And there I was in the process of writing a mobile app to do exactly that, and, oh dear.

Would be fine, if you could actually connect to your library. I have to disable my firewall before iTunes even sees my 'device' and then it wont accept the pairing code, quite a common problem i understand.

Im normally quite happy with my i$ gear, but for an Apple written App to be failing this dramatically is a bit sad

"If you're throwing a party and your crowd includes a horde of iPhone and iPod touch users..."

...then I'll be the one in the corner copping off with the most attractive single female there, due to the lack of any competition!

"If you're throwing a party and your crowd includes a horde of iPhone and iPod touch users"

then your guests have forgotten what a party is. Put the tech down, listen to the music, have something to eat and drink and maybe dance. How addicted are the fanbois?

Yeah, I can just imagine what a room full of Apple fanbois is like! Hell on toast and wall to wall Khaki Cargo pants!