gtkpod -

[Bob Goodwin]

Todd Zullinger wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>   
>> Bear in mind that I have never used one of the devices and am not
>> familiar with their operation, they are mainly an annoyance since
>> it's hard to communicate with a kid with those things in his ears.
>>     
>
> I sometimes use that feature to my advantage.  I'd often rather have
> music in my ears than listen to various people that want my attention.
>
>   
>> It's mainly an interesting thing to examine and experiment with ...
>> And I would like to demonstrate that I can manipulate it without
>> Windows!
>>     
>
> Definitely a nice thing.  My ipod would be worthless if it required
> windows.  In fact, I feel bad for the folks stuck using itunes or
> windows to manage their ipods.  I have much greater control over the
> device from linux than they do from windows.
>
>   
>> The next logical step would be to transfer the iPod files from my
>> Linux computers to their XP box.  Yet another project appears ...
>>     
>
> As an idea for that, you could setup a music share (probably via SMB,
> if you have a bunch of Windows systems) on your network so they could
> browse and listen to the music located on your computer from any of
> the other computers on the network.
>
> You could also share the music via the DAAP protocol, which allows
> other DAAP clients (like iTunes) to see your music and play it.  There
> are tools in Fedora to do DAAP easily either via a daemon or using a
> number of music programs (banshee and rhythmbox both can do this IIRC,
> as I'm sure a number of others can).
>   

This opens a new field of interest for me!  I installed Samba on this 
box this afternoon.  Next I need to do whatever is necessary to the 
Windows XP box I will target.  Windows is always a science project for 
me but I will muddle through somehow.  I have an Reilly's/Samba which 
seems clear enough.

Since the twins came in from school I obtained an old iPod, it looks 
like someone stepped on the display but other than that it appears to 
function once I put some juice in the battery.  The battery is one I 
installed in it a year ago so that much is mine anyway!  Now I have an 
iPod to play with, a quantum step forward.

I will wait 'til tomorrow to mess with their computer.  We have two XP 
computers and a Mac PowerPro or some such plus a PowerBook G4 on our lan 
in addition to my Linux boxes.  They would all benefit from music files 
available from one point.

Thanks.

BobG