Waay off topic Q about "music systems"

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Originally Posted by Irulan

shout cast is not file sharing, it's just catalog of internet radio links based on genre.

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Thanks, Irulan. I appreciate your attempt to help but you still have to download software (winamp) to use shoutcast and I have no problems find internet radio stations I like by just googling

My employer does not allow non-approved software to be loaded to their computers.

Even streaming radio on my work laptop was going to be a challenge because using the VPN already bogs down the speed so any extra load is unacceptable.

All this means I have to have a separate standalone sytem. I'll consider WinAmp when BikerZ's purchases arrive.:rolleyes:

LOL, I was going to say you should be able to use the Windows media player for radio, but I guess there's still the streaming issue.

Oh well. I will shut up now and be glad I'm self employed. ;)

Yeah, but then you have to be your own bookkeeper, secretary, garbage taker outer, etc. And my gawd, the boss problems! :D

Ah, I'm listening to Larry Carlton's "Don't Break my Heart" on the good stereo upstairs via Pandora. Lessee. V started it. Oakleaf and others enabled. BikerZ spent my money. Typical TE behavior. :)

Bubba was impressed with the simplicity of the SqueezeBox. Since the bedroom mini-stereo has a hum to it while turned off, he may be looking for some powered speakers just to hook up to another SB. Put the mini-system, out in the garage with the bike stand.

Talk about a snowball effect. :rolleyes:

A little late to the party,... but I just found out about Slacker.com. I LOVE it! My column on dvice.com will be about it -- you customize your own radio station for listening online, but they also have a portable device, so you can load it up and plug it into your upstairs system, then just update it whenever you want new tunes. My column goes up late on Thursday afternoon on it.