Eddie Pound:
Can Media Monkey be controlled by iTouch?
Can it stream to Airport Express?
Sorry I really don't know, but there is no reason why you can't use Media Monkey and iTunes. Just use Media Monkey when sat at the computer and iTunes when not? If you store the music files in one place where both programs can read the info into their databases.
It's really personal choice. I found iTunes and Windows Media Player difficult to get on with. iTunes is so slow on my machine and it constantly seems to be going to it's online store. Media Monkey just seemed so quick and easy. When I found computeraudiophile giving a good review I was hooked!
If I can find an answer I'll post it here. As yet I haven't settled on what software I will use as a media server but as part of that I will also be looking for iPod Touch control.
Can Media Monkey be controlled by iTouch?
Can it stream to Airport Express?
Sorry I really don't know, but there is no reason why you can't use Media Monkey and iTunes. Just use Media Monkey when sat at the computer and iTunes when not? If you store the music files in one place where both programs can read the info into their databases.
It's really personal choice. I found iTunes and Windows Media Player difficult to get on with. iTunes is so slow on my machine and it constantly seems to be going to it's online store. Media Monkey just seemed so quick and easy. When I found computeraudiophile giving a good review I was hooked!
If I can find an answer I'll post it here. As yet I haven't settled on what software I will use as a media server but as part of that I will also be looking for iPod Touch control.
al7478:[
Yes, ive had acronis for some time but never got to grips with it, much to my regret. ill try again soon and get a good backup procedure in place.
P.S. ive tried the softwares you mention, tho briefly. thing is, id rather have the familiarity of windows (the free ones seem a bit much for me - theres lots to tweak which im not really in to), or itunes or front row, which i have not used but i think would be intuitive enough. Plus, they can both be easily used with remotes (i think).
Acronis will only backup your files to DVD or another hard disk. But then you have to remember to run it whenever you add more music. You also have to make sure the backup dvd is stored somewhere safe. The Raidsonic box I'm talking about is a NAS box which connects to your network but is just a lot cheaper than most. Buy two identical disks, insert them into the Raidsonic and configure it as Raid 1 and it will automatically copy everything on the first disk to the second one when you update anything. No need to remember to do backups.
I find media monkey far easier than iTunes and all the other media players I've tried. Unlike iTunes it also follows standard windows conventions, such as right-clicking and double-clicking that iTunes mostly ignores.
Yes, ive had acronis for some time but never got to grips with it, much to my regret. ill try again soon and get a good backup procedure in place.
P.S. ive tried the softwares you mention, tho briefly. thing is, id rather have the familiarity of windows (the free ones seem a bit much for me - theres lots to tweak which im not really in to), or itunes or front row, which i have not used but i think would be intuitive enough. Plus, they can both be easily used with remotes (i think).
Acronis will only backup your files to DVD or another hard disk. But then you have to remember to run it whenever you add more music. You also have to make sure the backup dvd is stored somewhere safe. The Raidsonic box I'm talking about is a NAS box which connects to your network but is just a lot cheaper than most. Buy two identical disks, insert them into the Raidsonic and configure it as Raid 1 and it will automatically copy everything on the first disk to the second one when you update anything. No need to remember to do backups.
I find media monkey far easier than iTunes and all the other media players I've tried. Unlike iTunes it also follows standard windows conventions, such as right-clicking and double-clicking that iTunes mostly ignores.
Oh this was a good one. I must admit that Mr. James takes a very interesting route in promoting his product, but I can appreciate where he comes from, almost. I'd dearly like to hear the 9.1's, they sound formidable in print. Hopefully they'll punch through to Canada at some point.
I'm just curious though as to why AVI persisted in manufacturing the horrid seperates so late in the game. CD player manufacturing ceased two years ago? I'm not being facetious or anything, but I could have sworn active speakers have been around for ages. And I recall using PC based music in the 90's. In fact it was quite popular, Napster being one of those great points of nostalgia for my generation. When was the epiphanous moment is my real question I suppose?
And, not to press the issue. But do you (A. James) really feel all digital formats are created equal. Or is that just words placed in your mouth (sorry it was a long read through this thread). If not, what's your call for the best audio performance from a hard drive? Flac, WAV, Mp3?
I'm just curious though as to why AVI persisted in manufacturing the horrid seperates so late in the game. CD player manufacturing ceased two years ago? I'm not being facetious or anything, but I could have sworn active speakers have been around for ages. And I recall using PC based music in the 90's. In fact it was quite popular, Napster being one of those great points of nostalgia for my generation. When was the epiphanous moment is my real question I suppose?
And, not to press the issue. But do you (A. James) really feel all digital formats are created equal. Or is that just words placed in your mouth (sorry it was a long read through this thread). If not, what's your call for the best audio performance from a hard drive? Flac, WAV, Mp3?
al7478:Thanks for the tip, ill look into it. I tend to steer clear of anything that involves networking as im pretty clueless about it. i guess either way nothing's perfect. if i got a virus, would that be mirrored on the backup drive...?
There are a lot of misconceptions about NAS devices and people talk about them as if they are not computers! However, they are nearly all just low powered computers that run a cut down version of Linux. You configure nearly all of them using a web browser and it is rather simple. When you are connecting to them via your PC/MAC then the disk space is as vulnerable to a virus as any other PC storage. But if you are just using the NAS as a media server for playing back music then you once you have loaded your music on to it you don't need to connect to it any longer from your PC. As it is running a very cut-down version of Linux it is very unlikely to then be infected by viruses.
During the time you are loading the music it is as vulnerable as any other storage to viruses and everything on one mirrored disk is copied to the other. But using the free AVG anti-virus program with a good free firewall such as Comodo (or Zonealarm if you want something simpler) on your primary PC should provide adequate protection. Viruses are also much more likely to affect the operating system disk than the data disk. To minimize any chance of the NAS getting infected you can also rip all your music on your computer and then only connect to the NAS when you want to copy it across.
I hope that makes sense.
There are a lot of misconceptions about NAS devices and people talk about them as if they are not computers! However, they are nearly all just low powered computers that run a cut down version of Linux. You configure nearly all of them using a web browser and it is rather simple. When you are connecting to them via your PC/MAC then the disk space is as vulnerable to a virus as any other PC storage. But if you are just using the NAS as a media server for playing back music then you once you have loaded your music on to it you don't need to connect to it any longer from your PC. As it is running a very cut-down version of Linux it is very unlikely to then be infected by viruses.
During the time you are loading the music it is as vulnerable as any other storage to viruses and everything on one mirrored disk is copied to the other. But using the free AVG anti-virus program with a good free firewall such as Comodo (or Zonealarm if you want something simpler) on your primary PC should provide adequate protection. Viruses are also much more likely to affect the operating system disk than the data disk. To minimize any chance of the NAS getting infected you can also rip all your music on your computer and then only connect to the NAS when you want to copy it across.
I hope that makes sense.
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