Quite by accident I found a way to significantly reduce the time it
takes for iTunes to read a changed iTunes Library.itl file. If the
network drive with your music files is unmounted when you open iTunes,
the library is quickly updated (about 10 seconds for my 25MB library)
but you'll get the ! c
I thought I'd post my workflow for others to follow that may also have
this setup. Here's a summary:
Mac-formatted iPod
iTunes 7.1.1 on my Mac OSX 10.4.9
iTunes 7.1.1 on Windows XP Home SP2
SlimServer 6.5.2 on Windows
TrackStat 1.36.1
1. Sync your iPod (if you use one) to your iTunes. This updat
Hmmm. Several different options.
1) I would consider just using an Apple TV. MP3 issues don't come up,
since you're within the iTunes universe. Disadvantage: not all music
available at all times, just a subset. Also need to have a tv attached
to use it. Advantage: does TV too, might be useful and
Thanks for the thorough reply. Looks like my thinking wasn't that far
off.
So, if you were to do it all over again and it wouldn't be what you've
done, what would you do? Ditch the Mac portion of everything and just
have everything done from Windows (SlimServer, iPod syncing, etc)?
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prabbit
I've got this working ... with a lot of caveats. Frankly, I probably
would not go through this again. But, if you're handy with fiddling and
have the time to burn, it can work.
My situation:
-Mac laptop, using iTunes.
-Windows generic boxx, XP, mainly used as fileserver. All music files
actually
I'm new to Squeezebox and SlimServer. So new, in fact, that I haven't
received the Squeezeboxes yet.
I'm reading the SlimServer Wiki and thinking about my
network/environment and would like some advice on how things should be
installed/configured. A bit of background first.
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