<![CDATA[Untitled Publication]]>https://blog.ryanconley.netRSS for NodeThu, 16 Apr 2026 10:07:09 GMT60<![CDATA[Transferring old music from your iPod to MacOS]]>https://blog.ryanconley.net/transferring-old-music-from-your-ipod-to-macoshttps://blog.ryanconley.net/transferring-old-music-from-your-ipod-to-macosWed, 13 Nov 2024 01:10:21 GMTContext

I grew up in a music town. Nashville is to musicians what LA is to actors. It was fun to find not only my old iPod but discover it still played music. This 5th gen iPod had been powered off for ~5 years. Yet, the iPod fired up without hard drive clicks and still played music. The nostalgia wore off as I had to repeatedly pull out wired headphones to listen to albums purchased at shows decades ago. Many of which who either broke up long ago or songwriters whose early albums never made it to streaming.

Apple originally limited the ability the ability to transfer music from an iPod to a computer in an effort to fight piracy. The days before Sean Parker was an established VC and philanthropist. I was happy to find a post on the MacRumors forums that provided a set of CLI commands.

My setup:

  • 5th generation iPod

  • MacOS Sequoia, 15.2 Beta build 24C5073e

Pre-requisites:

  • Attach iPod to Mac via USB

  • Launch Finder → iPod (Finder replaced iTunes long ago)

    • Verify sync disabled

    • Verify disk mode enabled

  • Launch preferred terminal: CMD + Space “terminal” for MacOS Terminal

Transfer steps via terminal:

  1. Verify iPod mounted as disk:
ls /volumes

My output:

(base) ryanconley@Ryans-MacBook-Pro ~ % ls /volumes
IPOD        Macintosh HD
  1. Copy the contents of your iPod’s Music folder to your Mac’s desktop. This step will take time to load as the data transfer speed is limited by the iPod’s antiquated USB speeds. This step took ~40x minutes for me but your results will vary. Note, this folder will not show up yet on your desktop.
cp -r /Volumes/iPod/iPod_Control/Music ~/Desktop
  1. Remove the MacOS hidden file flag attribute on the newly copied Music folder. Note, this folder remains hidden until step 5.
chflags -R nohidden ~/Desktop/Music
  1. Remove the default MacOS extended quarantine attribute. Security note: Use caution, this is my personal iPod that only had files synced from my iTunes with purchased albums of days past. My security risk was low. Your mileage may vary
xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine ~/Desktop/Music
  1. Remove default MacOS extended attribute for Finder metadata. The Music folder will appear on your desktop after this cmd.
xattr -rd com.apple.FinderInfo ~/Desktop/Music

  1. Import into Apple Music:

    1. Launch Apple Music: CMD + Space “music”

    2. Import Music folder: CMD + O → Select newly copied “Music” folder

      *Note iCloud took a considerable amount of time (hours?) to complete. During this time, these Artist & albums reflected on my iPhone, but I could not play the music.

    3. Optional: Authorize your Mac’s Apple Music app for your iTunes. It had been years I needed this step but it was commonly used in the days pre-streaming.

Summary:

A brief effort of four CLI steps allowed me to bring decades old from home town artists into my music library. iCloud further enables me to stream these albums on the go. Now I can enjoy music from iPhone at home and on the go. Enjoy!

]]><![CDATA[AI/ML Sessions at Explore Barcelona 2023]]>https://blog.ryanconley.net/aiml-sessions-at-explore-barcelona-2023https://blog.ryanconley.net/aiml-sessions-at-explore-barcelona-2023Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:31:14 GMTFrank Denneman's recent blog, "Gen AI Sessions at Explore Barcelona 2023", inspired me to list and categorize the different AI/ML sessions that will be presented this week at VMware Explore Barcelona. The live broadcast for Tuesday can be watched here.

I differentiate sessions by format, breakout sessions, Customer Tech Exchange, Meet the Experts, and workshops hosted by Hands on Labs. I've formatted the session numbers to allow for easier scheduling via Explore Barcelona Content Catalog or for watching after the live conference ends.

