In article , Bob Latham
wrote:

I would have thought that the list below would be useful for classical
users just as much as pop music.

Quite possibly. And the tagging systems now may be better than they were.
But I doubt I'd bother now I'm many files into a different approach that
actually suits me just fine.

I'll be honest and say that I think you're missing a big chunk of the
advantages of having a library with a search engine

Depends on how the files are organised and named, and how you *want* to
search for things.


and control from a small portable device.

I use a wireless mouse. This seems small and portable and works fine
across, say, the living room. The 'mouse mat' is actually the top of a
cheap 'magazine and remote control holder' that sits over the arm of the
sofa and has a flat top - designed for a cup of tea and biscuits, but
useful for a mouse. It isn't as fancy as a natty tablet machine, but does
the job OK. :-)

TBH If by 'portable device' you do mean a mobile phone or an iplop-alike,
then I'd find that a PITA when using things. When I listen to music on the
real hifi I take off my glasses. When I use the AV system in the living
room I'd have to keep swapping over my distant and reading glasses. No such
problems with a mouse, etc. Also no worry that in a few years time later
such devices can't support what I'd done, or give problems. So cf below...


This laptop functionality and treating your music as just computer files
is missing the point a bit. IMHO of course.

Perhaps you miss the point that what suits me may differ from what suits
you. :-)

Jim

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