Ok, I am starting this new thread to make it easier to update the link for MediaCar (i guess that is the name I am sticking with unless someone has a better idea). I will post the newest updates here and you can download the latest version from the link at the end of this post. This should make it easier for people to find the info they need. below will be a list of install and use instructions as well as system requirements.
****INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS****
1. directly below you can download the zip file of MediaCar (this will be the most up-to-date link)
2. you need to download and install adobe air from
here, you should also make sure you have the latest flash player installed on your machine
3. obviously unzip said zip file. you should be left with MediaCar.air
4. double click to install. it will give you a standardish install wizard, painless really.
on the first time you run the app you will be asked to locate your music folder (i.e music/iTunes/iTunesMusic) and double click to select.
from here you can go to the music page and enjoy.
now if you want to use the cover flow feature you will need to do one more thing. Since i can think of no other way to do this automatically, this is what you need to do...
1. if you have access to all of your album art then all you have to do is put the jpg or png file inside of the corresponding album's folder.
2. if you do not have access to all of your album art but you have had itunes auto download album art for you then MediaCar will decode the downloaded images and stick them in a folder "mediacar albumart". from here you can then move them accordingly.
3. now in "pref" page just click "update" and you should be good to go.
you should only have to do all of the above steps one time. MediaCar keeps a record of everything and even where you were inside the app and what song was playing.
*****System Requirements for Adobe Air******
WINDOWS
Intel® Pentium® 1GHz or faster processor
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows XP with Service Pack 2; or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise
512MB of RAM
MAC OS X
PowerPC® G4 1GHz or faster processor or Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
Mac OS X v10.4.910 or 10.5.1 (PowerPC); Mac OS X v10.4.9 or later, 10.5.1 (Intel)
512MB of RAM
For Adobe® AIR™ applications featuring full-screen video playback, the following hardware configurations are recommended:
WINDOWS
Intel Pentium 2GHz or faster processor
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows XP with Service Pack 2; or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise
512MB of RAM; 32MB of VRAM
MAC OS X
PowerPC G4 1.8GHz or faster processor or Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor
Mac OS X v.10.4.9 or later or 10.5.1 (Intel or PowerPC; Intel processor required for H.264 video)
512MB of RAM; 32MB of VRAM
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***********CHANGE LOG*************
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- update for compatibility with windows machines (good luck, still minimal testing on windows machine)
- somewhat better error handling for everybody!
- fixed error where after a song finsihes next song is not played
****ver 1.something****
-shuffle now works
-ATT button now returns volume to it's original level
-added icons to buttons on music page
-fixed a bug with coverflow not loading all instances of albums
-fixed other minor bugs involving error handling
-if you are noticing that coverflow is stacking all the images on top of each other instead of to the side, click the "day" button and that should temp fix the problem. i am looking into the cause of this bug
oh yeah the name of the app is now NASair, since media car is taken and i am really not that creative with naming (i was just thinking of naming it BOB and be done with it)
****ver 1.something.1****
- changes in music player UI
**** v1.2****
bug fixes
-fixed an issue with the itunes album art decoder not working properly
vol control UI updates
****v1.2.1****
added ability to click volume pop up box to close on the event that it does not close automatically
please download this newest version and discard and forget the old one 