Category Archives: Music
Sonos Web Controller
I mentioned the other day that I would like to see a Web controller for the Sonos music system to supplement the remote controller and the (to a non-Windows, non-Mac user) largely useless desktop controller software. Well, it tuns out … Continue reading
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Unwired For Sound
A few days ago, we had a Sonos system installed in our house. Six ZP100 ZonePlayers make for six so-called zones in the house, one per major room on each floor, and we have three CR100 controllers, one per floor, … Continue reading
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Rockbox Rocks The X5
Above, you can see Rockbox running on my iAudio X5 player. The code was taken directly from today’s CVS and cross-compiled on my laptop for the Coldfire CPU. The album art patch by Nicolas Pennequin was also applied. This allows … Continue reading
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iAudio X5 with Rockbox
Back in July of last year, I wrote about the open-source replacement firmware project called Rockbox. For a year now, I’ve had it running on my trusty iRiver iHP140 and, in that time, have seen the code grow to maturity. … Continue reading
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Sisters Are Still Doing It For Themselves
I forgot to mention that Jo and I went to see the Sisters of Mercy at the Melkweg last Sunday. That was the fitrst time either of us had seen them since the late eighties, when we both still lived … Continue reading
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