I hope this helps attendees towards scheduling, or if one is like me, list sessions to watch recordings post-Explore. William Lam will list links on his GitHub here.

Breakout Sessions (Monday->Thursday):

These sessions are limited by room capacity. If a session is sold out, add yourself to the waitlist, as can lead the events team to schedule later in the week. One can also show up before the session and wait in the queue. If seating is available, the event staff will let one in a few minutes after the session begins.

  • ’Til the Last Drop of GPU: Run Large Language Models Efficiently VIT2101BCN Monday 11:00-12:30pm CET
    Agustin Malanco, Emerging Workloads Solutions Architect, VMware
    Steve Blow, Solutions Engineer, Run:ai

  • Using VMware Private AI for Large Language Models & Generative AI on VMware Cloud Foundation & vSphere CEIB2050BCN
    Tuesday 10:30-11:15am CET
    Justin Murray, Technical Marketing Architect, VMware
    Shawn Kelly, Principal Solutions Engineer, VMware

  • How to Accelerate Innovation with Artificial Intelligence VIB2613BCNS
    Tuesday 10:30-11:15am CET
    Elliott Young, CTO, EMEA, Dell Technologies

  • Ask Me Anything: Large Language Models VIM2332BCN
    Tuesday 10:30-11:00amCET
    Rick Battle, Staff Machine Learning Engineer, VMware

  • ML/AI & Large Language Models – Implications for VMware Infra CEIM2282BCN Tuesday 12:30-1:00pm CET
    Justin Murray, Technical Marketing Architect, VMware

  • Empowering Business Growth with Generative AI VIB2368BCN
    Tuesday 2:15-3:00pm CET
    Robbie Jerome, Principal Technologist - AI, VMware
    Serge Palaric, Vice President Alliances & OEMs EMEA, NVIDIA
    Shobhit Bhutani, Principal Product Marketing Manager, VMware

  • AI and ML Accelerator Deep Dive CEIB1197BCN
    Wednesday 9:00-9:45am CET
    Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist, VMware

  • Exploring the Future of AI/ML and Edge with VMware AI Labs VIB1780BCN
    Wednesday 10:15-11:00am CET
    Natalie Fisher, Sr Product Line Manager, VMware

  • When Healthcare Meets Modern AI & VMware: The Results are Life-Changing INDB1728BCN
    Wednesday 10:15-11:00am CET
    Enrique Estrada, Sr. Director Healthcare Industry Solutions, VMware
    Jens Koegler, Healthcare and Life Science Industry Director EMEA, VMware
    Hasan Jouni, EMEA Senior Partner Manager, Healthcare, NVIDIA

  • Accelerate End-to-End AI Pipeline on VMware VIB2287BCNS
    Wednesday 11:30-12:15pm CET
    Simon Todd, Technical Solution Specialist, Intel

  • Improving Developer Productivity Using LLM’s VBT2627BCN Wednesday 12:30-12:55pm CET
    Giampiero Caprino, Staff 2 Software Engineer, VMware

  • AI Without GPU’s: Run AI/ML Workloads on Intel AMX CPU’s with vSphere 8 & Tanzu MAPB2367BCN
    Wednesday 12:45-1:30pm CET
    Chris Gully, Staff II Solutions Architect, VMware
    Earl Ruby, Staff Engineer, VMware

  • Fighting Fiscal & Social Fraud: How IT Could Save Billions to Taxpapers INDB1517BCN
    Wednesday 12:45-1:30pm CET
    Joachim Murat, Civilian Government Industry Director EMEA, VMware
    Serge Palaric, Vice President Alliances & OEMs EMEA, NVIDIA
    Rodolfo Rotondo, Business Solution Strategist Director, VMware

  • Leveraging the AI Ecosystem: VMware Private AI Partnership Panel VIB2306BCN
    Wednesday 2:00-2:45pm CET
    Abhay Kumar, Vice President, Ecosystem Strategy & Technology Pa, VMware
    Ana Manrique, VP of Design - watsonx, IBM
    Yuval Zukerman, Director, Technical Alliances, Domino Data Lab

