/remote system from Best Buy a few weeks ago when I heard the news. Had been on the fence for a couple of years. So far, I am not impressed (but I may just not understand yet how the system works) as very LITTLE of what I need to control is centralized where I can run IR extenders

Re: [slim] Logitech is done making Harmony remotes

2021-05-22 Thread NFLnut
ftlight wrote: > Yes, unfortunately there are actually very few devices that the hub can > control by either IP or Bluetooth. This page lists them: > https://atlantic-cable.com/Ephemera/Broadsides/index.htm > > However, if you can work with IR, it's a very flexible system. I have > one in my