gbpfan1231 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 If I have an Itunes account on my home computer and now I am in a different state using a different computer can I log onot Itunes.com and download Itunes and sign on and listen to my music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) If I have an Itunes account on my home computer and now I am in a different state using a different computer can I log onot Itunes.com and download Itunes and sign on and listen to my music? You can log onto itunes to buy music with your ID but you can't view or listen to your playlists unless both of these computers are on the same network which I'm guessing is a no. Edited June 13, 2006 by twiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 You can log onto itunes to buy music with your ID but you can't view or listen to your playlists unless both of these computers are on the same network which I'm guessing is a no. Thanks - That sucks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Thanks - That sucks!! Yeah, I know. Apple is pretty good with the pirating of music. If you own a PC, here is a way around copying music from other peoples playlist: I plugged in the IPOD...and it asked me to associate my IPOD with my PC. Of course if you do that your IPOD gets wiped out. At this point don't click anything (yes or no). If you click no, the IPOD will no longer be recognized by the computer. Instead go to My Computer and you should see the IPOD. Open the IPOD, display hidden files and you'll find the music folders. Copy them to your harddrive go to Itunes and import the music. When you import select the files that you saved on the hardrive. Check the comments section to get more technical directions. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Awesome info - Thanks - I have wiped out my Ipod previously trying to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Thanks - That sucks!! Why does it suck? You are not storing the files online anywhere, they are stored on the local machine and acessed through the program. No different than accessing a word or Excel file.. unless you have a networked computer or a program like PCAnywhere on your home computer, you aren't going to be able to access them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Awesome info - Thanks - I have wiped out my Ipod previously trying to do this. Yeah, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yeah, me too. Hmm.. I havent done that yet.... is that because you are set to autoupdate your Ipods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Hmm.. I havent done that yet.... is that because you are set to autoupdate your Ipods? No, anytime you authorize your ipod to another computer it will wipe out your songs currently on the ipod. I have my friends hook their ipods up to my computer or I hook it up to theirs then I follow the instructions up above. Be careful though, if you do it wrong it'll wipe your ipod clear and you'll have to load all of your songs again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted June 14, 2006 Author Share Posted June 14, 2006 Why does it suck? You are not storing the files online anywhere, they are stored on the local machine and acessed through the program. No different than accessing a word or Excel file.. unless you have a networked computer or a program like PCAnywhere on your home computer, you aren't going to be able to access them. It sucks because I can't play my tunes on a different PC. Do you want to explain it more? It would be really nice to be able to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 It sucks because I can't play my tunes on a different PC. Do you want to explain it more? It would be really nice to be able to do that. You can play your tunes on any PC... you just need access to the files, so that means you need to either transfer the files to the new computer (ie, bring your Ipod/MP3 player to new computer and load songs as described above), or, set your computer up for remote access (aka, PCAnywhere as mentioned above) so you can access the files. As noted in my response, it is no different than accessing any other type of file that is saved on your PC. You can't just go open up any Excel sheet you have on your PC on any other PC unless you have access to that file, why would it be any different for any other type of file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 It sucks because I can't play my tunes on a different PC. Do you want to explain it more? It would be really nice to be able to do that. i think big country's point is along the lines that it would nice to able to fly, but the law of gravity prevents it. your tone suggests that not having this ability is a limit of itunes, when it is more just a limit of reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 buy a portable drive and load the music onto that. Then you can listen on ANY PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 i think big country's point is along the lines that it would nice to able to fly, but the law of gravity prevents it. your tone suggests that not having this ability is a limit of itunes, when it is more just a limit of reality. Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner..... that and I felt like being argumentative for the one time this year... now back to normal for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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