Party Mode

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Party Mode

Hey;

My friend was showing me "Media Monkey" on his ( Shudder) widows machine... and it had an awesome feature called "Party Mode" ... When activated the user could not switch away from "Media Monkey" (basically locked the computer - Password required to leave "Party Mode") ... they couldn't change any ID3 tags... they couldnt immediately change the song... just go through the list and cue whatever they wanted...

I would love to implement something like this on my MBP... I usually have my computer running with airtunes when we are partying and people generally find a way to mess with my settings or w/e...

So I guess my question is if anyone is aware of any iTunes extention/mod/etc. or OS X iTunes replacement that has such features?

(I know there is a guest account work around... but I dont really wanna go that route)

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Jan 28, 2008 2:25 AM

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Answer 1

downinitjr

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Jan 28, 2008 3:25 AM in response to McLovin_

Try this: [Silverjuke|http://www.silverjuke.net/en>
Or this:
Pretty old, have never used it, but you could give it a shot.
[The Music N *|http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29983]

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McLovin_ Author

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Jan 28, 2008 9:38 AM in response to downinitjr

Thanks for the ideas... I might have to investigate them further... Im not sure I like the UI of Silverjuke... but you opened my eyes... I hope iTunes will evolve such features soon... I know I am not the only one who wishes for these features.

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Chris CA

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Jan 28, 2008 9:54 AM in response to McLovin_

Any specific reason why not?
It's extremely simple and it'll keep everyone out of your business.
All you need to do is log into the guest account and start iTunes.

It's exactly what a guest account is for.

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McLovin_ Author

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Jan 28, 2008 10:00 AM in response to Chris CA

I tend to use my computer at the same time... so I would like to be able to quickly get into my profile etc. (I know ... fast user switching...)

I guess one of the main features of the other program that I would like to have is the ability to stop people from changing the current song playing...

Ya I know how party shuffle works... but alot of people come along and click whatever they wanna hear... and then the song ends up changing tonnes... I want to block those people who cut off other peoples songs.

It would be nice to also block the same song from being played more than x times in x time.

The guest account work-around is what I am currently doing... just looking for a better way... and seeing what "MediaMonkey" does... makes me want iTunes to do it.

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Chris CA

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Jan 28, 2008 9:12 AM in response to McLovin_

Just run iTunes in Party Shuffle thru the guest account.

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McLovin_ Author

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Jan 28, 2008 9:35 AM in response to Chris CA

Thanks but i was kinda looking for a solution not involving the guest account.

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