Hi Scott, > > If you turn Fast User Switching on in system Preferences, then you can > actually have two users logged in at the same time. You should then be able > to run iTunes from both accounts like Chris mentioned. When using Fast User > Switching, you can just go between the various logged in users by selecting > them under the Users menu which is accessed in the Status menu, VO-M-M. > > Very ingenious idea, much better idea then using up so much memory running a > second OS. > > Later...
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 6, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Chris, > > Yes I understand that is possible, but unfortunately and unless I am missing > something here, the issue is I would have to log in as that user and launch > iTunes. THis means I could not be logged in as myself because it would not be > possible to effectively have two instances of iTUnes running. > > On Feb 6, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: > >> I'm saying you can have two different users both logged into the same Mac >> and both with their own instance of iTunes running. Give it a try by >> creating a second account and then switching to that user without logging >> out of the current user. If you launch iTunes you'll find a pristine library >> with settings all its own. >> >> CB >> >> On 2/6/12 10:45 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>> Chris, >>> >>> Yes a Mini would work in this case, but not looking to go that route. I'm >>> done buying computers for a while. :) >>> So, with that said my wife is a user on my Mac. I could obviously log in as >>> her and setup iTunes and that would work great. However, I do not know how >>> I could have us both logged into the same machine and I think what you are >>> saying is you have two different Macs in this scenario? >>> Seems to me the problem is that iTunes has to be running and that library >>> active. If I could get around that I probably would solve my problem. :) >>> >>> THanks, >>> On Feb 6, 2012, at 10:40 AM, Chris Blouch wrote: >>> >>>> As an aside, an old MacMini would also make a nice media computer if you >>>> want real storage and more than what an AppleTV will get you. The >>>> headphone jack is actually a digital optical output which you can connect >>>> to any typical surround-sound stereo to get the full 5.1 output from DVDs >>>> and such. >>>> >>>> That said, I did try just duplicating the iTunes app to try and run two >>>> instances, but no luck, they share the same preference files. What did >>>> work was setting up another user on my Mac and having that second user >>>> logged in running iTunes. That instance had it's own library and >>>> preferences so I could share two libraries from the same machine with two >>>> users logged in. >>>> >>>> CB >>>> >>>> On 2/6/12 10:11 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: >>>>> Hi Scott, >>>>> >>>>> If you had a 1st Generation Apple TV with the built-in HD, this would >>>>> work as once the Apple TV is synced, you wouldn't need to have the iTunes >>>>> Library actually active. Now, of course, they're hard to find now and >>>>> you need sighted assistance to set them up, but after that, you'd be >>>>> golden. I was also thinking about iTunes Match on the 2nd Gen Apple TV, >>>>> you'd be able to use a matched Library in that situation except, at the >>>>> moment, it only applies to iTunes music files, not movie and TV shows. >>>>> You might also have volume restrictions from your ISP that could >>>>> interfere with this idea as well. >>>>> >>>>> Not helping much, am I? >>>>> >>>>> Hmmm, you could stoop to putting Windows on your Mac as well so that you >>>>> could run Fusion or Parallels, thus having two Libraries running >>>>> simultaneously from the same machine. I don't particularly care for >>>>> Windows though, even though I have to use it at work sometimes. >>>>> >>>>> I'll think some more and let you know if I come up with anything. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> On 2012-02-06, at 4:34 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> Tim and Ricardo, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I figured out how to do this, but sadly I ran into one problem that I >>>>>>> suspect there is no solution for. In order to make this Home SHaring >>>>>>> thing work you have to have iTunes running and that library active >>>>>>> which means I cannot use my library. So, it amounts to all or nothing. >>>>>>> So, that idea ain't gonna work. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> THanks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 6, 2012, at 6:02 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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