[pradjs] Re: Playlists

  • From: Charlie Thompson <charliet@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mikejedlicka@xxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:52:56 -0700

Yet another reason to invest in a cheap Free Geek computer that isn't from
the 90's. At KBVR we used FileMaker which performed at a reasonable speed. I
could talk to the technical guy they have there and see if he'd be willing
to hand over his code.

Charlie

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Mike Jedlicka <mikejedlicka@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> It's actually not the speed of the internet but the speed of the computer.
>  It's old and slow, but our internet is actually fast.
>
> At some point in the future we'll have to get a faster mac ... add that to
> the list :)
>
> If you bring a laptop you'll be able to type it in fast, or do it at home
> ...
>
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:48 PM, jeffrey ross <toomanyofme@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>>  Yes the computer is exceedingly slow while trying to type the play lists.
>> Started to get worse about a month ago. I was trying to remember if anything
>> had been changed about that computer. The only thing I can recall being
>> stated was when Devan mentioned at the last meeting he had reconnected the
>> exterior hard drive that holds a lot of the music files for the itunes on
>> that computer. Is it possible that is slowing it down?
>> If so, another thing to add to the list of things PRA needs is RAM for the
>> computer.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
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>> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:18:49 -0700
>> From: lepue22@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Subject: [pradjs] Playlists
>> To: pradjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>   Is anyone else having issues with the auto-complete function when
>> entering their playlists at the station?  It's nice when you don't have to
>> finish typing a long album title, but it makes it sooooooooo slow when
>> you're trying to type!  It takes so long to compile the list of matches that
>> it takes like f.....i.....v.....e..... seconds for each character you type
>> to show up - so long for me that i just give up trying to do a playlist
>> after about 10 track listings (because i'm actually up to playing my 25th
>> song or so by then).
>>
>> Plus, half the time, the stuff that comes up from the auto-complete lists
>> are misspelled.
>>
>> Anyway, if other people are having this problem, is it easy enough to
>> disable that?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Graham
>>
>>
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