Re: updated soundbridge info; itunes integration

WOL?




>> If you are interested in SoundBridge, check out our web site.  It has been
>> updated to include more accurate information about the shipping product, as
>> well as support for our itunes built-in player that will talk directly to
>> itunes via DAAP (licensed from apple).  The complete manual is also now
>> available online.
> 
> That's really good news.
> 
> Now that it looks, Roku has chosen iTunes as the streaming server of choice
> for Soundbridge, there is still the problem, that you must have a Mac/PC
> running iTunes to access your music library. Do you all have your computer
> running 24 hours a day? I don't! So I still have to wake my Mac manually and
> launch iTunes, when I want to listen to music with Soundbridge.
> 
> There is a shareware app called launchTunes available at
> http://www.shirt-pocket.com (I'm not affiliated with them in any way)
> 
> It remotely starts iTunes on all your computers whenever you launch iTunes
> on your master Mac. Combined that with a WOL signal could enable Soundbridge
> to start up the requested music server, in case it isn't running already.
> 
> Please Roku could you add something like this into the boot sequence of
> Soundbridge? Probably just integrating the launchTunes client with added WOL
> functionality into Soundbridge, so the shirt-pocket people could still make
> their money with the server apps.
> 
> Would make the product much more useful for daily use.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Peter Gutbrod
> 
> 
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