DOT.TUNES - iTunes Web Server



Do you have more music on your computer than you can fit on your iPod? If so, you're not alone. Despite the ever-increasing payload of Apple's portable music devices, producers, DJs and hardcore music lovers are finding that their vaunted digital music collections quickly grow past a capacity that can logically be considered mobile.

Enter DOT.TUNES (v3.0), a web-based application that allows audiophiles to share the contents of their iTunes music library with friends, family and clients across the internet via any web browser. But, as the program's developer, WAM Communication's Jeff Ayling is quick to point out, DOT.TUNES is not the Wild West peer-to-peer services of the past. "We are not like Napster or Kazaa," says Ayling. "The only way you could share my music is if I gave you my URL address to put in your browser. It is a closed system that can be protected by user name and password."

DOT.TUNES, which was originally created for Ayling's personal use in 2003, is not some lightweight iTunes utility. It's a fully developed web server application that supports mp3, AAC, aiff, .wav, mpeg, mp4, and .mov files, empowering users to serve the audio tracks from their iTunes at lightning fast speeds. Advanced features like podcasting and RSS feeds provide the ability to keep your inner circle up-to-date with your latest adventures--whether you're making new music by the hour, doing bad pop karaoke in your living room or working on a video diary of your cat. Impressively, you can podcast just like the big boys, except with no server or subscription fees. It even works with web-enabled devices like the Sony PSP, mobile phones and PDA's.

One person who saw the potential of DOT.TUNES was Mark Hines, Creative Director of The Marksmen, a NY-based collective of professional producers, DJs, singers and writers. "In the past, I've tried many ad hoc approaches to keeping the members of my network synchronized," says Hines. "When I came across DOT.TUNES, I was immediately taken by its ease of use, efficiency and robust functionality." Hines liked DOT.TUNES so much that he partnered with Ayling to market, promote and distribute the product in the States, while using it to work on various projects for clients such as Nike and Sony Records. While most users won't need to collaborate with superstars like Beyonce, John Legend, Jill Scott and Omarion (to name a few of the artists that have benefited from Hines' use of the application), they could with DOT.TUNES.

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