iPhone as a Squeezebox controller

SlimDevices have launched an updated version of Squeezebox – the Squeezebox Duet – which includes a separate wireless remote for browsing and controlling music. While this looks like a fantastic new product if you don’t already own a Squeezebox, the same can be achieved with the iPhone / iPod Touch and the iPeng skin for Squeezecenter.

If you’re not running SqueezeCenter 7 already, download and install the latest version from SlimDevices. Next download the iPeng skin then point your mobile Safari browser to http://squeezecenter:9000/iPeng/ (replacing squeezecenter with the IP address of your installation).

iPhone / iPod Touch home screen icons

The 1.1.3 software update for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch includes a provision for specifying a special icon that will be displayed on your home screen when you bookmark a web page using ‘Add to Home Screen’.

The image must be a standard PNG file 57 x 57 pixels in size.

To create the link to the icon use the following markup:

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" href="http://www.example.com/touch-icon.png" />