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Overview: iPhone - The Portable Genius

The highly-touted Genius function comes not only to the iTunes 8.0, but to iPhone 2.1 software. To install it, however, you must have Genius downloaded it onto iTunes using your iTunes account. The iPhone must then be synced to that iTunes. Again, iPhone Genius does not automatically download with iPhone 2.1 software, but with syncing of a Genius-enabled iTunes. (And we discussed Genius on regular iTunes in the second-to-last column.)

Overview: iPhone - The Portable Genius

The highly-touted Genius function comes not only to the iTunes 8.0, but to iPhone 2.1 software. To install it, however, you must have Genius downloaded it onto iTunes using your iTunes account. The iPhone must then be synced to that iTunes. Again, iPhone Genius does not automatically download with iPhone 2.1 software, but with syncing of a Genius-enabled iTunes. (And we discussed Genius on regular iTunes in the second-to-last column.)

Overview: iPhone - The Portable Genius

The highly-touted Genius function comes not only to the iTunes 8.0, but to iPhone 2.1 software. To install it, however, you must have Genius downloaded it onto iTunes using your iTunes account. The iPhone must then be synced to that iTunes. Again, iPhone Genius does not automatically download with iPhone 2.1 software, but with syncing of a Genius-enabled iTunes. (And we discussed Genius on regular iTunes in the second-to-last column.)

Useful iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly perform many tasks in iTunes. Shortcuts for common commands like Playback, fast access to your iTunes Library and playlist, iTunes menu shortcuts and, most importantly, control menu shortcuts can be extremely handy if memorized. So here's what an iTunes fan simply has to know about the shortcuts of his favorite media player.

DIY: create free ringtones for iPhone 3G using iTunes

It is very easy to create free ringtones for your iPhone 3G using only iTunes and songs you already have on your computer. This tutorial shows how to perform step by step. It only works with songs that are DRM free. To create ringtones using DRM protected songs, you need first strip the DRM off and then follow the guide. This method has been tested and works with iTunes 7.7.1 and iPhone 2.0.1 firmware. Actually, my friend told me he had tested it with iTunes 8 and it worked smoothly as well, though there were several differences in making settings due to the update of iTunes.

iTunes 8.0.2: iTunes store network connection "timed out"

UPnP shouldn't make a difference: iTunes doesn't use it, as far as I can tell. (Besides, Apple actually uses a similar but unrelated protocol in their own products: NAT-PMP, but even that isn't used by iTunes.)

iTunes On OS X Finally Has Competition

mallumax writes "The truth is, iTunes is an average music player. Though the UI is simple and good like most Apple products, it has lagged in features compared to music players available on Linux and Windows. A feature as basic as monitoring a folder and adding the latest music files to the library is unavailable in iTunes. There are no plugins or themes. Despite the many faults, many of us continued to use iTunes because of the lack of options available. But today the wait is finally over. Not one, but two music players have become credible contenders. Songbird: An open source music player which has been in the works for more than 2 years has finally released its 1.0 Release Candidate builds. The team behind Songbird has members who previously developed for both Winamp and the Yahoo Music Engine.

Delta iTunes U Helps Meet Student Expectations for Web 2.0 Apps

Delta College’s (MI) iTunes U site, brand new this fall, really hit the ground running, with more than 100 audio and video tracks posted within the first few weeks. Delta CIO Jason Stahl comments on some of the tactics used to make it easier for faculty to create the podcasts. “During our core scheduling process, faculty members are asked if they want to use the iTunes U applications. If they choose “yes,” their courses are automatically populated onto their iTunes U site by the back-end computer systems and they become the owner of that site.”

Share iTunes Music and More on Your Network

If you have an iPod, then you almost certainly also have a computer running iTunes that's storing your music collection. A PC running iTunes gives you the option to enjoy headphone-free listening, but access to music need not be limited to a single PC. If you'd also like to have your music available from other computers on your network, the iTunes sharing feature makes that possible.

iTunesDupesBarrier upgrade resolves problem with iTunes 8

imageHyperbolic Software has updated iTunes Dupes Barrier, an iTunes utility, to version 1.2.1. The upgrade fixes incompatibilities with iTunes 8.

How to add iTunes protected AAC (M4P) to non-Apple MP3 player

Are you annoyed by iTunes DRM? Do you want to remove it because you want to play the iTunes music on non-Apple MP3 players like PSP, Zune, Creative Zen, BlackBerry, PS3, iriver, Walkman, mobile phone MP3 player, etc., use it as background music in a home video, or anything else that DRM limits it to do? Many people know you can remove the DRM from iTunes music by simply burning the song to a CD, and ripping it back over, losing very little quality(if settings are correct):

How to play iTunes protected AAC (M4P) music on PS3?

