Aryn came through with the number one gadget on my wishlist this year, the Slim Devices Squeezebox.
This is a sweet little gadget that plugs in to the sound system, in my case the A/V receiver in the living room. It communicates via the house Wi-Fi network back to one of the computers up in the office. That computer has all of the 10,000 music tracks I've accumulated over the last few years.
So now, with the touch of a couple of buttons, we can pull up any music we've got. Right now it's working through all the jazz on the system.
As an added bonus, the device can connect out to external sources such as Internet radio stations. One of the servers that Slim Devices run is the SqueezeNetwork. I've marked the Ocean Surf track there as a favorite. Like having a beach house without the sand. :)
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Yeah, I saw this come across some time back and figured it would be handy. It doesn't get in the way of you other wi-fi devices, I take it.
For the last several years I've found I prefer the peace and quiet over the continuous background noise -- that might be different if I lived in The Big City. Taylor is beginning to feel too big for me...
No issues with the SqueezeBox so far. The only other device on the WiFi net is the laptop. Actually I haven't had it booted up in a couple of weeks.
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