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Apple releases iTunes 7.7

As expected, Apple has let iTunes 7.7 out of the bag. Major features are: - support for the iPhone 3G & iPhone Software 2.0 - App Store and downloadable applications for iPhone and iPod touch - new Apple Remote iPhone app to control of iTunes

Apple posts iTunes 7.6.2

Another exciting update containing "bug fixes to improve stability and performance."

Use iTunes search pane to search ratings

Just when I thought I knew everything about iTunes, I caught this cool hint on MacOSXhints- The iTunes search allows search by star ratings. Simply add *'s to your search with or without other keywords. The more astericks you add, the higher the rating. This makes it possible to find songs by the Beatles with three stars without having to resort to a Smart Playlist....

Fixing up your tags

To get the most out of smart playlists, you really need to have complete tag information. Some of my favorite third-party tools are: iEatBrainz - This free program examines songs in your library and then creates an auditory fingerprint of the sound of each song to match it with the correct information maintained in the MusicBrainz Database....

Apple acknowledges Smart Playlist "Video Kind" bug

Apple has posted a technote entitled "iTunes 7.5 for Mac: Criteria of "Video Kind" in Smart Playlist not saved." Issue or symptom: Creating a new Smart Playlist or editing an existing playlist with the criteria of "Video Kind" will result in no matches from your iTunes Library because the rule for the Smart Playlist will not be saved. If you try to edit the...

Movies to rent from iTunes

Here's how to create a list of movies to rent from the iTunes Store from karlfranz on MacOSXHints. - Go to the Power Search feature of the iTunes store. - Select movies from the first category dropdown list. - Click the checkbox "Search movies that are available for Rental". - Leave all other search fields blank. - Click the Search button. You will get a list of all movies that can be rented. Now, for your list of movies to rent, just: - Create a playlist within...

iTunes 7.6 Released

Only two known features at this point: - support for movie rentals. - ability to manually manage iPhone music More to come...

Smartplaylist gone?

Hi Recently I have 'Restored' my iPod Classic 80GB to its original settings using the iTunes 7.5. After that I could not get my Smartplaylist appear on my ipod anymore. Also, I am not able to add songs to 'On-the-Go' playlist which is the only playlist available now. Please anyone help me. Thanks much in advance.

Removing Duplicates from Smart Playlists

I have a bunch of Smart Playlists that are based on the Genre - Sub-Genre (Using Grouping) and the Rating. The issue that I have is that I am getting duplicates of the same song because they are on different Albums. A common example would be a song that I got with the original CD and then the same song with a Greatest Hits CD. They both have the same rating, so in the smart playlist, they show up twice. Is there a way to remove the duplication? Help is appreciated. Thanks.

Another iTunes 7.5 smart playlist bug!

From Apple Support today: If you edit a Smart Playlist to change "Match all" to "Match any," and then go back to edit the list again, the Match option has reverted to Match all. If you click OK without changing the Match option, the Smart Playlist will change to reflect Match all. Solution If you want to "Match any" of the rules, then edit the Smart Playlist again and choose "Match any" again.