Re: updated soundbridge info; itunes integration
"BJ Johns" <[email protected]>
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WOL - Wake On LAN http://ahh.sourceforge.net/wol/ http://www.youngzsoft.net/cc-get-mac-address.htm "Mike Kobb" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:BD098DC9.9DA7%[email protected]... > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Roku-tech mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech > > > ------ > Mike Kobb > Senior Software Engineer, Roku > Get more out of your high-def TV. > High-definition photos, art, music and more. > http://www.rokulabs.com > tel: 650.321.1394 x12 fax: 650.321.9648