A couple of solutions pop to mind:

1) Take a look at the external USB Hard Drives. They mount via USB2 and look just like a drive. Memory Express has a wide selection. http://zi.ma/d1f1e6

I’d envision you’d dump all your music to this one drive and then just plug it into the computer that needs tunes. The one drawback is that only one of you can use the drive at a time.

2) Set up wireless home media server. If you’ve got old components lying around, you could cobble one together (that’s what I did). Run an open source OS like Ubuntu and you’ve got a great media server that both of you can use at the same time.

Here’s an article that describes a process similar to what I did: http://zi.ma/a51b6a

I hope that helps!

I didn’t really think about it, but in the last day or so that I’ve been using Songbird I too have come to realize that it’s the extensions and the yet-to-be-developed extensions that will really let this bird fly Your point about how far Firefox has come is well taken. And I’m going to have to try that Greasemonkey script

One addon I’m waiting for is one that allows web-based remote control, so I could use a small eeePC as a networked media centre-like computer

I’ve not worked with podcasts enough (though that may change shortly) to have experienced that problem, but I could see it arising and generating a bit of frustration.

But yeah, I can’t wait to see how Songbird develops.

The extensibility of Songbird is perhaps its most attractive feature in comparison to iTunes, all things considered. Extensibility is an excellent facilitator of generative applications; it’s why I was so excited by the release of Google Android, even though I’ll probably never get to own a phone that uses it.

In addition to the extensibility, Songbird’s inline browsing is cool. It makes installing add-ons a breeze, and I suppose it’s great for finding tracks and music. There’s even a version of Greasemonkey for Songbird!

I suppose I should mention that I use iTunes as my default media player right now; I don’t use other media players enough to compare them to Songbird. One deal-breaker for Songbird for me, unfortunately, is its lack of robust podcast support. Currently, the only way I can view podcasts separately is through the genre filter in the Library. That’s fine, except that I like to set my library to shuffle–when I’m playing random tracks, I don’t want a podcast to start playing! Judging from the feedback forums, Mozilla’s already aware of this concern from other users, so hopefully a near-future version will improve this. Until then, I think I’ll stick to iTunes as my default player.

Still, Songbird shows a lot of promise. After all, Firefox has come a long way since its initial 1.0 release. I have every confidence that Songbird will make similar leaps and bounds in its improvement, and I can’t wait to see what innovative add-ons the developer community creates.