Well I answered my own question and thanks a lot gents. I set this up and it works exactly as I had hoped. In fact the really great side benefit is the library has only those things my wife and kid want which is the movies. Now we don't even need the DVD player. :)
On Feb 6, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > You can be logged into one box multiple times as different users, each > running a copy of iTunes. Each instance of iTunes has it's own library and > preferences. So I was logged into my laptop both as myself and an account I > called Test. Each one ran iTunes and had sharing turned on. Then on another > Mac I pulled up iTunes and saw both "Chris Blouch's Library" and "Test's > Library" as choices. You'll want to turn on Show fast user switching menu in > the Preferences Users & Groups Login Options. Then you'll have a new "user > menu" to the right of the clock in the menu bar (VO-M twice and the VO-right > a couple times). You should be able to pick each user in turn there to switch > back and forth. As a new account you'll need to turn voiceover on again along > with any other favorite preference changes since it will all be stock. > > CB > > On 2/6/12 12:03 PM, Scott Howell 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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