Existing users, 
Well it works. And that's about all I can say about it. The installation procedure requires you to add your users to a group and the documentation just states that you have to, not HOW to do it (it's a rather involved procedure using NetInfo). The GUI just provides you with play back and next, hiding all other options in a menu.
I see this more of a proof of concept than anything. It needs a serious overhall in installation, documentation and not to mention GUI. It should be possible to create a GUI for the remote that closely resembles iTunes. Heck, even my cell-phone can do that via Salling Clicker. And for the love of holyness, make the base application a background app either by making a daemon out of it or just a faceless app.
iTiR
inter-user remote for iTunes
Version: 2.1
Not for the faint of heart
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: - - e r i k - - Wednesday, December 10 2003 @ 05:42 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Have Not Tried
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Not for the faint of heart - David A. Cox
I (author of the app) am sorry to hear that the creation of the group was not as easy as it could be. But I will note that there is a full documentation file with the application that talks about how to create this group. It is still not near as easy as I would like it to be, but it is documented. The README file also points directly to this support document if you are not used to creating groups.I thought about creating a system that would not require a group to be created, but the security risks were just too hight to create a system like that. For copyright protection (who can listen to your music) and security reasons, the group is needed.
I also toyed around with adding more features to the app window (rather than the menu). I appreciate the feedback in this note that more in the window would be of help. I was going for the lean look on the window, with the less common tasks (switching playlists etc) in the menu. If I work on later versions of this app, I will take these suggestions to heard when working on the UI.
As for the background app for the base part of the app, I also think that would be great. I am just not sure how to do that :). This app is done in spare time. If there is interest, I will add more advanced features such as the background nature of the base app if I am able.
Again, I would like to thank everyone who contacts me publicly or privately about ways to make this tool more useful. As always, I am glad to answer questions via email or in this discussion forum (if I see the questions).
DAC
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Wednesday, December 10 2003 @ 09:55 PM PST