tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9927678.post2020378744231893853..comments2007-10-23T20:16:07.841-07:00Zackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721975719403281258noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9927678.post-52341693145883751492007-07-22T16:00:00.000-07:002007-07-22T16:00:00.000-07:00Nice article, Zack!<BR/><BR/>On a related note... for those of us stuck on Windows, you can automate and manage iTunes via the COM interface, <A HREF="http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.com/2007/07/automating-and-managing-itunes-with.html" REL="nofollow">as explained here</A>.<BR/><BR/>David<BR/><BR/>http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.comDavid Mullethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05597492688893461137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9927678.post-25856798704838972212007-06-01T10:33:00.000-07:002007-06-01T10:33:00.000-07:00If you're needing a remote iTunes controller, there's several options already available (it's a not uncommon request). Just Google for "itunes remote". <A HREF="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/netTunes" REL="nofollow">netTunes</A> looks particularly nice, although I've not used it myself. Or, if you'd prefer a command line one, feel free to check out <A HREF="http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=2346&release_id=10107" REL="nofollow">my own contribution</A>. <BR/><BR/>HTHhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03200643316827244086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9927678.post-72610183853701459972007-05-31T17:10:00.000-07:002007-05-31T17:10:00.000-07:00Hey that's handy! How did you discover this? I was surprised to learn that this method isn't in the Array or Enumerable API for Ruby, but in OSA::ObjectSpecifierList.<BR/><BR/>I did discover that Rails has a different expression of the same idiom:<BR/><BR/> &gt; array.collect &amp;:name<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately I don't see such a shortcut anywhere in Ruby itself. Not that it would be difficult to add...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip!Zackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721975719403281258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9927678.post-11133201966839291422007-05-31T06:13:00.000-07:002007-05-31T06:13:00.000-07:00Nice article :-)<BR/><BR/>Note that instead of writing<BR/><BR/> itunes.sources.collect{|x|x.name}<BR/><BR/>You can write<BR/><BR/> itunes.sources.every(:name)<BR/><BR/>Which is both a convenience and a faster shortcut.lrzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772028929300246615noreply@blogger.com