
Though scratched, the itch was still there. And darn if JRiver didn't work flawlessly on Linux.

Next I put JRiver on the Linux server and got it up and running and it was like old home week only on a different platform. Anyway, so I got the Linux server all working and networked with my PC, laptop, iPad et. Ultimately I ended up with Linux Mint because of its Cinnamon GUI but Ubuntu worked great as well. I repurposed a simple PC I'd been using as a NAS using FreeNAS and replace FreeNAS with Linux. It's a bit geeky but overall I've found Linux to be remarkably robust and stable. Then just this past month I got an itch to try a Linux server just because. (FYI, I bought an iPad mostly because of JRemote - that should tell you something.

Then a few years ago Logitech bailed out on the whole LMS thing and I got curious about alternatives. Starting back around 2006/7 I've owned at least 2 versions of Squeezebox players that were linked to what later became Logitech Media Server (LMS) which I ran on a PC. If you are a foobar2000 user, please look for 'MonkeyMote for foobar2000 HD' in the app store.Thought I'd share this since it's not every day I get truly surprised (in a good way) with new approaches to audio. In case you run into problems when setting up the app and plug-in, please visit the support page at first, as it is not possible to reply to questions or issues raised in app store reviews.

It supports several popular media players: MonkeyMote HD gives you a full-fledged wireless music remote control for your iPad.
