Blue Coconut 1.5b: iTunes sharing

If you want to close your iBook without sleeping you can download a program called sleepless, though it can cause your laptop to overheat if you leave it on for a long time.

Obviously I'm a bit rubbish at this, because I've only just found this post. Ross- this should work fine with mt-daapd; 90% of the development is against that, rather than iTunes proper (although of course I do keep an eye out to make sure it works). Please let me know if you're having any specific errors or problems (my email address is on the app's home page.) Jay- you've got the difference between OurTunes (and GetTunes, and other Java downloaders) down pat. I work in iTunes, so I like using that as the browser with a relatively minimal program alongside it. If you prefer OurTunes, though, use that. Competition is good. Robert: yes, the connection limit is very much to reduce the ability of apps like mine to be used widely across networks. Blue Coconut behaves in a more neighbourly fashion than OurTunes, though, which is, I think, another point in its favour. teece: as well as OurTunes, try the programs from the author of libopendaap at crazney.net.

#5 and #6: iBooks can't operate with their lids closed without a hack. They use the keyboard as an air vent, so you run the risk of the machine overheating when you use it this way.

Cool, downloading this minute, while i wait let me say that iTunes sharing limit really sucks..... http://alpha-technica.org

i believe it should work... start by looking here http://sourceforge.net/projects/ourtunes/

I've searched before, but not had luck, is there a Linux client that will let my Linux machines browse iTunes shares? I only have one iMac, so while programs like iTunes and Blue Coconut sound really cool, the reality is that it must work on Linux for it to be of any use to me. Will this Java-based OurTunes work?

ourtunes is also in a java executable form that runs on mac. I never enjoyed it as it is clunky and often crapped out on me. This, however, seems like a much better solution for my personal situation. I have 4 active Macs each with different music libraries. Now I can easily gather all of the tracks i want together to toss onto my ipod shuffle for the day etc.

Now I know why Apple limited connections to a shared library to only 5 times in one day.

jc, Is it necessary to shut the lid on the iBook? If you don't have to have it shut, just dim the monitor until it's black and leave the lid open. Otherwise, you'd have to plug in something to the Monitor output on it and shut the lid.

Off topic, but not still in the orchard... I use an iBook to store all my music, and I use airTunes to play them. Is there a way I can disable the "sleep" mode on this computer so I can close the lid and not stop the music?