I was wondering if there was some way to get the "Now and Next" info to my notebook (maybe by a screen emulator?) and/or have a Next / Previous track control

If you want to view "now & next" data you could use charcoalgray99's web interface which uses vnc (I think) to grab the empeg screen. Though I doubt whether this would work simultaneously with emplode (so you would lose the ability to perform searches, which is probably unacceptable). Alternatively you could try & "home brew" the vnc thingy alone, again whether this is possible with emplode running??

Personally if emplode supported viewing of "now & next", I for one would be a very happy bunny.

Cheers, Sim