This page demonstrates how to remove DRM from iTunes music and convert iTunes DRM protected AAC (M4P) music to MP3 for Sony PlayStation 3(PS3). Now you can listen to iTunes music while playing games with your PS3.

Study shows iTunes as dominant app in Japan

Japan is by far the world's most dense population of iTunes users, a new comScore study suggests. The group claims that some 13.6 million people -- or 23.7 percent of Japan's entire Internet audience -- accessed iTunes at some point during the month of August. The country ranks higher in terms of iTunes penetration than even the US, where only 19.6 percent used the software in August, and the second-place United Kingdom, which scored 23.4 percent. The worldwide percentage was just 11.2 percent.

Guns n' Roses' single tops iTunes

Road Runner Records has announced (blog) that Guns n' Roses new single, Chinese Democracy (iTunes), has topped the general iTunes Music Store chart in Greece, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Finland. In addition to being the No 1 song and No 1 rock song in the above countries, it's the No 1 rock song in the iTunes Music Stores in the US, Canada, France and the UK.

Holiday Digital Gift: EZ iTunes

When people ask me, "What's a cool tech / computer / geek gift for (fill in relationship)" and I don't know the giver or receiver, I usually give the easy answer: iTunes gift certificate. Now that you can get music, movies, and applications thru the iTunes store, it's becoming a better answer than ever. But you know the recipient better... maybe a neck tie would be better? http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/

Holiday Digital Gift: EZ iTunes

When people ask me, "What's a cool tech / computer / geek gift for (fill in relationship)" and I don't know the giver or receiver, I usually give the easy answer: iTunes gift certificate. Now that you can get music, movies, and applications thru the iTunes store, it's becoming a better answer than ever. But you know the recipient better... maybe a neck tie would be better? http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/

How to transfer WMAs and iTunes 8 library from Windows to Mac

It is relatively painless to switch over from Windows to Mac as Mac has support for a lot of commonly used files like Microsoft Word documents, Powerpoint slideshows and Adobe PDF files. So, compatibility is hardly an issue. What you do have to take note of however while switching over to Mac are your iTunes library and WMAs. Note: This tutorial was written under the assumption that you are running the latest version of iTunes ( iTunes 8 ) on both your Windows and Mac.

MediaMonkey 3.06 Allows iPod Synching Without iTunes

"Ventis Media has released a new version of its award-winning MediaMonkey music management software that syncs with Apple's iPhone 3G and iPod Touch v2. For music lovers seeking an alternative to iTunes, it is the only application capable of syncing to the new iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. Until today, iTunes was the only software that could manage music on Apple's iPhone 3G and iPod Touch. With its new iPhone 3G functionality, MediaMonkey provides a free, powerful alternative for syncing with and managing music collections on these devices. Unlike iTunes, MediaMonkey also allows users to copy tracks from an iPhone or iPod to a PC, enabling users to backup music from their iPhones or iPods."

TuneGrabber.com Rewards Holiday Shoppers With Free iTunes Gift Certificates

SANTA FE, N.M., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey conducted by Consumer Reports found that 84 percent of holiday shoppers plan to spend less on themselves this year as a result of economic uncertainty. With the grand relaunch of TuneGrabber.com, shoppers can save on holiday gifts at hundreds of retailers while also earning free iTunes(R) Gift Certificates for themselves. TuneGrabber(R) allows consumers to earn free iTunes music downloads by shopping at more than 400 popular and well-known online retailers, including Harry & David, BestBuy.com, Sears, and Macy's. Membership is completely free and every dollar spent at participating retailers translates into TuneTokens, which never expire and are automatically redeemed toward a $10 iTunes Gift Certificate.

iTunes 8.0.2 released: iTunes Store connectivity fixes, MP3 quality creation improved

Apple has released iTunes 8.0.2, which Apple says improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

iTunes 8.0.2: Unknown error 13010 prevents iTunes from opening

Some users have experienced an issue in which iTunes 8.0.2 will not open. When users try to launch the application it quits and gives an "unknown error".

Pineapple Express as iTunes download">Sony offers Pineapple Express as iTunes download

NOV. 10 | Pineapple Express will be Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s first title to offer a free download of the film from iTunes.

iTunes 8.0.2 Update Ready To Rock Your World

iTunes 8 includes Genius, which makes playlists from songs in your library that go great together. Genius also includes Genius sidebar, which recommends music from the iTunes Store that you don't already have.

iTunes store finally puts some movies on sale

iTunes store finally puts some movies on sale Aiming to convert physical DVD bargain hunters to digital copy owners, Apple has set up a special "This Week's Great Movies Under $5" page on iTunes that will offer a few movies every week for $4.99 USD, a steep discount from their normal price point.

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