[Hidden-tech] music collection management

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:09:30 -0400 Stacy Kontrabecki <swampdancer at comcast.net> wrote:

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> So my 300 CDs have been taking up space on my office floor for 3 years 
> b/c I don't know how to deal with them. Looking for recommendations.
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> I have:
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>     * 1 Macbook Pro for work that my iPhone 3GS 32 GB is connected to
>       through iTunes - maybe 20 albums of music is synced to the phone.
>       14 GB free on the phone.
>     * 5 year old Dell laptop restored to factory settings that I only
>       use for occasional GPS points downloading.
>     * iTV -not used for media access currently since media is still on disc!
>     * External drive I back up my Macbook to. Additional PC formatted
>       160 GB external drive not being used.
>     * What is the best way to get these CDs ripped and accessible? I
>       don't want to store the music on my work computer hard drive.
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> Options I've considered:
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>    1. Purchase another external Mac drive just for music, create 2nd
>       directory (?) on Macbook iTunes (I need to sync my photos &
>       contacts to the Mac still) referencing the music I store on the
>       external & sync it to some new MP3 player.
>    2. Install the music to the Dell (via USB vs. Mac firewire) and use
>       the existing PC external drive to sync to an MP3 player.

Note: there is no need to bother with the Dell laptop -- there is no
reason you can't connect the 'additional PC formatted 160 GB external
drive not being used' to the Mac. You probably don't even have to
reformat it, unless you want to.  MacOSX and Linux are both generally
happy to access 'PC' external (eg USB) hard drives, and if the drive is
never going to be connected to a MS-Windows machine, both MacOSX and
Linux will happily reformat it to some else.  It is only MS-Windows
that balks at non-MS-Windows formatted drives (eg HFS or Ext2/3/4). 

>    3. Retire the 3GS to iPod status and update my phone?

Why would you do that?

>    4. Crawl into a hole with my vinyl albums and turntable, swearing off
>       new technology.
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> Before the iPod/Phone/MP3 phenomenon, I bought a slew of CD sleeves and 
> binders that I was going to shrink the size of my collection down to. 
> That never happened. May still do this for "backup" so I can trash the 
> jewel cases once I figure out the dilemma outlined above.
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> I so need the real estate in my office and miss playing my music, too.
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> Thanks for your recommendations in advance.
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> Stacy
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