[mac4theblind] Re: Sharing iTunes libraries
- From: Kim Kilpatrick <kimjkilpatrick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:58:31 -0400
This is great Frank thank you.
I did manage to figure out the home sharing which seems to be working very well.
Kim
On 2013-07-15, at 7:32 PM, frank perry <frankperry2011@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> There are a number of ways to share an iTunes library.
>
> Firstly, you can do what is called home sharing.
>
> This is where another computer in your home uses your current apple ID
> to share a library. You can share your library with an iPhone iPad
> or iPod too.
>
> In iTunes, press VO with m to bring up your menu.
>
> Press right arrow until you hit file menu.
>
> Press down arrow until you hear home sharing sub menu.
>
> Press right arrow to go into this menu.
>
> If home sharing is off, you enter your apple ID and password to turn it on.
>
> Once home sharing is on, you can start sharing.
>
> Can sharing preferences be changed?
>
> Yes and here is how to do that.
>
> In iTunes again, press VO with M for the menu.
>
> Right arrow across to iTunes.
>
> Press down arrow and press enter on preferences.
>
> There is a tool bar here.
>
> Interact with the tool bar with VO Shift down arrow and select the
> sharing button.
>
> From here is where you change the preferences.
>
> Ok so what if I don't want to give people my apple ID but I still want to
> share.
>
> You can also do this.
>
> You can burn CD"S or better still burn dvd's or use a USB stick.
>
> If you're like me and have a large iTunes library, I have about 8000
> songs not counting tv shows, movies iBooks and audio books and apps,
> then a good idea is to create playlists.
>
> I can post you a guide for creating playlists, which has a slightly
> out of date method which I'm still fixing in a new guide I hope to
> have shortly.
>
> I haven't worked out how to create genius playlists on my own, I know
> how to do it using iTunes and the genius section in the store to auto
> generate genius playlists.
>
> Can music be put onto devices which iTunes can't recognise?
>
> Yes, it will depend on the actual device in question as to how to do
> this, if you have a captain plus GPS, I can help you here.
>
> Just one note about burning audio onto dvd's, the disks will only work
> on a computer or a dvd player.
>
> Can iTunes play windows media wma files?
>
> Yes, if people want to know about this, I can post with another
> subject line as to how to do this.
>
> If I want children to have access to my apple ID but I want to
> restrict the content, can I do this?
>
> Again, yes, I can post a general guide if people want, however, the
> guide only applies to the Australian iTunes store layouts, so may vary
> if you live outside Australia.
>
>
>
> On 15/07/2013, Kim Kilpatrick <kimjkilpatrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi there again.
>> Forgot to ask my other question.
>> If I want to put some songs from my iTunes library on my mac mini onto my
>> air, how do I do that in the easiest way? I don't want the whole library
>> there but would like some things.
>> Thanks.
>> Kim
>>
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