Comments on: UPDATED: iTunes 8.1 Available Now

By: brandon perez

brandon perez — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:32:16 +0000

i need it

By: iPhone app reviews

iPhone app reviews — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:16:46 +0000

Alongside the additions to iTunes are the additional downloads available at the apple website. It is more convenient now that various downloads other than music from the Apple store can be downloaded to iTunes and transferred to an iPhone or iTouch. It is easier than ever to drag video clips, tv shows, and music videos from the downloads section of the apple website to one’s personal iTunes page.

By: remote access software

remote access software — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:32:20 +0000

2 comments. First, all the new iTunes features have been annoying me with every update. I know I’m a minority- but I have a large library and know all of it. I generally have a song I want to hear, or I’ll listen to an album. I’m not interested in having software that tells me what to listen to. Why is this standard and why is it difficult to turn off?

Second, the bitrate issue. When AAC came out we were told that: 256kb/s mp3 was CD quality, and 128kb/s AAC was CD quality. If we’re ripping from CDs, better than CD quality is a waste of data. Was Apple lying before? Have CDs gotten better? And why would they double it? 196kb/s was a nice middle ground I’ve been using for a while.

By: travis

travis — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:59:35 +0000

how should download itunes sofware without any installer for my ipod shuffle 2G

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:11:30 +0000

KC – your iPod doesn’t care what bitrate your music is. You can mix and match bitrates on your iPod all you want, so don’t worry about that. Your 256 kbps songs will take up more room, obviously, but there’s no reason you can’t have then on your iPod along with 128 kbps songs.

The difference in sound quality between the two completely depends on the listener. Some people think there’s a huge difference, some people can’t tell the difference at all. I would recommend importing the same song twice, once at 128 and once at 256, and then listening to them side by side to determine if you can tell the difference between the bitrates.

By: KC

KC — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:21:07 +0000

I just had itunes installed for the first time since I’m about to get my 1st ipod (welcome to the 21st century!) – And I didn’t find out about the 256 kbps until I had already imported about 1000 songs and noticed I’m already at over 7G’s (the ipod I’m getting is an 8G nano)…

The question is I guess, rather than delete & re-import EVERYTHING, can I just delete and re-import SOME content & then have a library mixed with both 128 and 256 kbps? Or do all the songs have to be the same rate? I still have at least another 500 songs or so I want to include.

One more question, how much different is the sound quality between 128 & 256?

Thanks from a novice!

By: Weekly App Store Picks: March 14, 2009 - TheAppleBlog

Weekly App Store Picks: March 14, 2009 - TheAppleBlog — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:06:09 +0000

[...] Apple released the latest version of iTunes, integrating several updates including a smart new DJ mix feature, and also squeezed out a brand [...]

By: Grant

Grant — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:29:32 +0000

Huh? Autofill is an opt-in thing – you don’t have to use it if you don’t want. Just don’t click the autofill button.

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:34:18 +0000

You can readjust the bit-rate down to what they call “custom” levels. 128 kbps is still an option, even if the default is iTunes Plus. Apple should have warned us about the changes in the affected default settings. But fortunately it is an easy fix.

Unfortunately, I’m way in the minority re: Autofill. That should be an opt-in thing—I’ve spent the last couple of hours looking to shut the thing off.

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:21:24 +0000

chris – when your iPod is hooked up to your computer, select “Music” from the list that appears in the left sidebar underneath your iPod. You should see the autofill options at the bottom of the window. They should be pretty self-explanatory once you find them.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:51:21 +0000

Can anyone explain about the auto-fill for manually managed ipods? I’ve done a bit of searching and have come up empty…

By: Eideard

Eideard — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:01:21 +0000

Certainly faster.

I listen to Internet Radio while working online. Of a dozen or so regular stations, my two favorites almost always seem to require rebuffering when logging in. Now, not only do they log in faster – JazzFM in Canada and Radio Deliro in France – so far, they’re hooking up without immediately dropping out and needing to rebuffer, as well.

Rock on.

By: Chet

Chet — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:36:20 +0000

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c356/chetiboy/iCalfixed.jpg

calendar color used to be randomly generated. but not anymore

By: Chet

Chet — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:35:22 +0000

They fixed the iCal thing in iPhone and iPod Touch too! (i think!)

By: Tom Reestman

Tom Reestman — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:36:13 +0000

Import as iTunes Plus really didn’t do anything but add “iTunes Plus” to the drop down for import options. This sets it at 256K AAC VBR, which could always be done manually before. I think they did it because they’re promoting the iTunes Plus thing and wanted an option in iTunes to match.

The feature I like is the new control over “iTunes DJ” (formerly Party Shuffle). Upgrade the Remote app on your iPhone or iPod touch and you can request a song for the DJ playlist. It queues up right after the currently playing song. You can let guests do this as well, and even vote on the songs.

Another nice feature is you can completely disable the iTunes Store in the revised Parental Controls.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:10:18 +0000

There is also some big changes that I see in the App Store when it comes to reviews. They have separated out the reviews from the current version as opposed to just grouping them in with all versions. Plus you can rate apps right on the main app page.