  • Deploy Generative AI with VMware Private AI and Unlock Business Innovation CEIB2369BCN
    Thursday 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CET
    Shobhit Bhutani, Principal Product Marketing Manager, VMware
    Earl Ruby, Staff Engineer, VMware
    Himanshu Singh, Director, Cloud Infrastructure & AI, VMware
    Chris Gully, Staff II Solutions Architect, VMware

Customer Tech Exchange (CTEX)

CTEX sessions require an invitation and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA.) These small sessions feature roadmap presentations and provide avenues for feedback discussions

  • Why Do I Need AI in My Data Center? Does this Help Me Become a Differentiator?
    Tuesday 3:30-4:00pm CET
    Gareth Edwards, Solution Engineer

  • Building an LLM Deployment Architecture: Five Lessons Learned
    Wednesday 1:30-2:30pm CET
    Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist, VMware
    Shawn Kelly, Principal Solutions Engineer, VMware

Hands on Labs Expert Led Workshops (ELW):

Expert Led Workshops offer a guided hands on enablement session led by 2-3x subject matter experts in the lab topic. These sessions are typically capped at around 50x attendees.

  • Tanzu and Kubernetes for the vSphere Administrators ELW-2413-01-SDC
    Monday 9:45-11:15am CET
    Tuesday 11:45-1:15pm CET
    Bob Bauer, Sr. Staff Solutions Engineer, VMware
    Jose Manzaneque, Emerging Solutions Engineer, VMware
    Thomas Kraus, Field Principal, VMware

  • Introduction to AI/ML ELW-HOL-2447-01-ISM
    Wednesday 3:30-5:00pm CET
    Thursday 1:15-2:45pm CET
    Diane Scott, Staff Solutions Engineer, VMware
    Cristian Lamson, Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, VMware
    Matthew Meyer, Staff Solutions Architect, VMware

Dive into Hands on Labs workshops and their self-paced labs, Meet the Experts panels, and more Explore Activities here.

Meet the Experts:

These sessions offer intimate, ~6-10x round table discussions led by an Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a whiteboard to 1:1 or 1:M questions, answers, and architectural diagrams.

  • Machine Learning Accelerator Deep Dive CEIM1199BCN
    Monday 4:30-5:00pm CET
    Tuesday 11:30am-12:00pm CET
    Frank Denneman, Chief Technologist, VMware

  • Ask Me Anything: Large Language Models VIM2332BCN
    Tuesday 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CET
    Wednesday 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CET
    Rick Battle, Staff Machine Learning Engineer, VMware

  • ML/AI and Large Language Models – Implications for VMware Infrastructure CEIM2282BCN
    Tuesday 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM CET
    Wednesday 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CET
    Justin Murray, Technical Marketing Architect, VMware
  • Intel Xeon Accelerator Benefits for Your Critical Workloads CEIM2313BCNS
    Tuesday 4:30-5:00pm CET
    Mohamed Elsaid, Cloud Solutions Specialist, Intel
  • What Can AI Do for You: Lenovo, NVIDIA, and VMware Deep Dive CEIM2459BCNS
    Wednesday 2:30-3:00pm CET
    David Reeves, Director, Global Alliances, Lenovo
    Terry Kaigg, Alliance Manager, NVIDIA
    Anthony Sayers, EMEA Edge Business Development, Lenovo

Sponsor Booth Sessions:

  • Lenovo + NVIDIA + VMware: 90 Minute Tutorial – Future Ready AI Infrastructure: Edge to Cloud Transformation at Lenovo Booth

  • VMware: Democratizing Generative AI for All Enterprises with VMware Private AI VBT2596BCN at VMware booth
    Wednesday 3:00-3:25pm
    Shubot Bhutani, Principal Product Marketing Manager, VMware

  • Intel: Technology Innovation Showcase TECK3257BCN

Exhausted? What to do next:

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