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Updates in 0.1.5

vlc-webos

Hi,

1.5 adds a few fairly small changes – and a new way for me to communicate.

You have seen the news page as you are in it! I’m hoping this will make it easier for me to let you know about changes – but also to encourage you to let me know about things you’d like to see.

The other main changes I have made are mostly behind the scenes. Now I (finally!) have an actual device to play with, I have been able to experiment with what happens when the screen turns off, the wifi is unavailable or the card is inactive. I now set VLC to update far less frequently in these kind of situations so that it is less power-hungry.

The related change that you’ll notice is an overlay when the connection is lost to make it clear that you are not getting current data!

Finally – If you like VLC Remote – please leave a review at the store 😉

Enjoy!

Getting better?

iTunes-webos

I got a bunch of fairly negative feedback for the first release of Remote (and some positive comments too!)

The criticism was mostly well deserved. Unfortunately I didn’t have an actual device until after the first version was finished – so I failed to spot a bunch of problems where the device quickly ran out of memory.

I hope this version addresses a bunch of people’s suggestions and complaints.

Here are the main changes

1) Updated windows helper which

  • Handles opening and closing of iTunes better so that it doesn’t lose the connection.
  • Is more stable
  • Allows new features
  • (to update the helper, just launch it and click on the ‘check for updates’ button)

2) Ability to browse genres, albums, artists as well as playlists

3) Ability to search by album, artist, genre and track name

4) Much less memory-hungry

5) And a bunch of smaller tweaks…

I hope this works much better for people.

I’m afraid there are probably still bugs to be found –  So I have two requests:

If you do encounter a problem, please email me at rob@hobbyistsoftware.com

I can’ t see reviews on the app store at the moment, so It’s tough for me to get feedback that way. I particularly want to hear from you if you get any crashes with the helpers or the app. That will let me figure out what is wrong and (hopefully) fix it

If you like the new version – please post a review at the store 😉

enjoy,

Rob

Why the news?

converty-webos, iTunes-webos, vlc-webos

Thanks for reading this far.

I was looking for a way to communicate with users of my apps – and this seemed to be a good approach. My hope is that it is simple enough to be unintrusive, but also obvious enough for you to read if you are interested.

I’m used to working in a community where there is a lot more direct communication between users and developers – but that is tough to manage through the app store. Hence the ‘in app news’

My intent is to use this channel to let people know about updates, new features and other apps that I’m working on. I’ll be adding tips and requests for beta testers too.

If you have any comments or suggestions, then please come and join the discussion at my PreCentral forum or let me know at rob@hobbyistsoftware.com

Thanks for using my apps!

Consider the full version…

vlc-free-iphone

I hope you are enjoying VLC Remote Free.

If you like it, then please consider upgrading to VLC Remote (paid version).

The paid version has a bunch of additional features including:

  1. Lets you browse your computer. You can select movies or music from your hard drive without gettting up from your sofa!
  2. Use the picker to change volume and position. These are -Much- more precise than using the sliders. You can see and select actual volume levels (e.g. 75) and positions (1hr 35mins)
  3. View and manage your playlist
  4. Use Landscape mode
  5. Customise the display with skins
  6. Get rid of the annoying adverts!

This is how I make my living, so do please consider spending a few bucks to keep me out of the corporate world!

    Tip: Access external drives

    vlc-android, vlc-free-android, vlc-free-iphone, vlc-iphone, vlc-webos, vlc-ye-olde

    (requires paid version of VLC Remote)

    Unfortunately, VLC doesn’t recognise aliases or shortcuts (it just tries to play them), so these won’t help you.

    There is a dedicated drive button in the browse page that will take you to your full drive list. If you are using Windows and don’t see your external drive, then you may need to make sure that your external drive is mapped to a drive letter.

    You can even set your external drive as your default directory to make browsing faster in future. Just tap on the heart/folder icon when you are in the drive you want and that will become your default folder for when you next launch this remote.

    Why the News?

    gtd2min-iphone, iPhone, off-free-iphone, off-iphone, vlc-android, vlc-free-android, vlc-free-iphone, vlc-iphone, vlc-streamer-free-android, vlc-streamer-free-iphone, vlc-streamer-iphone, vlc-ye-olde, watchover-iphone

    Thanks for reading this far.

    I was looking for a way to communicate with users of my apps – and this seemed to be a good approach. My hope is that it is simple enough to be unintrusive, but also obvious enough for you to read if you are interested.

    I’m used to working in a community where there is a lot more direct communication between users and developers – but that is tough to manage through the app store. Hence the ‘in app news’

    My intent is to use this channel to let people know about updates, new features and other apps that I’m working on. I’ll be adding tips and requests for beta testers too.

    If you have any comments or suggestions, then let me know at rob@hobbyistsoftware.com

    Thanks for using my apps!