Sharing iTunes Library Over a Network
2007 March 7
I was wondering how I could share my iTunes library from my desktop computer to my laptop. I searched for the solution online and was prepared for some hacking and tweaking to get this to work. I quickly realized it was as simple as a single setting in the iTunes preferences. In the Sharing tab, there are two simple options: Look for Shared Library, and Share My Library. Let me tell you, it works…fantastically. If only I’d known it was so easy. As soon as I checked the option to share my library from my desktop, it immediately showed up on my laptop iTunes screen as a new library. Remote playing of songs begin playing in seconds. Hooray!
PS – A new version of iTunes, version 7.1, was released this week.
