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Looking for album art for uncommon albums? Try www.albumartexchange.com. To automatically add album art to your songs in iTunes, try CoverScout ($40) or Curator ($25). www.equinux.com www.kavasoft.com Instantly remove noise from your recordings with Sound Soap ($95, or included with Toast 10 Pro for $129). It even removes background noise from videos. Yes, it really works and it’s [...]
Continue reading...Consolidate Your Music Library
4. August 2009
Do you have music lying around all over your hard drive? To get them all in one place, pull down the File menu and under Library, select “Consolidate Library.” ~ Phil Russell
Continue reading...Make Smarter Smart Playlists Using Keywords
13. July 2009
Your iPod allows you to embed custom keywords into an MP3. Because they’re embedded, the keywords travel along with the song when you move it from one computer to another. How would you use this feature? Say you’re a DJ at a party next week. As you find songs for the party, choose File > [...]
Continue reading...Splitting & Managing Your iTunes Library
12. July 2009
iTunes makes it fairly straightforward to maintain a large library of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, album art, and other media. It’s easy to keep your iTunes library on an external hard drive (click here to read how to do this). It’s also easy to create multiple, separate iTunes libraries by holding down the Option [...]
Continue reading...iTunes Window Zoom
8. July 2009
Command/Control/Z zooms the iTunes window from full size to small and back.
Continue reading...Open MP3s in VLC, Not iTunes
19. June 2009
Q: How can I make a certain file-type in OS X open in a certain program? I want MP3 files to open in VLC and not in iTunes or something. ~ David A: Since we constantly have new users and readers for Ask TUAW, we occasionally will revisit questions like this one. All you need to [...]
Continue reading...Get Rid of Duplicate Songs in iTunes
28. May 2009
In iTunes, it’s very easy to end up with duplicate songs. There are many ways this happens, but recently many people are ending up with duplicate songs as they upgrade their old iTunes Store purchases for new iTunes Plus tracks. There are several ways to permanently remove duplicate songs from iTunes. This will save hard [...]
Continue reading...Quickly Import Music from a Group of CDs
20. April 2009
Do you want to import the music from a large number of your CDs quickly? Go into iTunes preferences and select the “General” tab. Under “When you insert a CD,” select “Import CD” or “Import CD and Eject.” This will speed up importing songs. ~ Phil Russell
Continue reading...How to Make Your Own iMix
18. April 2009
An iMix is a playlist from your iTunes library that is published for all to view and purchase through the iTunes Store. To make your own, follow these steps: Create a playlist of your favorite songs in iTunes Click “Store” from the Menu Bar and select “Create an iMix” Name the playlist, provide a description and select Publish Apple [...]
Continue reading...How to Manage PDFs with iTunes or Yep
4. April 2009
The paperless office has become a bit of a lame joke. We’ve been promised its arrival at every turn of the computer age, but there’s still paper everywhere — or so it seems. Ok, we haven’t gone totally paperless yet, but we shouldn’t overlook the progress we’ve made. If you bank online, chances are you get [...]
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Details about the iPad
Apple’s new page detailing all the uber delicious iPad features can be found here. I want one now!
Antiglare Display Option For 15-inch MacBook Pro Now Available
If you prefer a display with antiglare coating for a matte rather than glossy viewing experience, an antiglare display is now available as a configure-to-order option on all 15-inch MacBook Pro models. This display has a silver aluminum bezel, which is the same as the 17-inch antiglare MacBook Pro display.Google CEO Schmidt leaves Apple board
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cited potential conflicts of interest in explaining Schmidt’s resignation.
“Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple board member will be significantly diminished, since he will have to recuse himself from even larger portions of our meetings,” he said.
Apple is racing to offer a portable tablet-sized computer in time for the Christmas shopping season, in what the entertainment industry hopes will be a new revolution.
via Financial Times.
28. October 2009
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