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CoverSutra updated to be faster and Snow Leopard compatible


I picked up CoverSutra a little while ago in a bundle purchase, and I generally liked it -- it's an iTunes controller with the added features of regular notifications with album art, a music search, and Last.fm scrobbling. My one complaint with the software was that it was a bit of a CPU hogger -- my little Mac mini chugged right along trying to keep it running, and I occasionally had to turn it off completely if I was doing something else CPU-intensive.

But maybe with newly released version 2.2 they'll have fixed that problem -- not only have they made the app fully compatible with Snow Leopard and iTunes 9, but they've beefed up performance, taking advantage of all available CPU cores and, they say, dramatically loading album artwork and searching music faster. I haven't tried it yet, but if you've had the same problems with CoverSutra I have, it's worth picking up the new version and testing it out. 2.2 is of course a free upgrade to current users, and the app itself is available for $19.95.

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I picked up CoverSutra a little while ago in a bundle purchase, and I generally liked it -- it's an iTunes controller with the added...
 

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Martin

"dramatically loading album artwork and searching music faster"

Is it crying while it does it or what? XD

Maybe "loading album artwork and searching music dramatically faster" is better.

September 24 2009 at 3:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Joey

Amazing remark. I love the criticism from the Peanut Gallery via comments.

September 28 2009 at 3:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
B.

Ecoute - much better - http://ecouteapp.com/

September 24 2009 at 3:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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David

Yes I really like Ecoute as well, but I use both apps. The big benefit of Ecoute is that it does not require to have the missive iTunes.app running in the background.

September 24 2009 at 5:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MrBlank

+1 for Ecoute. You can save system resources by not having to run iTunes.

September 24 2009 at 9:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nietzman

Bowtie is vaporware. Hasn't seen an update in almost a year.

September 24 2009 at 3:11 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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mikehild

I think you mean Abandonware. Vaporware is something that doesn't exist or never made it to market.

September 24 2009 at 3:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jroen

Agree, Bowtie kicks ass, for free!

September 24 2009 at 2:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Fernando

Why pay when you can get Bowtie which does the same thing but better IMO for free.

September 24 2009 at 2:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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pListOFF

Wow! This is the exact kind of crap "reporting" TUAW is becoming known for.

"Maybe this is fixed… I haven't tried it yet." Then you really don't know anything and have nothing to offer. Why not just post a link to Sophie's site with a note: "CoverSutra updated…" This is sloppy and unprofessional.

Wait a second, I think I have it figured out… you guys get paid per post, don't you?! Piece-rate reportage… too funny. (If not, they why post this at all??)

September 24 2009 at 2:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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keo.skalpa

And you missed the real funny part, about taking advantage of all processor cores...
So on a Mac pro, each core draws a quarter of each cover, and the jewel case is taken care of by the second processor.

Brilliant ! :-D

September 25 2009 at 5:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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