Ah, now you two gents are just to clever. See I had not really had a need for fast user switching, but now knowing this I can have my cake, doughnuts, and coffee as well. Now the only final question is since I use my Apple ID, does that other user have to be me or can I make it a test user if I wanted?
THanks, On Feb 6, 2012, at 1:34 PM, TIM KILBURN wrote: > 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. > 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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