iTunes Tuesday: Good New Songs August 18th, 2009 @ 8:58 am PDT
I’ve already written about how you can use one playlist as the basis for another, and now we’ll put this ability to a good use. We’re going to make a playlist that will let you hear all the good new stuff. These are the songs that you’ve added recently, that you’ve rated highly, and that […]
iTunes Tuesday: Simple Tutorials August 4th, 2009 @ 5:50 am PDT
If you’re just getting started with iTunes, the hands-down best place to learn how it all works is the Apple website. The “Find Out How” section offers dozens of video and text tutorials which will get you up and running quickly. You can learn how to import music from your CD collection, edit your music […]
iTunes Tuesday: iPhone Music Streaming July 28th, 2009 @ 4:37 am PDT
No matter how hard you try to keep your music library organized, compressed, and free of ABBA, eventually you’re going to have more tunes than you can fit on your iPhone (or iPod, or any other mp3 device). The most recent iPod Classic has a capacity of 120GB, which can certainly hold a lot of […]
#FridayFive: Favorite Coldplay Songs July 17th, 2009 @ 6:57 am PDT
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iTunes Tuesday: Create Playlists Quickly July 14th, 2009 @ 5:57 am PDT
In the previous episode of iTunes Tuesday I explained the difference between Smart Playlists and user-created playlists. Basically the key difference is that Smart Playlists are ones that iTunes creates for you based on criteria you define and user-created playlists are ones you make by picking and choosing songs. Today I’ll show you a couple […]
iTunes Tuesday: Show in Playlist July 7th, 2009 @ 4:55 am PDT
There are two types of playlists in iTunes: Smart Playlists and “regular” playlists. A Smart Playlist depends on parameters you’ve set, like “songs added in the last month”, or “songs by The Beatles or Bob Dylan”. Regular playlists — also known as “user-generated playlists” — are the ones you create. (These are the playlists you […]
iTunes Tuesday: New This Month June 30th, 2009 @ 6:23 am PDT
Sometimes you just want to be able to quickly get to the new stuff. That’s why I have a Smart Playlist called “New This Month”. This playlist contains all the tracks I’ve added in the last month, and I keep it synchronized with both my iPhone and with my iPod Nano. I always have all […]
iTunes Tuesday: Groupings June 23rd, 2009 @ 5:30 am PDT
In which I explain how to easily tag tracks in iTunes
iTunes Tuesday: Display Song Lyrics June 16th, 2009 @ 6:18 am PDT
Did you know that you can store a song’s lyrics inside iTunes? Simply right-click on any song and choose Get Info. Then switch to the Lyrics tab and paste the lyrics there. Now when you play that track on your iPhone or iPod touch, the lyrics will be displayed right on the screen.
New Day – Tamar Kaprelian May 29th, 2009 @ 11:01 am PDT
My friend’s single was just released on iTunes today! Check out New Day, by Tamar, and keep your eyes peeled for the rest of the album. You can also follow her on Twitter for updates.
