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iTunes/iPod Tips & Tricks: iTunes Automatic Organization

Over the course of the last few weeks, we have looked at some of the track specific options for your music in iTunes. Now we are going to look at something that can make your life really easy if you want it to. That is the option for “Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized” inside the Preferences under the Advanced tab.

A quick note to those that like to organize their files a certain way, this feature will rename your files and organize them in a way that iTunes likes. If you prefer your own method of organization, then you will not want to use this option. Continue reading

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GTK# Ribbon Library

Miguel de Icaza just posted about the new GTK# Ribbon Library that came out of the Google Summer of Code program, completed by Laurent Debacker. He even links to a screencast. Below is a screenshot (click to enlarge).

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iTunes/iPod Tips & Tricks: Other Cool Options

Last week, we went over some easy to configure options that allows you greater control over your tracks in iTunes. We learned about gapless albums and remembering playback positions for audiobooks. This week, we are going to look at Sorting options and lyrics. You might be wondering why lyrics are a cool option, we will get into that a little later. Continue reading

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iTunes/iPod Tips & Tricks: Track Options

In continuing our series on various iTunes/iPod tips and tricks we are going to look at several of the options that you can set for your individual tracks (or a group of tracks) in your iTunes library. Several of these options transfer over to your iPod when you sync the tracks. Continue reading

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iTunes/iPod Tips & Tricks: Compilations

Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at some of the more PDA-like features of the iPod and how to access them via iTunes or the iPod’s actual disk. This week we are going to look at something … Continue reading

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iTunes/iPod Tips & Tricks: Notes

So far in our iPod/iTunes Tips & Tricks series here at Almost, Not Yet, we looked at using the iPod as a hard drive and getting your contacts and calendar information to sync. This week we look at something that is kind of related to the contacts/calendar side of things, but is more reminder oriented. This would be “Notes” or rather text documents that can be stored and viewed on your iPod. Continue reading

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