But seriously the intention is really simple.
Imagine you've got an office with several computers and you want to have a spontaneous party but you don't have a cool sound system.Fire up OfficeBlaster and unite those computers to form an instant awesome sound army!
* package mpg321 (e.g. apt-get install mpg321) but can work with other players too 1. edit the office_blaster.rb and enter the collaborating machine addresses (this is gonna be automated soon) 2. start the office_blaster server on these machines by running `./office_blaster run` 3. from any machine start the playback by running `./office_blaster play Gordon_Tarpley_Sample.mp3` 4. stop the playback by running `./office_blaster stop` 5. upload some more music with `./office_blaster upload ~/Music/awesome_new_song.mp3` 6. make sure every machine got it like this `./office_blaster list` 7. continue from point 3. with your new song 8. dance and be happy! :D * Synchronization. As for now OfficeBlaster relies on a fast network and more or less homogenous computers to reach an acceptable level of synchronous playback. Suggestions are appreciated! example music 'Gordon_Tarpley_Sample.mp3' is from http://musopen.org/music/piece/924 (public domain)