my experience in using this site to make my jukebox.

[callmebadger]

my experience in using this site to make my jukebox.

obviously i found it very helpfull i'm still using it ;0)

my build is specifically for the young'en who is disabled he loves music and videos
but a cd didnt last long with him.

had old pc good start

1st\ i searched everywhere for the best software for him

free or at cost it didnt matter i needed the best for him

http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/win95/AUDIO_PLAYERS_JUKEBOX/freeware/
http://mp3touchscreens.com/step1.htm
http://www.snapfiles.com/downloadfind.php?action=s&st=jukebox

sk jukebox
dw jukebox
jukebox arcade
uncle T's jukebox
virtual music jukebox gets a tick
album player gets 2 ticks nord beats jukebox
pc jukebox
partytime jukebox
touchtone
box easy jukebox /not sure yet/
extra strength jukebox arcade /free not brill its okish not easy enough for jamielee
virtual music jukebox 9 /£20 quite good plent of options yet to see with images on worth another look maybe set up for singles only??
nowtro jukebox /£15 quite good for images to load in. auto start from bootup. ideal for adults but not good for jamielee. skin editor too. definate yes for me but this project is for jamielee
freebox V2 /so far so good. erm not so sure. not for jamielee (yet anyhow) ok for adults
touchjams /looks ok need to look further still need to experiment further
desktopjukebox /x
party jukebox /x
the pc jukebox /didnt work for me it kept crashing could be using an old pc. didnt look into it any further
jajuk /rubbish for what i need

so i narrowed it down to
box-easy jukebox / good design looks good ?
extra strength jukebox /?
touchjams / to complicated
virtual jukebox /x
freebox /x
album player /to many options it would be good to be able to switch these off

narrowed down to and let jamielee try these out

boxeasy http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/BoxEasy

extrastrength http://www.extrastrength.com/jbarcade.php

album player http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/AlbumPlayer

and the winner for 2008/2009 jamielee jukebox is....

boxeasy http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/BoxEasy
i paid for it at http://www.ziggyred.com/ this adam guy was very helpfull they also have a support blog i needed mine tweaking a bit and he had it done ready for me install with specific changes to make this work even more for jamielee
http://www.ziggyred.com/support.html



2nd\ touchscreen i got it from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320331550320&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX_Stores&refitem=320319443427&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget&_trksid=p284.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%252BIA%26itu%3DIA%252BUCI%26otn%3D4%26ps%3D42
alot people have used them on here and mine is great

3rd\ a new bootup screen
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/vnunet/downloads/2129054/bootskin-05
http://jakeludington.com/windows_xp/20060219_change_xp_boot_screen.html
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/254/  ??

4th\ Start Windows Without Prompting for a Password /Automatic Logon to Windows NT, 2000 and XP
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/272/
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/13/

5th\ or Change the Logon Screen Background Color
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/72/

6th\ Manage the Programs Run at Windows Startup
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/109/

7th\ need to tag music
http://musicbrainz.org/doc/PicardDownload
http://musicbrainz.org/doc/HowToTagFilesWithPicard
http://musicbrainz.org/doc/PicardTagger

8th\ build framework of jukebox
Custom fiberglass without a mold http://www.garbled.net/tim/fiberglass.html

\have you ever considered
smoke machine or light show i not saying buy from here this is just to give you an idea of what is out there
smoke machine http://www.tamarshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=168
bubble machine http://www.tamarshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=169
light effect http://www.tamarshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=163

\infinity mirror
http://www.woodprojectsonline.com/toolshed/infinity-light-supplies/convex_mirror_334.php
http://www.woodprojectsonline.com/toolshed/dvds/infinity_light.php
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Plastic-Online_ACRYLIC-TUBE_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ17512711QQftidZ2QQtZkm
http://www.mirrorworld.co.uk/TwoWayMirrors/twowaymirrors.asp?gclid=CObym9-DmZgCFUog3godOV9hmw

\i will put some designs on soon and some pics i have taken soon