Comments on: iTunes Shared Library http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/ Like a fortune cookie, only without the fortune, and not a cookie. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:21:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-115 Matthew Schinckel Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:26:33 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-115 Oh, and I'm not quite game to overclock mine. Thanks for the link though, I hadn't seen it (and I've looked at most of NSLU2-Linux). Oh, and I’m not quite game to overclock mine. Thanks for the link though, I hadn’t seen it (and I’ve looked at most of NSLU2-Linux).

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-114 Matthew Schinckel Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:23:54 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-114 I have installed mt-daapd, and then uninstalled (or deactivated it), as it took ages to start, and I didn't really need it anyway. It just means you have to go through the network to view tracks, rather than having the library stored locally, and the tracks stored remotely. I have installed mt-daapd, and then uninstalled (or deactivated it), as it took ages to start, and I didn’t really need it anyway. It just means you have to go through the network to view tracks, rather than having the library stored locally, and the tracks stored remotely.

]]> By: jimwah http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-113 jimwah Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:18:44 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-113 oh yeah here's a better guide: http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article88.php :) oh yeah here’s a better guide: http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article88.php :)

]]> By: jimwah http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-112 jimwah Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:17:02 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-112 if you feel like getting your hands dirty you can install an open linux on your nslu2 then run mt-daapd (a linux implementation of the iTunes (DAAP) server) on it. details on http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/Mt-daapd while you're there you should check out overclocking the nslu2 - http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/OverClockTheSlug - yes with 2 minutes and a pair of tweezers you can make the box run at the speed it's makers intended. if you feel like getting your hands dirty you can install an open linux on your nslu2 then run mt-daapd (a linux implementation of the iTunes (DAAP) server) on it. details on http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Unslung/Mt-daapd

while you’re there you should check out overclocking the nslu2 - http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/OverClockTheSlug - yes with 2 minutes and a pair of tweezers you can make the box run at the speed it’s makers intended.

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-92 Matthew Schinckel Mon, 04 Jul 2005 05:04:29 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-92 The problem wouldn't appear with multiple iPods, but multiple Computers, or Users with seperate accounts, accessing, and modifying the directory structure. If you are only reading from the directory, and not modifying the filenames or locations, then any number of people can access it with no ill effects. Occasionally, iTunes surprises me and is able to find tracks I thought it might not be able to. The problem wouldn’t appear with multiple iPods, but multiple Computers, or Users with seperate accounts, accessing, and modifying the directory structure.

If you are only reading from the directory, and not modifying the filenames or locations, then any number of people can access it with no ill effects.

Occasionally, iTunes surprises me and is able to find tracks I thought it might not be able to.

]]> By: Mark http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-91 Mark Fri, 01 Jul 2005 13:09:37 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-91 Thanks for the link from TUAW! I actually haven't seen these downsides because there is only one iPod in my household. My wife has a regular Rio Forge 512 flash based player. This makes it really easy for us: The files are stored on the server and my mac accesses them. I have my library shared so that she can open iTunes and listen to my music and she also has access through the windows explorer to the network share and she just pulls any song that she wants directly onto her mp3 player (making sure it is not an AAC file!). This setup works quite well but i guess i could forsee some problems in the future if i were to buy her a shuffle or a mini... she says she's happy with what she has now... but you know women: always telling you they're happy when they're not! :) Thanks for the great info! -Mark Thanks for the link from TUAW!

I actually haven’t seen these downsides because there is only one iPod in my household. My wife has a regular Rio Forge 512 flash based player. This makes it really easy for us:

The files are stored on the server and my mac accesses them. I have my library shared so that she can open iTunes and listen to my music and she also has access through the windows explorer to the network share and she just pulls any song that she wants directly onto her mp3 player (making sure it is not an AAC file!).

This setup works quite well but i guess i could forsee some problems in the future if i were to buy her a shuffle or a mini… she says she’s happy with what she has now… but you know women: always telling you they’re happy when they’re not! :)

Thanks for the great info!

-Mark

]]> By: Matthew Schinckel http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-66 Matthew Schinckel Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:43:21 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-66 I've done a bit of stuff - see the posts a little newer than this one. I wasn't able to get it to the stage where it was fully automated, but it gets pretty close - at least it gives you a list of songs that might be duplicated, or need to be 'reconnected'. I'll write up a conclusive post later that has source code for all of the parts. I may even create a simple application that runs all of the scripts, and gives lists of files/tracks that need to be fixed, and recommended fixes. The biggest hassle now is that I've done the fixes by hand, so I don't need it. ;) I’ve done a bit of stuff - see the posts a little newer than this one. I wasn’t able to get it to the stage where it was fully automated, but it gets pretty close - at least it gives you a list of songs that might be duplicated, or need to be ‘reconnected’.

I’ll write up a conclusive post later that has source code for all of the parts. I may even create a simple application that runs all of the scripts, and gives lists of files/tracks that need to be fixed, and recommended fixes.

The biggest hassle now is that I’ve done the fixes by hand, so I don’t need it. ;)

]]> By: Chris Patton http://schinckel.net/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-65 Chris Patton Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:09:14 +0000 http://schinckel.blogsome.com/2005/06/15/itunes-shared-library/#comment-65 That sounds like a great idea. My sister and I share an iTunes library as well (between two macs though) and we have experienced every one of the problems you have described. I'd like to see whatever you can make of this idea as it would be greatly beneficial in my similar situation. That sounds like a great idea. My sister and I share an iTunes library as well (between two macs though) and we have experienced every one of the problems you have described. I’d like to see whatever you can make of this idea as it would be greatly beneficial in my similar situation.

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