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Posts Tagged → itunes

iTunes Family Sharing – Just 5 Macs

posted in itunes on July 10, 2015

I’m currently working on a bigger post about switching my family to the iTunes Family Sharing plan for the second time. Things are going much more smoothly this time than the first attempt but there are still some interesting points to discuss. In the…

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More Fun with iTunes Smart Playlists

posted in itunes on September 11, 2013

I’ve been systematically working my way through my library rating songs. As a result, my playlists are getting better and better. Since my last post, I’ve had several people ask what my stars mean. I use the following criteria for stars. 1 Star Rubbish. I…

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Rating iTunes Music with an Unrated Smart Playlist

posted in itunes on September 4, 2013

I’m increasingly relying on ratings for my iTunes playlists. Setting up smart playlists that just include four and five star music make it really easy to get your favorite music on an iTunes Match enabled iOS device. The trouble is I don’t have time…

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iTunes Screencasts from the Cutting Room Floor

posted in itunes, screencast on October 3, 2012

At one point during development of the 60 Tips book, I had a chapter on iTunes tips but I was never really happy with it. When Apple announced they were re-jiggering iTunes last month, it gave me the excuse I needed to pull the…

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Service Sunday – Text to iTunes Audio

posted in automation, itunes, service sunday on March 13, 2011 38 Comments

One of my very favorite web services is Instapaper. It allows you to clip any webpage for later reading. The trouble is, Instapaper makes it so easy to mark articles for later reading that I tend to mark many more articles than I can…

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Getting Movies in iTunes

posted in itunes on July 23, 2010

The AppleChap did a very good 3-part guide starting here. I particularly like the way he covered fixing meta-data. Something I’ve been putting off for a long time.

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