Does de-authorizing a computer for Home Sharing delete purchased songs?
We have three computers in our house. We have had two other computers, both of which were authorized for our Home Sharing account. We neglected to de-authorize these computers before getting rid of them, so the account now has 5 out of 5 machines authorized. My plan is this: De-authorize all, then re-authorize the three computers we still own. Would we still have access to all the purchased songs?
jellyfrank wrote:
Would we still have access to all the purchased songs?
yes.
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Authorize computer for home sharing
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I'm really at my last rope, so hoping someone will have mercy and be able to help here.
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Sound quality. Yeah, it has to be there, audiophile wise.
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FM. It would be nice if the device would get FM so I could toss the tuner as well.
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Brand. Been thinking Apple as iTunes sharing is easy, but would consider another brand if the price and quality supported the idea.
Shortlist. Old PowerBook, an iOS device as client players or a stand alone player with out sharing to it but from it. Haven't looked close to see if they meet the functionality of an old CD player.
Workflow. How can we add CD music to the server from any client on the network? How do I change playlists? From the remote control? Can I operate the player from the stereo?
On Hand Gear. My network is running a pair of iMac 24's, iPad gen2, iPhone 3GS 32Gb, iPod gen4 8 Gb, Time Capsule (500Gb), MacMini Server (w/2 500 Gb drives in a RAID 1 config) with SLS. I have several PowerBooks: 17" G4, 14" G3; I could sell or use, USB external CD rw.
Any recommendations would be appreciated, I have some time before the CD player tanks and Christmas list sent to Santa.
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CanadaWhat does itunes do on a G4?
Will itunes work under 10.4 with iTune 9 on a G3?
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The discussion on Home Entertainment Network over at https://discussions.apple.com/message/15843219#15843219 brings up another thing to test.
Can I stream the same music to multiple locations? Can I play the same music in the office and the living room? How does Apple handle this?
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