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    Posted: November 04 2006 at 01:37
How do I use last.fm and progtology.   I'm currently confused.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 02:42
go to last.fm download the free software create a profile, whenever you play songs on your computer last fm will keep track. I no longer use it because I no longer play songs on my computer I use a stereo.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 03:44
Originally posted by video vertigo video vertigo wrote:

go to last.fm download the free software create a profile, whenever you play songs on your computer last fm will keep track. I no longer use it because I no longer play songs on my computer I use a stereo.

    
So it keeps track if I play songs off i-tunes?

I understand how to play songs with last.fm, but not how to choose them...
    
But thank you.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 09:47
Information about nearby gigs was a fantastic idea, anyway!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 12:05
Originally posted by inpraiseoffolly inpraiseoffolly wrote:

How do I use last.fm and progtology.   I'm currently confused.


last.fm and progtology.com are two totally separate websites. If you want to use progtology.com signature images which display your last.fm profile statistics you first need to get a last.fm account, install their software and make sure that the songs you play are registered by the last.fm software and appear on the last.fm website in your profile.

Then you can simply create an account at www.progtology.com and enter your last.fm username in the signature settings.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 15:10
Originally posted by video vertigo video vertigo wrote:

go to last.fm download the free software create a profile, whenever you play songs on your computer last fm will keep track. I no longer use it because I no longer play songs on my computer I use a stereo.


I think that the biggest disadvantage of last.fm is that they only register some of the tracks an user listens to. Mobile players, vinyl, CD, Napster player, streaming radio, iTunes ... it all doesn't register.

I'd like to encourage anyone who's using my signature service to also rate your favorite albums and add them to your signature ... you have much more control over the chart positions, and you can separate the lists by genre, which generally makes the lists more meaningful.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:33
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by video vertigo video vertigo wrote:

go to last.fm download the free software create a profile, whenever you play songs on your computer last fm will keep track. I no longer use it because I no longer play songs on my computer I use a stereo.


I think that the biggest disadvantage of last.fm is that they only register some of the tracks an user listens to. Mobile players, vinyl, CD, Napster player, streaming radio, iTunes ... it all doesn't register.

I'd like to encourage anyone who's using my signature service to also rate your favorite albums and add them to your signature ... you have much more control over the chart positions, and you can separate the lists by genre, which generally makes the lists more meaningful.

How could a web site possibly register what you play on a mobile player or vinyl?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:45
it can't - and that's one of the reasons why last.fm will never be an accurate representation of what people are listening to. It's a good aproximation for some users, but I prefer a website which lets me control which albums are listed, and how I rate them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:20
How do you use progtology.com? I sort of figured out last.fm but I can't understand progtology.com at all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:23
^ which feature don't you understand? I'll answer any questions you might have, but give me something to start with!Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:29
How do I add albums to my collection and review them?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:37
Okay, I found the collection builder section of my profile, and went to the Select Albums tab, but when I clicked on a letter on the alphabet list on the left hand side it wouldn't let me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:38
Ok, there are two ways:

1. Go to the album page, open the tab labeled "Review Editor". There you can select whether you own the album and assign genres, ratings, prog status and tags. You can also enter a date of purchase, write a review, submit comments for the tracks.

2. You can also use the "collection builder" ... the link is in the upper right corner (when you're logged in). The tabs take longer to load, but if you're planning to add many albums it's probably the quickest solution. But it's not yet feature complete ... you can choose purchase info, genres, ratings, prog status and tags, but only on the album level, any you can't yet submit reviews or track comments.


Have a try ... let me know if you have further questions.Smile

BTW: I know that the website is somewhat confusing ... I'll try to add more explanatory texts, maybe even a tutorial.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:39
The collection builder doesn't work on my computer for some reason. And I am need to add a ton of albums to my collection.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:45
For the option 1 - how do I know it is added to my collection?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:53
^  whether the album is part of your collection or not depends on what you select in the purchase info dropdown. For example, if you select "I bought this album ..." then it will be shown as part of your collection, if you select "I sold the album" then it won't.

I think I'll replace this dropdown with a few buttons eventually ... Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:54
BTW: You can also post these question on the discussion board at progtology.com ... then you'll get realtime responses.Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 17:16
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:



BTW: I know that the website is somewhat confusing ... I'll try to add more explanatory texts, maybe even a tutorial.


You must be a fellow software engineer. Why can't we for once agree on simplifying the user interface, instead of forcing unknowing users to browse through tons of even more confusing manuals? LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 17:16
last fm gave me a real headache- but I did finally get it.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2006 at 17:43
Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:



BTW: I know that the website is somewhat confusing ... I'll try to add more explanatory texts, maybe even a tutorial.


You must be a fellow software engineer. Why can't we for once agree on simplifying the user interface, instead of forcing unknowing users to browse through tons of even more confusing manuals? LOL


I'm trying to do both. Unfortunately some user interfaces cannot be simplified beyond a certain point, and then you need some hints as to how to use it.

But I think I can simplify Progtology.com some more ... Smile
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