iTunes 4.7.1 introduces &#8216;Shadow Mode&#8217;

Scott Knaster, author of ‘Hacking iPod + iTunes,’ discusses a new preference in iTunes 4.7.1. Basically it allows you to keep a place holder for your iPod shuffle in the sources in iTunes, when you eject the iPod shuffle the icon remains.

This allows you to fiddle with the playlist on the iPod shuffle without having to have it sticking in your Mac’s USB port. When the iPod shuffle is connected again it is updated to reflect the changes you made to the shadow copy.

I’m with Scott, this would be cool to have with all iPods, not just the shuffles.

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Scott Knaster, author of ‘Hacking iPod + iTunes,’ discusses a new preference in iTunes 4.7.1. Basically it allows you to...

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Oliver

I've been doing this for ages. I have a playlist called 4Pod which I add songs to/remove songs from on a regular basis. When i plug iPod in it syncs with that playlist. But it would be nicer to have to be able to do it directly with the iPod's playlist. On a side note, has anyone figured out if iPod download re-breaks with 4.7.1?? I guess i should just go ahead and upgrade to find out, since no-one else seems to know :-(

January 17 2005 at 3:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

camson

But you do already have this feature. You can select to automatically update only certain playlists. Adjust the content as much as you like, and when you plug in.. it will only sync those playlists instead of copying your entire library. (btw.. if you want a cool way to listen to your tracks.. have a look at this smart-playlist!! http://smartplaylists.com/comments.php?id=P585_0_1_0_C )

January 17 2005 at 1:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply