ourTunes reborn?

(from: http://www.selfproclaimedexpert.com/?p=127)

Evan wrote:

Mac users: Download a small app called MusicPublisher (http://projects.tynsoe.org/en/musicpublisher/)

Install it, drag your ‘iTunes Music’ folder to the square, change the port in Settings to 3688, and then press Publish.

Open iTunes 7, disable your sharing in Prefs and quit out of the program.

Go back to MusicPublisher, change the Port back to 3689 and press Publish.

If everything went smoothly, you will now be seen in OurTunes. You’ll want to drag the app icon to your dock and select ‘Open at Login’ (and also Hide every morning after you press Publish).

I’m kind of digging this way of sharing better than before. You can drag any folder that contain Mp3 or AAC files to the square, including your iPod. I also don’t think there is a ‘max-user’ limit, which is cool. It doesn’t show playlist info, but hey, at least I can use OurTunes like I used to.

Posted 03 Nov 2006 at 4:53 pm ¶

Let's see what happenes.

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-nson