Tag Archives: itunes

Windows Home Server Data Corruption Hits

March 1, 2008 – 1:49 pm

My iTunes library is located on the Windows Home Server music share so that it can be managed from any of my Macs. I knew this was potential problem with the data corruption issue. Still, I continued to run the library from the WHS share since I suffer from "can’t happen to me" syndrome. [...]

Popularity: 8% [?]

By ray | Posted in Windows Home Server | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

iTunes 7.6.1 Released

February 21, 2008 – 6:29 pm

Apple has released iTunes 7.6.1 which:
…includes several bug fixes and improves compatibility with Apple TV software version 2.0.
It seems to only be available through Software Update at this time. It was a 44MB download on my Intel Macs and did not require a restart.
Popularity: 6% [?]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “iTunes 7.6.1 Released”, url: “http://www.theosquest.com/2008/02/21/itunes-761-released/” });

Popularity: 6% [?]

By ray | Posted in Quick Bits | Comments (0)

iTunes Smart Playlists

January 22, 2008 – 1:54 am

When I bought my first iPod I was still on Windows and the software delivered with the Windows iPods (yup, Windows specific iPods back then) was a version of MusicMatch. The software was OK, but just OK. It was slow and a pain to build playlists. One of the reasons I bought the hard disk [...]

Popularity: 12% [?]

By ray | Posted in Mac Apps, Site Design, Windows Apps | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

iTunes 7.6 Released - Movie Rentals

January 15, 2008 – 8:58 pm

Apple released iTunes 7.6 which updates iTunes to support movie rentals. Both the Mac and Windows versions get the same update description.
Rent and download your favorite movies with iTunes on your computer or directly to your living room on Apple TV. Enjoy rented movies in sizes up to 720p HD with surround sound on your [...]

Popularity: 6% [?]

By ray | Posted in Quick Bits | Comments (0)

Centrally Managed iTunes Library on Windows Home Server

December 18, 2007 – 1:30 am

I decided to move my iTunes Library to a shared folder on my Windows Home Server. The HP MediaSmart Server does come with the ability to stream songs to any computer running iTunes on your home network. But this only provides streaming ability, which I can already do from my iMac. I wanted to [...]

Popularity: 32% [?]

By ray | Posted in Windows Home Server | Comments (0)

iTunes Tip: Re-Ordering Downloads

December 3, 2007 – 5:18 am

I subscribe to a lot of video and audio podcasts through iTunes along with a couple TV shows. If iTunes has been shut down for a day or more there’s frequently quit a few files to download. It never seems to fail that what I really want to listen to or watch first is at [...]

Popularity: 5% [?]

By ray | Posted in Quick Bits | Also tagged | Comments (0)