2007-12-05, 11:01 PM
Hey, didn't mean to upset you - I'm in the IT business so believe me I know about customer priorities when it comes to enhancements to software applications (the priorities of one person do not drive the priorities of all).
In any case, just so you know, I think you've done some incredible things here. About 4 years ago I sat down with a friend who works for the same IT company as I do and said "hey, I have an idea, what if we made a black box, that was essentially a big flash drive that would literally plug right into your router. You could download movies, streaming media, etc. and have a TV guide like cable - wouldn't that be cool!!??". Of course, I didn't have the time or the knowledge of how to pull something like that off........so I'm still doing my day job.
Ever since then I've been watching the industry to see which company could come up with the best media player, home media solution, whatever you want to call it. Many have tried (Olive, D-link MediaLounge, others), but most if not all of them are rather cludgy and have some pretty serious drawbacks. The only one I found that came close to what I was looking for was the MediaMVP and, so I picked one up about a year ago on clearance ($39.00 at CircuitCity) and started playing with it. Loved the concept, wasn't too crazy about the interface.
Then you're project came along and.........well, you've been able to do what a lot of the big names have been unable to pull off - so my hat's off to you.
I also know that a lot of the questions that are posted on here can be answered by saying "did you get a chance to read the documentation". But people being what they are find it easier to ask then to read.
In any case, all of that said - I figured it out. THERE IS NO PROBLEM with the interface. It is a simple matter of the fact that since every selected item can't fit on the menu, some items are on the "next page". Only thing was, I didn't know how to go to the next page.......until I happened to use the scroll button on my mouse - THERE WAS THE MISSING NET RADIO!
So, problem solved.
Again, didn't mean to offend; this is an amazing piece of software - companies like Sony, Applie, NetGear, D-Link could learn a lot from a project like this (but hopefully they won't).
Cheers,
radioactive1
In any case, just so you know, I think you've done some incredible things here. About 4 years ago I sat down with a friend who works for the same IT company as I do and said "hey, I have an idea, what if we made a black box, that was essentially a big flash drive that would literally plug right into your router. You could download movies, streaming media, etc. and have a TV guide like cable - wouldn't that be cool!!??". Of course, I didn't have the time or the knowledge of how to pull something like that off........so I'm still doing my day job.
Ever since then I've been watching the industry to see which company could come up with the best media player, home media solution, whatever you want to call it. Many have tried (Olive, D-link MediaLounge, others), but most if not all of them are rather cludgy and have some pretty serious drawbacks. The only one I found that came close to what I was looking for was the MediaMVP and, so I picked one up about a year ago on clearance ($39.00 at CircuitCity) and started playing with it. Loved the concept, wasn't too crazy about the interface.
Then you're project came along and.........well, you've been able to do what a lot of the big names have been unable to pull off - so my hat's off to you.
I also know that a lot of the questions that are posted on here can be answered by saying "did you get a chance to read the documentation". But people being what they are find it easier to ask then to read.
In any case, all of that said - I figured it out. THERE IS NO PROBLEM with the interface. It is a simple matter of the fact that since every selected item can't fit on the menu, some items are on the "next page". Only thing was, I didn't know how to go to the next page.......until I happened to use the scroll button on my mouse - THERE WAS THE MISSING NET RADIO!
So, problem solved.
Again, didn't mean to offend; this is an amazing piece of software - companies like Sony, Applie, NetGear, D-Link could learn a lot from a project like this (but hopefully they won't).
Cheers,
radioactive1