RE: Re: Music Server Software

["Rowdy" <aoop43@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was running iTunes at one point but I've now removed it, I'll take
another look at it.

Thanks,

keith

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Geach [mailto:me@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 17 April 2004 15:51
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Music Server Software


I vote for iTunes too . . .  we have it working here on 2 Wireless Apple
Powerbooks
and 2 Desktop PCs . . . sharing over wireless vs. wired and Mac OS vs.
XP is simply
seamless.

Originally we had all 20GB of music on all computers HD, but if you buy
a new CD,
loading it onto 4 computers seems a little pointless!!! Central server
works fine . .
.but remember to keep DVDR backup of your music folder . . .or keep the
original
CDs handy ..  just incase the worst happens!

Hope this is of help :)

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Shane Harrison <shane.harrison@p...>
wrote:
> Another simple option is to use iTunes - the windows client.  It will
act as
> both a server and a client.   Hence run it as a server on your
'central' PC
> and use iTunes as a client on the PC's you wish to listen to.
>
> If the 'central' PC is linux then there is a DAAP server, open source
that
> iTunes clients will be able to see.  I have used it briefly and it
seemed to
> be fine (had 3 clients connected at once).
>
> The advantage of this system (if I have got my facts right) is that
you
> should also be able to see music on other machines when they have
iTunes
> running since actually iTunes doesn't really have a client or server
mode -
> it does both at the same time.
>
> HTH
> Shane
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rowdy [mailto:aoop43@d...]
> > Sent: Friday, 16 April 2004 4:55 a.m.
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Music Server Software
> >
> >
> > OK finally trying to sort out my music server but I'm really
getting
> > confused over what the different bits of music/juke box software
can
> > actually do for me so I need help!
> >
> > I'm currently running a PC centrally with all my CD's ripped as
MP3,
my
> > daughter has her own PC which she would like to be able to listen
to
> > music on, I have my PC and I also have a Kiosk PC. I'm trying out
xlobby
> > on the kiosk at the moment but I'm not sure how this will work in
server
> > mode as ideally I would like to run software on the central pc
which
> > would then maintain a central database of my music. I would want
to
> > access this then from any other pc to play the music, I would see
a
> > central database better as I wouldn't have to keep building the
database
> > on different machines when I add more music, I would also want
the
> > different machines to be able to play different music at the same
time.
> > Like I said earlier I'm trying xlobby at the moment but I'm not
sure
> > this will do what I want, as I think the client only controls
what
is on
> > the server, I may be mistaken!
> >
> > Other software I'm aware of are the jriver media jukebox, jriver
media
> > centre and Cinemar's musiclobby. What I'm not clear on is whether
any of
> > this software will achieve what I want, or if there is any other
> > software I could use? Also looking to the future I guess I would
> > probably want to be able to do the same for DVD's, so I should
bear
this
> > in mind. I know these bits of software have been mentioned here
in
the
> > past but it's only now I'm really doing this and like I said
earlier
I'm
> > finding it all a bit confusing, any help as ever will be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
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