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TUAW Tip: Control the iTunes visualizer

by Cory Bohon (Oct 3rd, 2008)

By now you've probably had the opportunity to play around with the new iTunes Visualizer in iTunes 8. It's pretty cool, eh? Just like the previous visualizer, you can control this one with a few, simple key strokes. By pressing "?" while the visualizer is running, you are presented with a list of ...

Mac 101: Save a Genius playlist in iTunes

by Dave Caolo (Sep 12th, 2008)

The feature of iTunes 8 that Apple wants to you notice is called "Genius." Basically, it generates playlists, either from your songs or the iTunes Store, based upon a track selected from your library. In this post, we'll look at creating and saving a Genius playlist on your Mac. First, select the ...

iTunes 8 adds podcast controls, terms of service geographic limit (not new)

by Michael Rose (Sep 10th, 2008)

In the iTunes 8 new features listing, a couple of tweaks may have been overlooked. Podcast subscribers have long yearned for more granular control over downloading and retention in iTunes -- "keep three episodes" might be great for Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me or Mac OS Ken, but what about Coverville ...

TUAW report card: Let's Rock event

by Dave Caolo (Sep 9th, 2008)

Now that today's press event is over, we can review our earlier predictions and see how well we did. Just half an hour before it started, I guessed that Steve would reveal "...a revamped nano line, with greater storage, a new design and UI." The design and UI are certainly new, and the storage ...

iTunes 8: It's like having a Genius in your Mac

by Cory Bohon (Sep 9th, 2008)

At Apple's "Let's Rock" event today, they unveiled the newest version of iTunes: version 8. The rumors were mostly right: iTunes 8 includes a new feature called "Genius" that allows you to "rediscover your iTunes music." Genius works by matching music with your listening tastes. The Genius interface ...

Rumor: new visualizer in iTunes 8 to be Robert Hodgin's Magnetosphere

by Joshua Ellis (Sep 5th, 2008)

On the heels of our earlier post about new features in iTunes 8 comes this post from video producer and designer Allan White, speculating that the new visualizer in iTunes might be Processing artist Robert Hodgin's amazing Magnetosphere, which was available up until a few months ago from The ...