Where do I put the lame, oggtools or other transcoding programs?
Under Windows, they should be placed in the C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\Bin or the C:\Windows folder. On the Mac, you can place executable programs in your Library/SlimDevices/bin folder, or in the system path. Under linux they should be placed in the system path. That probably means /usr/local/bin. Most rpm packages will take care of that for you.