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iTunes 8

In tech on 25 August 2008 tagged itunes, mac, server with Comments Off

My predictions (wishlist?) for iTunes 8:
Given multiple computers in households, additional devices such as AppleTV and iPhone, etc., iTunes needs to either move to or have an optional capability to run as a server. I want an iTunes Library to act as one central repository for all my media. It should be able to have [...]

afp:// vs. smb://

In tech on 7 January 2005 tagged network, server with Comments Off

I managed to get Appletalk (well, technically, Localtalk) working on my FreeBSD-based fileserver, but I still haven’t managed to work out the permissions, on the Linux webserver (running clarkconnect). So I’m “regularly” mounting both afp shares (music and software archives – I keep the iPhoto pics on the local drive) and smb shares (the sites [...]

Site Changes

In tech on 21 September 2004 tagged emmott.net, network, server with 2 comments

Just quickly – the web and database now lives on cardhu, the FreeBSD box, along with qmail and Courier – no longer on oban, the Win2k box. As part of this whole hullaballoo, I moved to php5, and new versions of SquirrelMail and Gallery (drawn from ports – that and cvsup make FreeBSD ROCK.)
The net [...]