mpd questions.
 

I may be confused about what mpd is capable of. I would like to set up my server with mpd so i can listen to them on another computer, for instance if i go somewhere i can bootup my laptop and use one of the clients to listen to the mp3s on my server at home. is this possible. i initially thought you could do this with mpd but i keep seeing people just using it to stream to their home stereo. thanks in advance.

there's loads of ways to be a client of mpd, it should do what you want just fine.