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Topic: last.fm
Posted By: Pnoom!
Subject: last.fm
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 01:37
| How do I use last.fm and progtology. I'm currently confused. |
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 02:42
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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. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Pnoom!
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 03:44
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. |
video vertigo wrote:Posted By: goose
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 09:47
| Information about nearby gigs was a fantastic idea, anyway! |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 12:05
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.  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 15:10
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. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:33
How could a web site possibly register what you play on a mobile player or vinyl? |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: November 04 2006 at 16:45
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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. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: progismylife
Date 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. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:23
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^ which feature don't you understand? I'll answer any questions you might have, but give me something to start with!
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:29
| How do I add albums to my collection and review them? |
Posted By: progismylife
Date 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. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:38
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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. BTW: I know that the website is somewhat confusing ... I'll try to add more explanatory texts, maybe even a tutorial. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: progismylife
Date 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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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:45
| For the option 1 - how do I know it is added to my collection? |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:53
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^ 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 ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 12:54
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BTW: You can also post these question on the discussion board at progtology.com ... then you'll get realtime responses.
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 17:16
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?  ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 17:16
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last fm gave me a real headache- but I did finally get it. ------------- |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 16 2006 at 17:43
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 ... ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 09:17
| Um the collection builder says "Album couldn't be loaded" if I try and use it. But most of it is working now. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 11:07
Cool. Let me know if I can lend a hand (next year, I'll be off on holidays in less than a week). ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 21 2006 at 15:49
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*new question My recent track updates all the time on PA- but overall artists feel like its been the same for a while- is this normal? ------------- |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 21 2006 at 15:52
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overall artists update every Sunday to me.
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 21 2006 at 15:54
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On PA? thx ------------- |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: December 21 2006 at 16:05
| Does anyone else have the collection builder problem? Maybe I will make a new account or something. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: December 21 2006 at 16:07
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what is a collection builder problem? ------------- |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: December 22 2006 at 07:33
If you have a problem with the collection builder, please post it on the discussion page of Progtology.com or write me a private message, I'll try to find a solution. Please try to tell me exactly what doesn't work. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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