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curgoth ([personal profile] curgoth) wrote2009-07-23 11:55 am
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Dear Lazyweb... (itunes edition)

Dear LazyWeb,

Having long since surrendered and moved my music into iTunes, I find myself with several itunes related questions.


  1. iTunes tracks are now DRM-free, which is great. However, I have a number of older tracks that still have DRM on them. Is there an easy way to strip the DRM off the files, or am I going to have to do it the hard way? (convert to mp3, or burn to audio CD and re-rip, etc.)

  2. Is there an easy way to share an iTunes database across machines? I have itunes on my desktop,, where I sync my ipod, but I also want to be able to use the same itunes DB on my laptop, since the laptop outputs to the TV in HD and the desktop does not, and I love having pretty visualizations on the TV, especially while crafting or for parties. It seems like the sort of thing that one ought to be able to do. I know I can just copy the DB files across, but I don't want top have to do that every time I want to listen to music on the laptop. Complicating matters slightly is that the actual music files sit on a third machine, my linux server, acessible to both machines via a mapped drive.

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[personal profile] curgoth 2009-08-03 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The two windows machines can see each other fine, except for itunes. Weirder, the laptop will occasionally see the desktop via itunes, play for a bit, then decide that it won't see it anymore and stop.

[identity profile] g33kboi.livejournal.com 2009-08-04 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That is weird. Well, there's only one thing left to do then. Call an exterminator because you obviously have an infestation of Network Gremlins.

All kidding aside, here are a couple of links to articles that may or may not be useful to you depending on your setup and what you've already tried.

Straight from the House of Jobs: iTunes for Windows: Music Sharing With Windows Internet Connection Firewall (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1601)

An awesome Lifehacker article: Hack Attack: Share your iTunes music library over your home network (http://lifehacker.com/software/itunes/hack-attack-share-your-itunes-music-library-over-your-home-network-230605.php). I *puffy heart* Lifehacker. They have the best geeky advice.
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