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[simoncn]

(12-09-2013 00:05)DavidHB Wrote:  This is the post I promised two posts back. I wrote it, then managed to close the browser before I posted it ...

Yesterday's return ferry trip and longish drive to the dealer resulted in an order for an Akurate DSM. That is relevant in the present context because I got to try Kinsky on my Nexus 10, and learned enough to take the view that I shall probably get on with it quite well.

I think you will be very happy with your purchase!

Quote:At the dealer's, Kinsky was paired with Asset UPnP, which didn't seem as responsive as MinimServer (the back end hardware was not visible, so I don't know how the storage was managed; it might have been a ripping NAS, in which case Asset, which only runs on Windows, would have been on a different machine).

The browsing performance of MinimServer is noticeably faster than Asset when both are running on the same hardware. I think this is probably because MinimServer is optimized to hold all the data it needs for browsing in memory.

Quote:Fair enough. Perhaps we users should do more to write up 'tips and tricks' for others. Topics of particular use to new users could perhaps be made 'sticky' at the top of the forum list; new material could be added to these 'stickies' from time to time to form a user compendium. I'm happy to contribute what I've learned so far, but it would be useful to have some guidance on what you consider best practice. My own feeling is that users often find quite detailed step by step guidance to be the best way of getting into something new.

I think the best approach for this would be to create a new section of the forum named something like "Tutorials". Each thread in this list would contain an embedded tutorial document in the first post, followed by discussion. The creator of the thread would be able to update the embedded tutorial document as and when they want. Regarding best practice guidance, I can only suggest that you create a "first draft" document with a format and content that you think is helpful, then put it out there for user review and comment. The users will not be slow to suggest ways to improve it!

Quote:My version of UPnPlay (on the Nexus 10) has just updated itself to 0.0.82, and now, when it is opened, it just goes back to whatever it was doing when it was closed. This is what Android apps typically do, and I can't find a way of changing the behaviour, not that I actually want to.

How did you close UPnPlay? If I close it by using "force quit" from the Apps menu or by powering the tablet off and on, it restarts at the top-level browse menu. If you are "closing" it by switching to a different app, this doesn't actually close UPnPlay but just leaves it runnng in the background. When you switch back to it later, it will resume exactly where it left off. I have confirmed this behaviour with version 0.0.82.

Quote:With the purchase of the DSM, I have committed myself to using MinimServer for (hopefully) the foreseeable future. It therefore seems only fair to make a donation, and this I have done.

David

Thanks very much!