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well, this is interesting! http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/mac/story/0,24330,3447652,00.html my only question is now - what are automatic settings in iTunes? if you leave it at automatic, it just tells you, under "details" = all automatic!!! talk about a detailed description of...

arden - i think octane was talking about actually using itunes to play AIFFs while working on the computer (?) - hence my comment about actually using a separate Mac for house control and another for work... ...but I might have misunderstood him!

yup - i've been following another thread by karavite all about home automation - i think it's the way forward (I also think he's right in saying Apple could very easily make it a very easy all-in-one solution for those of us who really don't know much about AppleScript etc.!) :p

good point, octane, but I'm thinking of using my current G4 PowerMac to run my house in terms of security (you wouldn't want to trust THAT to Windows, would you?!), controlling lights, A/C and stuff using X10 etc., pump music around via iTunes... and then get a G5 for the real stuff... ;-)

fryke - thanks for your reply... I CAN go AIFF - I just want to make sure that's the best way forward... Have you (anyone else) done a head to head with AIFF and AAC at the highest possible settings? I'm not worried about using up HD space at all - I just want the music to be as...

Actually, the other problem is that there is no digital output on the iPod, as it the sound really needs to be put through a DAC (Digital to Analogue Convertor) first... I thought I might try overcoming that part of the challenge with the Roku Soundbridge...

Only chemistrygeek has even mentioned AIFF format... I was reading the other day of a DJ who now only takes his PowerBook and a dummy mixing deck... http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.02/play.html He says that he uses uncompressed AIFF files - am I right in therefore thinking that if...

Things that generate heat - such as radiators - are generally not suited to black paint finishes... because black retains heat! Lighter colours reflect heat... On a machine such as our hoped-for G5 PB - where one of the main issues is cooling, retaining heat would not be a good idea!

Just a point that no-one seems to have mentioned in the discussion re potential colour of G5 PBs... Black retains heat... ;-)

ain't that the truth?! ;)

congratulations wolwol! Enjoy!!! ;-))

absolutely, zammy-sam! my PB does everything I need (and more)... it doesn't stop me from wanting a new one! As Four Non Blondes put it : Bigger, Better, Faster, More! I know it's indicative of all of my worst personal traits, but never mind - I want to spend some money on Apple kit!