16th
2007
Bandwagon Deconstructed II: Multiple libraries
I have 2 Macs, a Powerbook G4 (work) and an iBook (home). I have different music on both laptops and my wife occassionally rips her CDs on the iBook rendering me with two totally different libraries.
Bandwagon understands this common situation and will be introducing a feature that solves it: backup/restore from/to 5 different Macs.
Backup from 5 different Macs
For most busy professionals, it is not uncommon to have a work computer, a home computer and a family computer (even your spouse’s computer). With one BW account, you can backup all the iTunes on these different Macs to your own storage cloud. No need for separate licenses for each Mac.
Restore to 5 different Macs
The subheading is self-explanatory but there is a “hidden” feature to this unique restore. Let me illustrate from a personal example…
During downtime, I download psy-trance tracks to my Powerbook and find myself wanting to listen to them on my iBook at home. But I forget to email them or am too lazy to download the same track on the Web when at home.
Bandwagon resolves this issue by giving you the ability to share/sync music via the Restore pane. There you can browse and “restore” items from your different machines.
Since it is your storage, the item is saved only once (saving you space) but metadata for the “two different” items is saved thus preserving any smart playlists on either Macs. Now you can listen to the same song on 2 different Macs. It’s restoring with a sharing twist!
This is a cool and useful feature and would love to hear from others who have a similar problem.
