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It's iPod not IPod, Sharing your iTunes Library

11/20/06

  04:14:00 pm by wdawe, Categories: uncategorized

Thank you to the reader who noted that it's iPod not IPod. What makes Apple think they can rewrite the rules of grammer? Even Microsoft isn't that arrogant.

Microsoft implemented symlinks in NTFS but then didn't include a tool to set them. Microsoft of course has to embrace and extend and calls them junctions. They are very useful especially when you want share your iTunes library among users on the same machine in Windows XP. Winbolic link is a nice visual tool for manipulating junctions if the command line makes you break out in a cold sweat.

I tried to set up Banshee which is supposed to be the best iTunes replacement for Linux. Unfortunately there is no precompiled version for Centos. I tried to use a binary for Fedora core but there were too many unresolved dependancies. When I started to compile the project I ran into more issues with missing libraries so I decided to put it off for another day.

On Sunday I participated in the local Santa Claus parade ambling the four kilometres behind the float for the Baden Powell Scouting group where I volunteer as a leader. Our recently re-elected regional councillor walked along with us and it was like being with a rock star. People were yelling out his name and calling him over to talk. He is such a personable guy it's not surprising that he does well in politics.

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